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When Talking About It Has Not Been Enough
You can tell the story calmly by now. You have told it to friends, maybe to another therapist, and you understand it well. And your body still reacts as if it is happening: the jolt at a slammed door, the dread that arrives at the same time every night, the argument that ends with you somewhere else entirely.
That gap between what you know and what you feel is exactly the problem EMDR was built for. Insight lives in one part of the brain. A traumatic memory is stored in another, with the alarm still attached.
EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, works directly with how the memory is stored, which is why it can move things that years of talking have not.
How EMDR Works
When something overwhelming happens, the brain sometimes files it badly. Instead of being processed and shelved as a past event, the memory stays raw, connected to the original images, sensations and beliefs, ready to fire when anything resembles it.
In EMDR you briefly hold a piece of that memory in mind while following bilateral stimulation, usually eye movements or alternating taps. That dual attention lets the brain do the processing it could not do at the time. Over a series of sets, the memory desensitizes: it stays yours, but the charge drains out of it.
EMDR follows a structured eight-phase protocol, beginning with history and preparation, so you are never dropped into the worst material unprepared. It is one of the most researched trauma treatments in existence and is recommended in major clinical guidelines for PTSD.
What EMDR Helps With
EMDR was developed for trauma and has the strongest evidence there, and it is used well beyond it.
Trauma & PTSD. Single-incident trauma, and the flashbacks, nightmares and avoidance that follow it.
Complex trauma & CPTSD. The longer-running kind, from childhood or from years of it, worked through in careful stages.
Anxiety & panic. When present-day anxiety traces back to specific memories the body never filed away.
Depression. Especially depression that grew out of loss, failure or shame that never fully processed.
Grief & loss. When grief is tangled with the worst images of how a loss happened.
Attachment wounds. Old lessons about closeness and trust, learned early and still steering relationships.
What an EMDR Session Actually Looks Like
You sit in a chair, awake and in control the whole time. After you and your therapist choose a target memory, you hold it briefly in mind while following their fingers with your eyes, or holding small tappers that alternate left and right. Sets last under a minute, and between them you simply notice what came up.
You do not have to describe the memory in detail for it to process, which matters to people who cannot bear to say it out loud. Sessions run 60 minutes, and many people notice a specific memory losing its charge within a handful of sessions once reprocessing starts.
Preparation comes first. Before any reprocessing, your therapist makes sure you have grounding and containment skills, so the work stays within what your nervous system can handle.
Therapists Who Use EMDR
EMDR is the backbone of trauma work at this practice: all seven of our clinicians are trained in it, and it anchors Brian's more than 12 years of trauma work.
Brian Austin
LCSW
Brittany Taggart
LCSW
Emily Scoffield
LCSW
Kristen Morgan
LCSW
Amy Pollard
LCSW
Becky Duebeck
CMHC
Aubree Stock
CSW
Common Questions About EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess stuck memories using bilateral stimulation such as eye movements or alternating taps.
No. EMDR can process a memory without you narrating it. Your therapist needs to know roughly what the target is, not every detail.
Yes. It is among the most researched trauma treatments and is recommended for PTSD in major clinical guidelines, including the VA and the World Health Organization.
It depends on the history. A single-incident trauma can shift in a handful of reprocessing sessions; complex trauma takes longer because preparation and pacing matter more.
Questions About Our Services
Yes. We accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, DMBA, EMI, PEHP, Select Health, UMR, United Healthcare and University of Utah plans, and TRICARE is coming soon. Participation varies by clinician, so we check your plan before your first session.
Our self-pay rate is $150 for a 60 minute session, the same for every therapist on the team.
That is what the free 15 minute call is for. Tell us what has been going on and we will tell you who fits, which approach we would start with, and when that person can see you.