Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): At Integrative Path Thearpy
Are you feeling frozen with anxiety and not able to do the things you would like to do, stuck with negative thoughts about yourself or others, or feeling trapped by the past that interferes with your life today? Are you experiencing difficulties with sleeping, have ups and downs with your emotions, or have lower energy than you would like?
If this sounds familiar, Kari Barker at the DBT Center of the South Bay can help. Kari offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. EMDR is an integrative, structured psychotherapy that can provide quick relief and healing so you can be free to live the life you want to live today.
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro. It’s designed to help people heal from trauma and other distressing life experiences by supporting the brain’s built-in ability to sort through and heal from painful experiences.
Life can be overwhelming—whether you’ve experienced a single traumatic event, ongoing emotional pain, or patterns that won’t loosen their grip. Sometimes, those experiences get stuck in the mind and body. You might know you’re safe now, but still find yourself reacting as if you’re not. EMDR helps change that.
EMDR offers a structured yet gentle approach to working through what feels stuck, so the past doesn’t keep crashing into the present. It’s not about erasing memories. It’s about changing how those memories live in you and helping you move forward with more stability, clarity, and emotional freedom.