Registered Clinical Counselling & EMDR Therapy in Burnaby & Surrey BC
Offering compassionate, evidence-based counselling for couples, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, and more — online and in person
Learn to let go of the past
Life Wise Counselling offers trauma-informed EMDR therapy to help adults process distressing memories, reduce emotional reactivity, and restore a sense of safety and control. EMDR is an evidence-based approach proven to heal trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and complex life experiences.
EMDR Therapy: Evidence Based Treatment in BC
EMDR therapy at Life Wise Counselling is provided by trained clinicians who integrate EMDR within a relational, trauma-informed framework.​​​
What EMDR Therapy is Like
EMDR therapy does not require you to share every detail of your experience. Sessions are paced carefully, and your therapist ensures you feel grounded and supported throughout the process. Many clients find EMDR to be less emotionally overwhelming than traditional talk therapy while still deeply effective.​​
EMDR Therapy helps with:
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Trauma and PTSD
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Anxiety and panic symptoms
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Childhood and developmental trauma
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Motor vehicle accidents (ICBC clients — big opportunity here)
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Distressing memories that feel “stuck”
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Emotional reactivity and nervous system dysregulation
Process Painful Memories
Gently access and resolve past trauma
Reduce Emotional Distress
Build New Perspectives
Calm your mind and body's stress response
Develop healthier ways of thinking and feeling
EMDR allows you to confront your past and revisit traumatic experiences in a safe environment while reducing your body’s fear response. That's right, through EMDR you can reprocess memories without feeling overwhelmed by them. Your therapist will use eye movement or tapping to activate parts of the brain that promote self-soothing and problem solving. This allows you to explore your inherent resources within and use them to your advantage.
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Difficult memories don't define you and they no longer need to bother you.
Mental clarity and growth are within reach.
Rates: 50 Min - 168$ -180$
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT EMDR?
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EMDR’s focus is on the brain’s ability to constantly learn, modify, and adapt.
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This adaptive emotional learning is referred to as “Adaptive Information Processing” (AIP).
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Adaptive learning is constantly updating memory network systems, keeping what is important from past experiences and letting go of no longer necessary information.
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Disturbing events are often emotionally charged in a way that prevents adaptive learning. These past emotionally charged events become isolated from more positive, adaptive experiences. When activated in the present, these negatively charged feelings and emotions distort our current perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. When our partner criticizes us, while we may know we are worthwhile, these negative emotions and sensations cause us to feel worthless.
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EMDR treatment identifies these negative and positive networks and then uses bilateral stimulation, i.e., eye movements, alternative tapping, etc. as the catalyst to activate our adaptive learning system. The result is a consolidated memory network that keeps what is healthy, and lets go of past, no longer useful emotions, sensations, and beliefs. As a result, we not only know with are worthwhile, we feel it, too! Information provided by EMDR Consulting. Visit https://emdrconsulting.com/about/what-is-emdr/ to learn more.
WHAT DOES EMDR LOOK LIKE IN TREATMENT?
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OVERALL TREATMENT PLANNING
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Clients come to treatment expressing concerns.
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The clinician will help the client understand the dynamics of the present concerns and how to adaptively manage them.
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An overall treatment plan will be developed that will accomplish the client goals.
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Within that treatment plan, EMDR therapy, along with other therapy approaches, will be used to accomplish treatment goals.
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EMDR PROCEDURES
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The client will be instructed, through a set of questions, to access and activate the negative experience and the desired adaptive resolution.
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Sets of rapid eye movement (or other forms of bilateral stimulation) will be applied.
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The client is encouraged to just “free associate” and allow the brain to work through the experience.
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Sets of eye movements will be alternated with brief client reports of what is being experienced.
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EMDR processing will continue until the past experience has been updated to an adaptive present perspective.
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With long standing issues, this process may take multiple sessions.
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INTEGRATION
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Once the disturbing experiences have been processed, the client and clinician work together to integrate these new insights and perspectives into their daily life.
information provided by EMDR Consulting. Visit https://emdrconsulting.com/about/what-is-emdr/ to learn more.
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