EMDR has become known especially for its ability to change the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and for anxiety disorders, including panic attacks, phobias and performance anxiety.

EMDR works with a wide range of problems. It can also be useful in treating anger, complicated grief, and addictions, and in managing chronic pain. This process has been successful for performance enhancement and strengthening your positive attributes. This clinical finding is increasingly validated by research.

EMDR is seldom used alone. EMDR is a way of solving problems in psychotherapy, not a complete psychotherapy system. It should be part of an integrated approach to psychotherapy. With the Modern Counseling approach, I carefully assess if EMDR would bring benefits, when would the client be ready for it, and where it should fit in with other approaches as part of a total, holistic counseling approach.

EMDR was discovered in 1987 by Dr. Francine Shapiro, when working with Vietnam vets who had PTSD. The technique is now used widely by the US Veterans Administration and many police and fire departments as the most effective way of treating the psychological disruptions from traumatic events. Today EMDR is practiced by thousands of therapists in many countries.

I have been using EMDR since 1996, and have received the highest levels of training offered in the field. I am a Consultant in the EMDR International Association, and a Facilitator in EMDR courses in the Front Range area.

For more information on EMDR, visit these web sites:
www.emdria.org/