Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy is an evidence-based treatment for simple and complex trauma endorsed by WHO and Medicare Australia. As an Accredited EMDR Practitioner & Consultant, Kelly has undergone specialised EMDR training and clinical supervision. Kelly offers Intensive as well as regular EMDR therapy. EMDR uses a three phase approach to allow clients to resolve simple or complex traumatic life events:

1. Stabilisation and skill building - to create a felt sense of safety, calm and coping

2. Desensitising traumatic memories - the memory becomes more distant, emotional distress diminishes

3. Integration of old traumatic information into new adaptive ways of thinking, feeling, behaving and living.

EMDR Therapy is an 8-phase model of treatment that can take different lengths of time, depending on your particular circumstances. EMDR uses eye movements back and forth or some other form of bilateral stimulation to allow the brain to naturally heal and process emotionally disturbing information. Overall, after EMDR you are likely to think differently about traumatic events, leading to less negative impact on your life. As you process a series of key memories or issues over time, your symptoms are likely to reduce, providing positive and optimistic ways of thinking and your responses and behaviour are likely to change. Pathways start connecting between emotional and logical parts of the brain. These changes are likely to feel profound and long lasting due to addressing core issues rather than managing symptoms.

Intensive EMDR involves doing multiple EMDR sessions in short blocks of time to progress through trauma processing treatment quickly. Intensive programs are tailored to the individual and are structured to achieve specific trauma processing treatment goals in one or two key areas. Programs are usually designed to deliver 6-10 hours of EMDR therapy in a single week. Please contact Kelly to discuss your suitability for this modality.