EMDR

How does it work?

To better understand how it works, let’s look at an example: you fall off your bike and end up with a wound full of small stones. If you ignore these, it won’t heal properly, and the pain will persist until the wound is properly cleaned so that your body can heal. Your brain works much in the same way: sometimes your information-processing system is blocked by negative experiences, and the emotional wound can become infected and cause intense suffering.

Healing is only possible once this blockage has been removed.

In concrete terms, it looks like this: after hearing your story, we’ll explore together the different possibilities of bilateral stimulation of your brain. I have a number of options for you. Bilateral stimulation allows your whole brain to be engaged, giving you the opportunity to take the trauma that’s accessible to you at any given time, the one stored in your right hemisphere (you could also say, recorded on your desktop) and archive it neatly on the left hemisphere of your brain (or your hard drive).

The aim here is to desensitize you to a significant event that’s causing you pain, and to instill in you a positive belief that makes you feel good. This creates a significant change in your state of being, bringing you closer to lasting well-being.

Testimonials

“Mélodie helped my son who was suffering from post-traumatic stress with the EMDR method. She met all our needs! She agreed to meet us by zoom since the distance prevented us from meeting her in person. Also, she gave us parenting strategies that greatly helped our family! My son could have up to 12 nightmares a night for 1 year. Just one meeting with Mélodie and it was over! I am so grateful to her for everything she has done for our family…and for getting back to sleeping at night!”

Laurie-Maude Boudreau