EMDR Therapy

EMDR for Anxiety, Trauma, Shame, and Postpartum Challenges

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What is EMDR?

EMDR, Eye Movement, Desensitization & Reprocessing, in a Trauma-Informed, Nervous-System-Aware Practice

EMDR therapy helps your brain and body process what has felt stuck, so old experiences no longer carry the same emotional charge. At Liminal Psych, I offer EMDR therapy in Charlotte, NC for women navigating trauma, anxiety, relational wounds, shame, and persistent patterns that feel hard to change through insight alone.

EMDR can be especially helpful when you understand your patterns intellectually but still feel activated, shut down, or pulled into the same cycles. Sessions are paced carefully and tailored to your nervous system. I often integrate EMDR with parts work (IFS), attachment-based therapy, and somatic support to create a safer, more complete healing process. In-person EMDR sessions are available in Charlotte, with virtual therapy across North Carolina.

EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement, Desensitization & Reprocessing

  • EMDR is done in a 50 or 80 minute individual session, with auditory (headphones) and/or tactile (hand pulsers) bilateral stimulation.

    Depending on the client and their specific needs, EMDR can be used as support during a psychotherapy session or it can follow a full session protocol.

    For an EMDR focused session, we create a plan outline together for the memories you’d like to reprocess. Sessions are paced according to your unique nervous system and needs.

  • EMDR works by facilitating the brain's natural processing system, which can be disrupted by trauma. By using targeted bilateral stimulation to activate your brain’s information processing networks, you’re able to reorganize distressing memories, reducing the emotional and body response.

  • Studies have shown that EMDR can significantly reduce symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and depression by activating neural pathways involved in memory processing, improving emotional regulation, and fostering new, adaptive beliefs.

    EMDR can be used for reprocessing a history of traumas or for a singular traumatic event.

    Potential Benefits:

    • Reduced emotional intensity of traumatic or distressing memories

    • Improved emotional regulation and nervous system balance

    • Increased clarity and integration of past experiences

    • Greater sense of self-agency and internal safety

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EMDR can help if…


1. You feel stuck in negative patterns or behaviors
If you often find yourself in cycles of anxiety, self-doubt, or emotional avoidance, EMDR can help break these patterns and foster healthier, more adaptive coping mechanisms.

2. You experience chronic anxiety or stress
EMDR has been shown to reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety, trauma-related stress, and panic, offering long-term relief and emotional regulation.

3. You have difficulty processing or talking about painful memories
If talking through your pain feels overwhelming or unproductive, EMDR provides a gentle, non-verbal approach to processing difficult memories without re-traumatizing you.

4.You want to improve your relationships
Past trauma often influences how we show up in relationships. EMDR helps reduce the emotional intensity of past wounds, allowing you to foster deeper, more authentic connections.

5. You experience persistent feelings of guilt, shame, or unworthiness
EMDR is effective in transforming negative core beliefs formed through emotional neglect, narcissistic abuse, or other forms of relational trauma.

6. You’re seeking a trauma-informed, holistic approach to healing
At Liminal Psychotherapy, I integrate EMDR with other trauma-informed modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapy to address the full range of your emotional needs.

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