For some people a traumatic event that they have been involved in or witnessed can leave them traumatised. Examples of this are road traffic accidents, assaults and sudden shock. Typical traumatic reactions are flashbacks, panic attacks, sleep disturbance and anxiety. Emotions are normally processed during dreaming sleep when there is rapid eye movement (REM). Sometimes traumatic events have not been properly processed which results in the person reexperiencing the trauma. EMDR enables the person to process traumatic memories and neutralise the accompanying emotions.

EMDR uses the natural phenomenon of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) that occurs during dreaming sleep.

EMDR can also be used to combat phobias.

EMDR is recommended by the NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines for treatment of trauma.

For further information on the clinical effectiveness of EMDR go to www.EMDR.com/studies

Patient feedback: "Just a note to say thank you very much for helping X overcome his fear of choking. He often mentions how, with the help of both of you (….. and the EMDR) that he was able to start eating solid food again. This is obviously a huge relief to us and we are now pretty much back to normal again-well done and thank you! M, R, L, M and X."