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Is EMDR treatment Effective?

Here's What the Research Says

Effectiveness Is Impressive

As you know, no treatment is ever a hundred percent effective, but the ever-growing body of research on the effectiveness of EMDR is impressive: here is a brief summary of EMDR research. You can also read what our EMDR Therapists have to say about their experiences with this exciting therapy.

What the research shows about:

Traumatic memories and related symptoms of depression, anger, anxiety, and relationship problems:

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment has been shown to be effective in reducing or relieving the distress of traumatic memories. When traumatic experiences are part of a client's history, and precede the development of other disorders, the use of EMDR therapy may be effective in reducing or relieving the distress of other symptoms and conditions including:

depression

anger

social phobia or social anxiety disorders

performance anxiety

relationship and marital problems

existential angst

and much more complex problems such as: body dysmorphic disorder; body image disturbance; dissociative disorders; attachment disorder; and personality disorders. Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorders

 

Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorders, Agorophobia, Phobias, Pain Control:

In some situations, EMDR therapy may also be part of a treatment plan for bipolar disorder, panic disorders, agoraphobia, some specific phobias, and helpful as part of an effective stress relief and anger management program, and there is hope that EMDR may be helpful in pain control.

Most researched

EMDR therapy is the single most researched psychotherapeutic treatment for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder / Syndrome) and is an accepted treatment for PTSD by the American Psychological Association (APA), Veterans Administration (VA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and other national and international organizations such as The International Society for Traumatic Stress (ISTS) and the EMDR Humanatarian Assistance Programs (HAP) as well as professional organizations such as the EMDR Institute and the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).

The EMDR Therapist Network

We invite you to explore this site and learn more about how unresolved issues from your past and present may keep you from enjoying success and happiness now, and in the future. We trust you will be pleased with the compassionate and effective care offered by our therapists.

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