GO BEYOND TRADITIONAL TALK THERAPY WITH EMDR.
Leave your trauma in the past and embrace the present.
Get genuine care from a trauma-informed, EMDR trained therapist in Raleigh who supports adults across North Carolina, including Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
Find relief from pain and hope for healing
HOW EMDR THERAPY IN NORTH CAROLINA ADDRESSES TRAUMA
A Way to Keep the Past in the Past
Let your body know that you are safe now through EMDR
Different Than Talk Therapy
EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, facilitates the processing of highly stressful experiences and other distressing memories.
EMDR therapy allows individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, stress-related issues, or unwanted trauma symptoms to trust the body and take a bottom-up approach to address the undesirable effects and resulting distress from their traumatic experience.
Simply put, EMDR therapy enables people to access and process traumatic memories in a guided fashion led by the clinician. This method harnesses the body's natural ability to heal itself.
Safety First
To manage emotional distress, the first step of EMDR therapy equips you with regulation and coping strategies, grounding techniques and self-soothing practices, and a sense of safety in your life.
Activities in the first phase can include breathing exercises, systematic attentional training (mindfulness), and EMDR specific techniques, such as the butterfly hug and creation of your own sensory checklist.
Telehealth or In-Person
EMDR therapy can be adapted to meet your personal needs. Whether receiving EMDR therapy in Raleigh in-person (at Current Wellness in downtown Raleigh) or EMDR therapy in North Carolina through telehealth, the process and efficacy remains the same.
For virtual North Carolina clients, bilateral stimulation for EMDR can be achieved visually (eye movements), physically (self-tapping), or aurally (neutral sounds).
Light somatic work is weaved into the EMDR process, which means engaging in practices that listen to and help you understand your body and its inner sensations.
GET ACCESS TO A FREE DIGITAL WORKBOOK TO USE THROUGHOUT EMDR THERAPY IN NORTH CAROLINA
EMDR clients receive a FREE digital workbook to use during the course of therapy and keep afterwards. This was made only for Cuaresma Counseling clients.
The workbook contains written descriptions, links to videos, and images for each EMDR resource developed. Additionally, the workbook features useful tools for each step of EMDR, such as a fillable TICES log.
HOW SOMATIC THERAPY WORKS WITH EMDR
Somatic techniques are a must.
Trauma has a deep, lasting effect on the body and the mind. In any trauma work, a therapist needs to bring the two back together and integrate them. Examples of somatic therapy include breathwork, which is such a great way to decrease states of overwhelm and distress, and body scans.
Simply put, somatic (body-based) therapy techniques allow you to do the following:
- let go of stored trauma
- gain the ability to regulate your nervous system better
- reconnect with your body
HOW EMDR THERAPY ADDRESSES DIFFICULT MEMORIES
The pathways for regular memories versus stuck memories create different effects on your well-being
Fortunately, you can work with a stuck memory through EMDR!
Adults in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and across North Carolina can benefit from EMDR therapy.
Motivated and ready for healing? Schedule your EMDR Therapy Intensive in Raleigh, North Carolina or via telehealth.
Speed up the process through individualized experiences of EMDR therapy in North Carolina
- Say goodbye to weekly therapy sessions
- Set aside a devoted set of hours for you to focus on your mental health without life's interruptions and distractions
- Experience deeper, more concentrated healing from your traumatic experiences
- Get relief from your trauma symptoms and notice change quickly
- Allow yourself to feel the benefits faster than the traditional therapeutic format
CUARESMA COUNSELING EXCLUSIVELY USES EMDR THERAPY TO HEAL PAIN FROM TRAUMA
No more vocalizing the specifics of unwanted memories.
EMDR therapy helps adults where talk therapy and the necessity for words and details fall short. No more unresolved trauma.
Learn more about each topic below by clicking on the corresponding infographics.
EIGHT STAGES OF EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION & REPROCESSING (EMDR) THERAPY
Understand each stage of EMDR, beginning with the first step of preparation & resourcing and ending with the last stage of reevaluation.
YOUR HEALING JOURNEY THROUGH THE USE OF TRAUMA THERAPY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Get details about the three phases of trauma therapy and gain an understanding of how EMDR follows this process.
APPLICATION OF GENUINE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE THROUGHOUT EMDR THERAPY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Understand how Cuaresma Counseling actually applies trauma-informed care with each and every client, regardless of their therapeutic goals.
A SKILLED EMDR THERAPIST IN NORTH CAROLINA
A Compassionate Raleigh Counselor with EMDR Therapy Experience
Process your pain safely and receive trauma-informed care from a trained EMDR counselor
EMDR Therapy - Experience
- Provided virtual and in-person EMDR therapy in Raleigh and across North Carolina with neurodiverse clients of various cultural backgrounds starting in 2023
- Completed basic training in EMDR with Thrive Training
- Supervised by Patricia Hanley, an EMDR Approved Consultant & Trainer and EMDR Certified Therapist
- Focused on completing EMDR certification through EMDRIA
EMDR Therapy - Advanced Training
- Thrive Training
- Foundations of Somatic-Focused EMDR Therapy
- Trauma Therapist Institute
- EMDR & Somatic Therapy
- Neurodivergent Informed EMDR: Autism and ADHD
- Ego States Integration for the EMDR Therapist
A Compassionate Raleigh Therapist with EMDR Experience
Process your pain safely and receive trauma-informed care from a trained EMDR counselor
MORE WAYS TO DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF EMDR THERAPY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Understand the full process and efficacy of EMDR Therapy
Access the resources below for additional information
Research, Benefits, and More of EMDR Therapy
EMDRIA does a wonderful job of providing details about the approach and listing important information around the effective form of therapy for trauma. Visit https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/ to learn more.
Video Overview
In the YouTube video below, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) provides information about how EMDR therapy works, what it is like, and how widely it is recognized.
Curious what EMDR Therapy in Raleigh and North Carolina looks like? View the demonstration below.
WHO CAN USE EMDR THERAPY IN RALEIGH, CHARLOTTE, GREENSBORO, AND ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA
EMDR therapy can help a wide range of individuals.
This type of treatment assists adults who experience concerns related to the following (and much more):
- Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
- Grief and loss
- Performance anxiety
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues
- Sexual assault
- Violence and abuse
Want to find out how EMDR therapy can help you move from the past and into the present?
Schedule a free, 15-minute video consultation with Janice, a trauma-informed and EMDR trained therapist in Raleigh who serves all of North Carolina.