EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

EMDR activates a natural healing mechanism in the body. The procedure imitates the rapid eye movements all people make during dream periods of sleep. Moving your eyes left and right, listening to tones that sound alternately in each ear or alternately tapping your hands or knees, stimulates the left and right hemispheres in the brain. This activity allows you to process information that has been blocked. EMDR alleviates emotional distress and heals traumatic experiences and memories.

Gloria Arenson is a Southern California based psychotherapist with a private therapy practice in Santa Barbara. She helps people to recover successfully from eating disorders, compulsive spending, anxiety, fears & phobias, PTSD, panic disorder and other problems. Gloria is a licensed hypnotherapist and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychosynthesis, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She specializes in cutting edge energy therapies such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), an acupressure based therapy method, and Thought Field Therapy (TFT).