EMDR Therapy in Brisbane & Online
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that helps your brain process and release the impact of trauma—so you can move forward with more ease, clarity, and control.
EMDR is a structured therapy that helps your brain reprocess distressing memories that impact your life or sense of well-being.
When something overwhelming happens—especially experiences like trauma, abuse, coercive control, or chronic stress—your nervous system may not fully process it. Your autonomic nervous system can remain in stress response or flight/fight/freeze/fawn response, causing chronic hypervigilence or shutdown. EMDR helps your brain do what it couldn’t do at the time: safely make sense of the experience so it no longer feels present or overwhelming.
Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR doesn’t require you to go into detail about everything that happened. EMDR is approved under Medicare Better Access Initiative.
What can EMDR help with?
EMDR can be effective for a wide range of experiences, including:
Domestic and family violence (DFV)
Coercive control and emotional abuse
Childhood trauma and neglect
PTSD and complex trauma (C-PTSD)
Anxiety, panic, and overwhelm
Shame, self-blame, and low self-worth
Grief and loss
Distressing memories that feel “stuck”
Feeling triggered in relationships
Sleeplessness
“For all of us, unprocessed memories are generally the basis of negative responses, attitudes and behaviors. Processed memories, on the other hand, are the basis of adaptive positive responses, attitudes and behaviors.” ― Francine Shapiro
Sessions are available online, allowing you to access therapy from the comfort and privacy of your own space.
Online EMDR is:
Effective and evidence-based
Flexible and accessible
Designed to ensure your safety and stability