EMDR for Children & Adolescents
EMDR is a powerful therapy designed to support children in overcoming trauma, anxiety, and emotional challenges. By guiding them through the processing of difficult memories and experiences, EMDR helps to lessen emotional intensity and promote healthier emotional regulation.
EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR is a powerful therapy designed to support children in overcoming trauma, anxiety, and emotional challenges. By guiding them through the processing of difficult memories and experiences, EMDR helps to lessen emotional intensity and promote healthier emotional regulation.
In working with younger clients, our team of specialized clinicians often adapts the traditional EMDR protocol to suit their developmental needs, using creative techniques such as drawing, storytelling, or play to help them engage with the process.
How does EMDR help children?
EMDR allows children to reprocess traumatic memories in a way that can lead to greater emotional regulation, improved resilience, and a stronger sense of safety and well-being.
When used with children, EMDR is a compassionate and gentle approach that empowers them to heal at their own pace.
