Clients' Stories

Becoming Unstuck--Geographically

My life was good before I connected to an EMDR therapist but there was one area that didn't seem to change: my relationships with men. My life had changed and improved vastly through being in Al-anon, the 12-step program for families of alcoholics and developing a relationship to God. Throughout my life I had been involved in spiritual communities. I lived in an ashram with followers of a Kundalini yoga teacher, was part of a Buddhist meditation community for 23 years and later a Sufi community.

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Moving Through Anxiety to Knowing

I grew up in a wealthy neighborhood, and after my parents divorced, felt shunned by the other children in the neighborhood for being different My family didn't have the money that everyone else did and I didn't have what felt like enough. I've always had trouble with money, never feeling like I had enough, and I've had anxiety around money and my survival.

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Permanent Change, More Freedom

I’m somebody who’s tried many types of therapy over my lifetime. I’m 48 years old and have been using the EMDR process for about 5 years. I tried it based on a recommendation from a friend. With just regular talk therapy, I found that its effect wore off over time and I wanted something that would impact my life more. I use EMDR now in combination with talk therapy and have been more satisfied with how quickly and thoroughly I process through things in my life.

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