If you are considering therapy, you may be wondering whether EMDR or talking therapy would be more helpful. Both involve working with a therapist, but the experience of the two can feel quite different. Talking therapy generally gives you space to explore your thoughts, emotions, relationships and experiences through conversation. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a more structured

EMDR can sound unusual when you first hear about it. Moving your eyes from side to side while thinking about a difficult memory is probably not what most people imagine when they think of therapy. Understandably, this has led to plenty of myths about what EMDR is, what happens during treatment and what it can achieve. Eye Movement Desensitisation and

If you are considering EMDR, you may worry that opening up painful experiences will leave you feeling worse. Perhaps you have already started therapy and noticed that things feel harder between appointments. EMDR can temporarily increase distress, and some people experience a more significant worsening of symptoms. Any deterioration deserves attention. You should never feel that you have to keep

If you’re considering EMDR therapy, it’s reasonable to ask whether it actually works. The short answer is yes, EMDR can help, particularly with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But it isn’t a guaranteed result, and your experience will depend on what you’re dealing with and how the therapy is paced. What does the evidence say? EMDR is an established treatment for

Anxiety can make everyday life feel harder than it needs to. You might replay conversations, expect something to go wrong or feel tense in situations that other people seem to take in their stride. Perhaps you know you are safe, but your body reacts as though you are not. If your anxiety is connected to something you have experienced, EMDR