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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of the most significant, exciting, and innovative developments for decades in treating trauma-related conditions. EMDR is a psychotherapy method that works directly with the brain and the way memories, thoughts, feelings, and body sensations are stored when we are traumatized or overwhelmed by negative life experiences. EMDR therapy processes underlying disturbing memories that cause symptoms. It is a powerful and effective treatment approach. 

Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) uses a combination of therapies, including EMDR, traditional talk therapies and "resourcing" to help clients that have not responded to the basic EMDR protocols because of trauma or attachment deficits. It approaches clients from an attachment theory focus and with an understanding of the role of attachment in creating a secure connection to self and others. This modified approach emphasizes developing resources to help create neuronal pathways that may be weak or non-existent to repair developmental deficits. Clients with relationship difficulties, difficulty at work, depression, and other symptoms often do not feel fully alive because of the trauma they faced at some point in life, whether it is childhood trauma, medical trauma, or some other situation. The approach incorporates methods to repair the possible attachment disorder so clients can repair and form close relationships again.  This method can help repair developmental deficits that often occur as a result of abuse, neglect, addiction, and mental illness in the self or the family.

Emotion Focused Therapy is an attachment, evidence-based, highly effective modality of treatment to bring hope and restore security and peace within key attachment relationships.

This body-centric approach helps release stress, tension, and trauma from the body and helps regulate the nervous system. Unlike standard mental health therapy, such as CBT, which focuses prominently on the mind, somatic therapy incorporates body-oriented modalities such as breathwork, meditation/mindfulness, visualization, grounding, and sensation awareness work.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a common type of talk therapy (psychotherapy). CBT helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them more effectively. CBT can be a beneficial tool — either alone or in combination with other therapies — in treating mental health disorders, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or an eating disorder. However, not everyone who benefits from CBT has a mental health condition. CBT can be an effective tool to help anyone learn how to manage stressful life situations better.

Skills taught include mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation.