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EMDR Enlightenment is a small psychology clinic located in the heart of Ballarat. The clinic is dedicated to healing trauma and adverse life experiences by providing individual and family based psychological intervention to most age groups, please see Meet Your Psychologist for further information. Although the clinic is dedicated to trauma and related concerns it also provides treatment for conditions that may or may not be related to past adverse life events including depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, addictions and body image concerns.
As the name suggests, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is the treatment modality that is of special interest at this clinic. However, your unique circumstances will be taken into consideration to determine the best treatment modality for you. To learn more about other treatment modalities available please refer to the Meet Your Psychologist page.
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Eye Movement Dysensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. EMDR therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.
EMDR therapy is different from other therapies as it does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue or completing homework between sessions. EMDR therapy allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.
EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.