What Is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from trauma and emotional distress using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or audio tones).
This supports the brain in reprocessing painful memories so they lose their emotional intensity and become part of your story, without controlling your future.
EMDR does not require you to:
- Describe your trauma in detail
- Relive the event during treatment
- Explain everything that happened
What EMDR Can Help With
EMDR is highly effective for:
- Trauma & PTSD
- Complex trauma & childhood trauma
- Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual)
- Medical or birth trauma
- Grief & loss
- Anxiety & panic
- Depression
- OCD & intrusive thoughts
- Dissociation & shutdown
- Relationship trauma and attachment wounds
- Low self-worth & shame
- Performance anxiety or phobias
What EMDR Sessions Look Like
During EMDR, you will never be pushed to go faster than your nervous system can handle.
A typical treatment process includes:
- Building emotional safety and trust
- Learning grounding and regulation skills
- Identifying memories or triggers you want support with
- Processing the memory using bilateral stimulation
- Integrating new, more empowering beliefs
Why Choose EMDR at Thrive Hive
We know trauma healing requires safety first.
That’s why EMDR at Thrive Hive is delivered with:
Compassion and zero judgment
Trauma-informed and somatically attuned care
Identity-affirming support (including LGBTQIA+ clients)
Cultural humility and respect for lived experience
A focus on stabilizing your nervous system before deep work
Is EMDR Right for You?
EMDR may be a great fit if you:
- Feel “stuck” in trauma triggers or emotional pain
- Know your trauma is affecting relationships, confidence, or daily functioning
- Want healing without having to relive events in detail
- Are ready for deeper trauma work with expert support
- Want more than coping, you want real transformation
