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Ohio's EMDR Specialists

EMDR works with your brain’s natural way of processing memories - and helps you reprocess them so unpleasant memories aren't as distressing. Our therapists have extensive experience using EMDR to resolve the negative effects of trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and improve self esteem, sleep, performance enhancement, chronic pain, and more.

 

Serving adults in the greater Columbus, Ohio area – including Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Westerville, New Albany - and virtually throughout Ohio.

 
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What is EMDR therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a well-researched mental health intervention found to be effective for a range of mental health concerns. We offer EMDR therapy virtually to adults in Ohio, in weekly and intensive formats. Learn more about EMDR Intensives.

How long is EMDR therapy?

A typical EMDR therapy session is weekly for 60-90 minutes. Please discuss with your counselor if you would like to schedule a session longer than the typical hour. We also offer Intensive EMDR Therapy in Columbus, Ohio, which allows for quicker healing in shorter time.

EMDR therapy is a phased approach, and each client is unique. Some clients move through phases quicker than others. Your brain and body will guide you as you are ready and we will support you every step of the way.

How long does EMDR take?

The length of treatment depends on what you want to focus on. Sometimes clients can resolve a negative belief or memory in just a few sessions, other times (usually with more complex trauma, or more things to focus on) it can take longer. EMDR Intensives are a great opportunity for clients wanting fast, lasting results of therapy.

 

How does EMDR work?

EMDR works with your brain’s natural way of processing memories - and helps reprocess them so that when you remember a stressful experience, it’s no longer as disturbing or bothersome.

When we’re in a stressful or traumatic situation, the brain isn’t able to store memories properly. These memories get stored as fragmented sensory experiences that leave us feeling really overwhelmed, upset, vulnerable, or “back in the moment”, rather than as story-like, narrative memories that feel more neutral to recall.

EMDR therapy is a phased treatment protocol that addresses the past, present, and future.

Initial sessions are spent identifying what you’d like to work on, and improving your ability to manage distress. We’ll help you build specific skills and self-soothing techniques to use both inside and outside of session. Learn more about the 8 phases of EMDR therapy.

When you’re ready to reprocess, you’ll be asked to focus on a specific memory, and pay attention to related negative imagery, beliefs, emotions, and body sensations.

While you’re focused on this, your therapist will apply sets of bilateral stimulation and invite you to notice what comes to mind after each set. We repeat this process until the memory becomes less distressing; you begin to notice more neutral body sensations and positive beliefs begin to take root.

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Is EMDR right for me?

Our Certified EMDR Therapists in Dublin, Ohio have extensive experience using EMDR therapy to help treat a range of mental health concerns for our clients. EMDR may be helpful if you’re struggling with:

  • Anxiety

  • Stress

  • Panic attacks

  • Sexual assault

  • Self esteem issues

  • Distressing life events

  • Infidelity

  • Betrayal trauma

  • Purity culture recovery

  • Spiritual abuse

  • Depression

  • Childhood trauma

  • Secondary or work-related trauma

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  • Chronic illness and medical issues

  • Performance anxiety

  • Grief and loss

  • Sleep disturbance (trouble falling or staying asleep, or nightmares)

  • Vaginismus

  • Negative thoughts about yourself

  • Worries for the future

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We offer EMDR in two formats:

 
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Wondering which EMDR format is best for you? Explore your options below.

 
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Weekly EMDR
 

  • Meet once weekly for 50 minutes. In a typical weekly format, you might have ~20 minutes of time spent per session on EMDR.

  • Months or years. Weekly EMDR can resolve symptoms faster than weekly talk therapy.

  • You might have several goals you’re working on concurrently and bounce around between areas of focus as needed each week.

  • Costs less up front, but more overall - even when using insurance!

    One year of weekly therapy can add up to $8,085 or more.

  • Daytime hours Monday-Friday. There may be a waitlist depending on therapist availability.

Intensive EMDR
 

  • Meet for longer sessions per day, over a shorter time frame. At Sea Glass, we offer 3-hour intensives, and meet 1 to 3 days per week. Learn more.

  • Days to months. EMDR Intensives resolve symptoms quicker than possible with weekly therapy.

    Most clients at Sea Glass meet their goals in 3-12 Intensive sessions. See what the research says about EMDR Intensives.

  • Intensives are highly concentrated, focused work. We stick with one goal at a time and work very intentionally, providing highly customized treatment.

  • Intensives cost more up front but less overall. Intensives are a self pay service.

    At Sea Glass, Intensives are bundled as a packaged service. Learn more.

  • Daytime, evening, and weekend availability. Intensive clients enjoy priority scheduling, access to select scheduling spots, and skip the waitlist.

  • In addition to saving time and money, Intensive clients enjoy priority scheduling, flexible payment options, a personalized EMDR client workbook, a customized grounding kit, aromatherapy tools curated and created specifically for you by a certified aromatherapist, and exclusive access to holistic resources that support your healing.

  • Sea Glass is the leading provider for EMDR Intensives in Ohio. We have the most experience providing this unique form of therapy to adults in Ohio. Your EMDR Intensive at Sea Glass provides an unparalleled therapy experience.

How do you do EMDR online?

Research shows that online therapy, and online EMDR, is equally as effective as in person therapy. Some studies even show that online therapy is MORE beneficial than in-person. Unless there’s a safety concern, it boils down to personal preference!

There are lots of ways for us to do EMDR virtually! The key difference between virtual EMDR and in-person EMDR is the type of bilateral stimulation we use. In person, you might be used to a light bar or tappers. For online EMDR we modify those options (and include many more) to work remotely. Otherwise - the process for EMDR therapy online is the same as in person.

What is bilateral stimulation?

Bilateral stimulation, sometimes also called dual attention stimulus, is a rhythmic sensory pattern that crosses the body on alternating sides, and repeatedly activates opposite sides of the brain. You might unknowingly do some of this throughout your day - walking, running, alternating tapping hands or swaying your body when you’re listening to music are all examples of bilateral stimulation!

We apply this motion intentionally during some phases of EMDR therapy to help your brain reprocess maladaptive material and make it more adaptive. In EMDR, the bilateral stimulation is traditionally eye movements (hence the name of the treatment), but we can also use other body movements and sensations that are done while you’re reprocessing a negative memory. This technique allows the brain to move through distressing material while remaining in the present moment.

Is EMDR like hypnosis?

No. Hypnosis aims to achieve an altered state of deep relaxation. EMDR sessions begin with intentionally connecting to negative emotions, so your brain can repair the associated memory.

Hypnosis focuses on continuing to remain in a single state of deep relaxation. In EMDR, your clinician will help you maintain a dual awareness of the present moment while you’re recalling distressing memories and sensations.

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How is EMDR different from other therapies?

EMDR does NOT require talking in depth about your memories.

 

Talk therapies primarily engage your brain’s prefrontal cortex - which isn’t bad! That’s useful for lots of things. However, talking (engaging the prefrontal cortex) is simply not as effective at resolving traumatic or overwhelming memories because it’s not engaging the part of the brain where the trauma memories are stored.

What does research say about EMDR?

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Twenty-four randomized controlled trials support the positive effects of EMDR therapy in the treatment of emotional trauma and other adverse life experiences relevant to clinical practice.

Seven of 10 studies reported EMDR therapy to be more rapid and/or more effective than trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Twelve randomized studies of the eye movement component noted rapid decreases in negative emotions and/or vividness of disturbing images, with an additional 8 reporting a variety of other memory effects.

Numerous other evaluations document that EMDR therapy provides relief from a variety of somatic complaints.

Read more of the research on EMDR therapy here and here.

 

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