EMDR Therapy for the LGBTQ+ Community in NYC & Across New York
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We are all unique and imperfect on a journey to understand our place in the world. No matter if you’re gay, straight, or still figuring out who you are, we’ll help you own your identity, process trauma, heal from past harm, overcome obstacles, and build your toolbox to deal with interpersonal and relationship challenges so you can truly be in control of your life.
Transform Trauma + Discover Hope
Being part of the LGBTQ+ community often means facing higher rates of trauma due to bullying, violence, and discrimination. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help you confront your distress and move beyond traumatic memories.
What Exactly Is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is a powerful approach that helps people heal from trauma and combines different therapy techniques into a structured process to help you work through difficult experiences. This approach also seems to help the brain reprocess “bottled” memories in such a way that normal information processing can resume while uncovering beliefs that developed due to relational traumas, childhood abuse, neglect, sexual trauma, and many other challenging situations.
How Can EMDR Help?
- Panic Attacks
- Body Dysmorphic Disorders
- Sexual Abuse
- PTSD
- Disturbing Memories
- Grief
- Transgender Anxiety & Stress
- + More!
Reprocess. Release. Reimagine.
Benefits of EMDR Therapy
We all have triggers. But are yours based on a dysfunctional belief that you simply know isn’t true? If so, EDMR can help you to reprocess trapped emotional attachments and beliefs — and help you to create the narrative you want to live by.
Address Neglect & Discrimination
Confront Past Trauma
Heal From Sexual & Physical Abuse
Take Control of Triggers
Frequently Asked Questions:
EMDR can help LGBTQ+ individuals process past traumas related to bullying, discrimination, or violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. It can also help address other traumas at the same rate as the general population, promoting emotional healing and self-acceptance.
EMDR therapy combines different therapy approaches. It uses a technique called bilateral stimulation, where a skilled therapist guides your eye movements back and forth. This mimics REM sleep, a stage where the brain is thought to process experiences. By stimulating both sides of your brain, EMDR can help you work through past events in a new way.
EMDR is not painful. It can bring up uncomfortable emotions as you revisit memories, but we will help you navigate these emotions and help you develop healthy coping mechanisms.
No, EMDR therapy won’t necessarily make you relive past experiences in a way that feels overwhelming. While you may revisit memories during EMDR, the focus is on processing them in a safe and controlled environment. We will guide you and use techniques to manage any emotional discomfort that arises. EMDR aims to help you detach from the negative emotions associated with the memory, not fully relive the experience itself.
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