At Avalon Malibu, there are many different things that we can do to set our clients up for success and improve their mental health situations. We do this by providing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and holistic therapies. Let’s… Read More ›
Tag: EMDR
Understanding EMDR & Trauma
There are many different mental health treatment options out there. What treatment options are right for someone can depend on a variety of factors, including their diagnoses, history, and preferences. With so many different treatment options, some of them slip… Read More ›
Treating Addiction With Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Recovery isn’t just about detoxing from a particular substance and moving on without an active change in ideas and attitudes. Meaningful recovery stems from working through the root issues that accompany physical, mental, and spiritual anguish. That’s where eye-movement desensitization… Read More ›
Healing From Trauma Through EMDR
Healing from trauma is often part of recovering from substance use disorder (SUD) because experiencing trauma is one of the many factors that can lead to the development of addiction in the first place. Although processing trauma may sound intimidating,… Read More ›
Can EMDR Assist Conditions Beyond PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may include symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, confusion, irritability, and more. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a form of therapy in which a client is guided through various eye movements to… Read More ›
Attachment Theory, Information Processing, and EMDR
Mike Rechtien, M.A. What Is Attachment Theory? Attachment theory is a developmental model that attends to the adaptation of the child within the family environment and subsequently, through that lens, to the cultural environment into which the family is embedded. … Read More ›