EMDR Therapy at Big Valley Therapy
Processing the Past, Freeing the Present
What is EMDR Therapy? 🧠✨
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, research-backed therapy that helps individuals heal from distressing memories, trauma, and deeply-rooted emotional pain. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR works by helping the brain reprocess stuck experiences that continue to trigger feelings like shame, fear, worthlessness, or emotional overwhelm.
Through bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping), EMDR helps your brain naturally move disturbing memories from a raw, unprocessed state into a more adaptive, integrated one—reducing their emotional intensity and helping you respond more freely in the present.
How EMDR is Woven Into Our Work at Big Valley Therapy 🌱🕊️
At Big Valley Therapy, EMDR isn’t a stand-alone technique—it’s deeply integrated into how we help clients reconnect with their authentic Self, build emotional safety, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Whether we’re working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, or self-worth issues…
Or couples healing from betrayal trauma, sex addiction, or emotional disconnection…
EMDR becomes a tool to address the underlying emotional wounds driving the pain.
Here’s how we commonly integrate EMDR:
🔹 Shame Healing:
So many of our clients carry internalized shame messages like “I’m not enough,” “I’m broken,” or “I’m unlovable.” EMDR helps target the memories and experiences that formed these core beliefs, allowing for deep emotional release and lasting cognitive shifts.
🔹 Self-Worth Rebuilding:
For clients navigating betrayal trauma or recovering from compulsive behaviors (like porn or sex addiction), EMDR helps clear the emotional debris left by years of secrecy, rejection, and relational pain—so both partners can rebuild from a place of clarity and authenticity.
🔹 Attachment Wounds & Relationship Triggers:
When old attachment injuries get activated in your relationship, we often use EMDR alongside Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) or Internal Family Systems (IFS) to process the stuck pain points that block connection.
🔹 Body-Based Emotional Processing:
Because trauma lives in the body, EMDR sessions at Big Valley Therapy often include body awareness work. We help you track where emotions like shame or fear show up physically—and then target those sensations during reprocessing.
What to Expect in EMDR Therapy with Us ✨👣
✔️ A collaborative, client-centered approach—we’ll only process memories you’re ready for.
✔️ Preparation first—we’ll build emotional resources and grounding tools before starting reprocessing work.
✔️ EMDR integrated at your pace—woven naturally into the larger flow of your therapy journey.
✔️ Support for both individual and couple clients, with EMDR used to target both personal and relational triggers.
Is EMDR Right for You? đź’¬
If you’ve tried traditional therapy but still feel weighed down by past events, stuck in shame cycles, or overwhelmed by emotional triggers—EMDR might be a transformative next step.
Whether you’re healing from childhood wounds, betrayal trauma, or internal battles with self-worth…
We’re here to help you move from emotional survival mode toward authentic, lasting healing.
Take the Next Step
Click below to schedule a session or consultation. Let’s start processing what’s holding you back—so you can step fully into the life and relationships you deserve.