Transform Your Life with EMDR and IFS Therapy
Integrative Trauma Therapy for Lasting Change | Serving Seattle, the Eastside, and Bellingham
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What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic technique originally developed to treat trauma-related disorders. It involves bilateral stimulation of the brain through eye movements, sounds, or tactile sensations while guiding the client through processing distressing memories and emotions. EMDR therapy often results in rapid symptom reduction and trauma resolution.
EMDR has gained recognition for its effectiveness in treating various conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex trauma (C-PTSD), narcissistic abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, phobias, and more.
What is IFS Therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful therapeutic model that views the mind as a collection of subpersonalities or "parts." Each part has its own unique emotions, beliefs, and memories, and they interact within an internal system. IFS clients often report immediate, same-day symptom relief.
IFS focuses on understanding and healing these parts, fostering self-leadership, and promoting harmony and integration within the internal system. It has proven effective in addressing a wide range of issues, including trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and more.
Why combine EMDR and IFS therapy?
The integration of EMDR and IFS brings together two complementary modalities to offer a transformative approach to therapy.
While EMDR helps desensitize and reprocess traumatic memories, IFS therapy goes a step further by addressing the inner “parts” of you that carry trauma burdens. This integration allows for both short-term relief and long-term transformation. Many clients find this combined approach helps them move past trauma in ways that single-method therapy cannot.
Benefits of IFS-Informed EMDR Therapy
Enhanced Trauma Resolution: EMDR's ability to rapidly process traumatic memories and IFS's compassionate approach to parts work can lead to profound and lasting trauma resolution.
Increased Self-Awareness: IFS helps clients better understand their internal world, while EMDR brings unconscious material to the surface.
Improved Self-Leadership: IFS empowers individuals to become effective self-leaders, managing their internal parts with compassion and wisdom.
Holistic Healing: This comprehensive approach promotes holistic healing by addressing the root causes of distress and promoting integration at all levels.
“EMDR is the best thing I've ever done for myself. It's been a defining moment in my life."
— FORMER CLIENT