Process and Move Forward from Your Trauma in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
Millions of people walk around every day carrying the anchor of a trauma. Sometimes the trauma was from a long-term event, like a war, or a short-term event, like a sexual trauma or a violent crime.
That trauma impacts every moment of their lives. Many people seem to move through life without it affecting them, but often, they’re haunted in private.
Combat-related PTSD
Sexual assault
Domestic violence
Child abuse
Victim of crime
Church-related sexual abuse
Other traumas
The best way to move forward in your life is to process the events using your entire brain.
EMDR and Trauma Recovery
“Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro starting in 1988 in which the person being treated is asked to recall distressing images; the therapist then directs the patient in one type of bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movements or hand tapping.” - Wikipedia
In EMDR, we’ll often use a light bar, headphones, or clickers in each hand. This helps to open both sides of the brain, left and right.
The left side of your brain processes rational thought. This is that part that’s often looking for a justification for what happened, how you should be able to handle it, and how you can “get over it.”
The right side is the emotional side. This is the side that re-experiences the trauma every time it shows up, often started by a rational thought on the other side. When the right side of the brain is engaged, you’ll feel like you did at the time of the event.
These two sides of your brain are often in conflict. The rational side looks for the simple answer that will make it all go away. The right side is scarred and scared. It’s still there.
The problem is that the memories are unprocessed. The way to process a memory is to let both sides of your brain work through it together.
That’s what EMDR does. Because we use bilateral stimulation, it will automatically engage both sides of your brain. Then, when we bring up a traumatic memory, both sides are dealing with it at the same time.
The Power of EMDR
EMDR differs from other therapies in that it works quickly, efficiently, and helps transform cognitions to feel more positive about ourselves.
By working with both sides of the brain at the same time, we’re able to address traumatic memories. When the memory arises, we address it while your brain is open to change.
The name, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is actually a great explanation of the order in which we do things.
Eye movement - Or sound or hands, but we use an alternating stimulation to get both sides of your brain engaged.
Desensitization - We take away the power of the memory. This is done by combining the power of your rational thought with your emotional ability to heal. (Yes, you have that. We’ll show you!) This will make the memory less of a trauma and more of a distant memory of something that happened.
Reprocessing - As we said earlier, trauma is caused by memories that haven’t been processed completely. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is those unprocessed memories attacking your everyday life.
The last step is to reprocess those memories into something more pleasant, more manageable.
This is where a victim becomes a survivor.
We teach your brain to see the memory differently and often, we can even derive power from it.
The Lancaster, PA, Therapists’ Office
At Sun Point Wellness Center, we’ve created a safe space for your most difficult memories.
The spaces that our therapists work in are secure, 100% confidential, and comfortable. When you enter our offices, you’re in a space where everything you do and say will be accepted and respected.
Our team has come together to help people like you recover from trauma and begin to live the life you want to.
Moving Forward
If you’re in the midst of trauma, if you’re suffering from PTSD, this part might be hard to believe.
It’s 100% TRUE: You can move forward from trauma and achieve your dreams.
Getting rid of the trauma in your life is like dropping an anchor. Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of people to reprocess their pain, find a new way of seeing the world, then building the life that they’ve always dreamed of.
You can have that life. Using EMDR and other therapies, we’re able to make your traumas just a part of your history, like your fourth-grade teacher, not something you live with and experience every day.
Do This Today
Start today!
Don’t wait.
Trauma affects every part of your life. You might have terrible relationships. You might struggle at work. You might have a hard time relating to people.
At its worst, trauma can lead to suicidal ideation. If this is your thinking about suicide, call for help right now. Call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255.
If you’re doing okay, call us at 717-297-0515. We can schedule an appointment to reclaim your life from trauma and build the life you want.
We will create a path that will deliver you to the life you’ve always wanted. The most important life you deserve is happiness. Let us say that again: You deserve to be happy.
Together, we’ll help you get there. Using EMDR and other therapies, as well as life coaching and more, we can help you feel better, stronger, and let the past stay in the past.
Email us today for a free phone consultation: info@sunpointwellness.com
