Somatic Trauma Therapy in Thousand Oaks
EMDR & Brainspotting
Maybe you have tried talk therapy before, but it didn't work for you. Our bodies remember the experiences we have been through, so somatic pratices that involve your body's innate ability to heal on a nervous system level are the key to true relief and transformation.
Do you have strong unwanted emotional reactions to situations in the present? Or engage in behaviors that don't feel aligned for you? This can be due to unprocessed trauma.
Trauma can be the more extreme events, but it can also be less obvious experiences like not feeling accepted, being bullied, or having emotionally unavailable parents, or alcoholic/narcissistic parents.
Unresolved trauma can impact us in the present through depression, anxiety, overwhelm, intense emotional reactions to current stressors, and somatic experiences like migraines, digestive issues, and autoimmune issues.
You are not defined by what you've been through.
You can resolve traumatic memories so you can be present and enjoy your life more.
EMDR is an evidence-based trauma treatment.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based treatment that helps people heal from the effects of traumatic experiences. It is based on the adaptive information processing model which suggests that the cause for distress is the way memories are stored in the brain and body. EMDR helps memories move from being stored in painful (maladaptive) ways to being stored in healthy (adaptive) ways. Maladaptively stored memories cause physical symptoms, unhelpful behaviors, and overwhelming emotional distress, Adaptively stored memories are the basis for healthy functioning and resilience.
Somatic Trauma Treatments like EMDR & Brainspotting can help with:
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PTSD
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recovering from car accidents
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traumatic events
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traumatic grief
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sexual assault
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bullying
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anxiety
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depression
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traumatic births
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emotional reactivity
Brainspotting harnesses your body's innate ability to heal.
It is a neurophysiological therapy, meaning that it promotes healing in your brain and body, resulting in positive psychological impacts.
Brainspotting (BSP) locates points in the client’s visual field that help to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain. This goes deeper than traditional talk therapy because it heals in the more primal "fight or flight" area of your brain which leads to subsequent changes in your neocortex, or"thinking" part of your brain. This helps resolve symptoms and reactions that might feel "automatic" or out of your control.
BSP can also be used to find and strengthen our natural resources and resilience. Expansion Brainspotting is effective in enhancing performance and strengthening desired states of being. Expansion Brainspots have amazing healing potential.