EMDR Therapy in Texas
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
You’re on edge,
Replaying past traumas
Having nightmares
Isolating
Scared to trust
Having conflict with others
Blowing off opportunities with friends or romantic interests
Have you noticed:
EMDR may be right for you.
Book a free 15-minute consultation today to find out if EMDR is a good fit for you.
Are you not the same person since the trauma?
Experiencing a trauma is hard. The event, or events, have changed you. You’re not sleeping. You’re more irritable. Isolating. Replaying the events in your head. You have so many racing thoughts. Not enjoying things you used to.
It’s hard. It is so very hard. Moving forward feels impossible, or maybe you’re not even sure you want to.
Life is different now.
When trauma changes us, our brain starts to adapt to the new normal: Surviving life. Your brain may start to detect so many things as a danger, which can be overwhelming to your brain. This is what leads to the irritability, isolation, lack of sleep, and other changes you may be experiencing. Your brain’s new mission is self-protection and surviving so dangers can’t happen again.
This isn’t the way to live. There’s a way to move forward. A way to regain your life back.
We know it’s not always easy to take the first step. There are so many suggestions being thrown your way, or options, and it’s hard to think through what you need right now. In therapy, we take the time to understand who you are as an individual and how the trauma(s) has impacted and changed your life. We look at all interconnected aspects of your life, in order to get the results you need.
At Mind Oasis, PLLC, we provide EMDR therapy to help you rebuild your life after a trauma.
Watch this video for more information on how EMDR works:
Grounded in research
Many lives changed
No need to retell the trauma
Works when nothing else has
Can be faster than regular talk therapy
Reasons clients prefer EMDR:
What is EMDR?
Therapy intervention that focuses on reprocessing trauma
Improve traumas impact on you today
Utilizes tapping, eye movements, and/or sounds in order to improve the way the brain responds to remembering the past trauma.
Frequently Asked Questions about EMDR
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During an EMDR session, you and your clinician will:
Target a certain thought, feeling, or behavior that is troublesome.
Utilize tapping, sounds, paddles, or lights in order to engage in bilateral stimulation.
Guide you in the desensitization and reprocessing process in order to decrease the distress the thoughts, emotions, or behaviors brings.
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EMDR goes beyond traditional talk-therapy. With EMDR, you don’t have to tell the story, or talk about your past in order to process the events, feelings, or behaviors. All we need is you ready to engage in sessions.
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EMDR works by:
Recalling a certain event or feeling that you are trying to deintensify your response to, which we will call a “target.”
Utilize eye movements, tapping, and/or sounds to get your brain to switch between engaging the right and left hemisphere.
Your right and left hemisphere of the brain start to communicate with each other and process the target.
You may notice seemingly random thoughts, phrases, memories, feelings, etc. come up. This is your brain moving and working through the memories.
It is a neat experience and since it is unique, a lot of questions can come up when learning if EMDR is right for you. Please let us know what questions you have and we will gladly answer them for you!
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Mind Oasis, PLLC recommends you come to an EMDR session well rested and plan for a relaxing rest of your day after an EMDR session.
EMDR can be exhausting for your body and brain since they are continuing to process things even after the session is complete.
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EMDR can help numerous concerns. Mind Oasis, PLLC feels confident utilizing EMDR for :
Attachment issues
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression.
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EMDR is not hypnosis. You are fully conscious during the whole session and you are determining what thoughts and feelings are being targeted.
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EMDR focuses on processing past events and difficult feelings, and continues to do so unconsciously between EMDR sessions. Because of this, clients may notice:
Emotional distress
Fatigue
Vivid dreams
Physical symptoms between sessions.
This means that your brain is continuing to work on processing what it hasn’t processed before. Not everyone gets these reactions and the reactions may subside within a few days following the session.
Our goal is to continue processing the information in our EMDR sessions to where your reactions are less and less.
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For a 60 minute EMDR session, it is $150/session. If you need a longer session, the session will be prorated for an additional $30 per 15 minute increment.
Your insurance may cover EMDR. Please contact us or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if you are a good fit for EMDR.
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One session can take between 60 and 90 minutes, depending on your response to the focus of the session.
We will aim for 60 minutes for focusing on the target area and then utilize the rest of the time to relax and transition appropriately back to the present moment.
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The boring answer is “it depends.” And it does.
If you experienced a “single-incident” trauma, you should see improvements in 3-5 sessions. A single-incident trauma can be a car accident, medical event, etc. where it was one major event.
If you have more complex trauma from recurring events, it can take around 7-12 sessions to start seeing results.
Of course these numbers are averages and highly depend on how your brain has currently processed the trauma and your adherence to in-between session suggestions.
Next steps
If you are wanting to start EMDR Therapy, the next steps are:
Book a free 15 minute consultation by clicking here
If you and your clinician decide to move forward with EMDR (or any service we can provide,) we’ll schedule your intake session
Move together through the EMDR phases and start reclaiming your life.
We make it easy to get started.
Click below to schedule a free consultation or an intake appointment!
Why work with Mind Oasis, PLLC?
At Mind Oasis, PLLC, we bring a blend of expertise. We specialize in EMDR therapy and trauma therapy.
We have been trained by EMDRIA, which is the EMDR International Association
We don’t want to waste your time. We know you need healing ASAP. We’ll get straight to the trauma work by session 2, as long as you are ready!
We work at your pace. You choose the speed that we are working through processing past experiences
We provide trauma-informed care.