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What is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)?

EMDR is a treatment for distressing memories; those memories may be related to trauma such as sexual abuse, childhood neglect, road traffic accidents or violence. It can also, be helpful for phobias, traumatic grief, pain and performance anxiety. Traumatic memories can become blocked in the brain which then causes symptoms of anxiety and intrusive images.

You may have tried to avoid the thoughts and certain places related to the trauma because of this. The brain stem is triggering the fight/flight response. The Amygdala in the brain becomes overcharged by the blocked memory as it remains unprocessed and undigested. It then affects the thinking process.

EMDR treatment uses bilateral stimulation activating the left and right brain hemispheres. It activates the memory networks allowing the memory to be processed and digested. The bilateral stimulation can be auditory, tactile, sensory and also visual stimulus. It may trigger off other memories that you may not have been aware of.

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EMDR treatments are carried out by Noah at Cheshire Lasers.

Talking is one of the most important parts of all of our relationships. It strengthens our ties with other people and helps us to maintain positive mental health.

Therapy is a journey of change and talking therapies, such as counselling and life coaching, can help you improve your well-being and make positive changes towards a more satisfying life.

Counselling is….

A safe, confidential, non-judgemental place where you can bring any difficulties you may be experiencing.

The aim of counselling is to encourage you to find your own solutions. It’s not about giving advice.

Counselling will…

Help you to change some aspects of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to enhance your life, giving you a better understanding and helping you to work towards growth and change.

Counselling is for…

People from all walks of life may be struggling with a variety of personal difficulties such as bereavement, illness, depression etc.

Whatever the difficulty, counselling will help you gain a better understanding of your experiences

Why have ‘Talking Therapy’?

People around you may not understand the difficulties you may be having in your life. Talking things through can be a way of looking at difficult experiences and finding new ways of doing things.

How long does therapy last?

Counselling sessions are always client-led, some people may need only a couple of sessions, and others may need months. Sessions will be reviewed and agreed upon on a regular basis.

Who has therapy?

People from all walks of life including stay-at-home parents/carers to teachers, legal and medical professionals, government members & high-profile business people.

Who provides this Counselling at Cheshire Lasers?

Noah is an accredited psychotherapist and clinical supervisor who also lectures in counselling and psychotherapy at a university in Manchester.

Noah offers a traditional psychotherapeutic approach drawing on experience of working in a person-centred way and incorporating techniques and practices from other modalities including Narrative Therapy, sand tray work, Compassion Focused Therapy and Somatic Therapy. All these options can be tailored to your goals and can be discussed during a free consultation.

Noah can help with all kinds of personal challenges including (but not limited to) Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Identity issues, post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, and Trauma and many others.

Find out more about Noah’s prices here.

Category: Podiatry, Health and Holistic Therapies

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing