Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).

You’ve held onto it long enough.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured psychotherapy approach used to help people process traumatic experiences and other distressing memories that continue to affect how they feel, think, or respond in the present.

Mindfully Active offers EMDR therapy in South Jersey for clients experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, difficult relationship experiences, childhood trauma, and other concerns that may be connected to unresolved experiences from the past.

EMDR is not about forgetting what happened. The goal is to help the brain process experiences that may continue to feel emotionally “stuck,” so that remembering them does not create the same level of distress or interfere with daily life in the same way.

EMDR can be particularly beneficial for teens and adults. For teens, helping them process traumatic experiences, reduce anxiety, and improve emotional regulation during these formative years. For adults, EMDR provides a powerful tool to address long-standing trauma, one-time traumas, recent traumas, alleviate distressing symptoms, and foster emotional resilience. Kelli provides EMDR therapy.

What to expect in an EMDR session:

During an EMDR session, your therapist will guide you through a gentle, structured process to help you heal from traumatic memories. You'll start by discussing your history and goals, and learning some simple relaxation techniques. Then, you'll focus on a specific memory and how it makes you feel. Using bilateral stimulation, like guided eye movements, you'll begin to reprocess the memory, which helps reduce its emotional impact. Your therapist will help you replace negative beliefs with positive ones and ensure you feel calm and supported throughout the session. At the start of each session, you'll review your progress and plan the next steps together.

Ways to sign up:

If you are in crisis, or believe your life may be at risk, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. This page is informational and does not replace professional medical evaluation or treatment.

A few symptoms we treat:

  • Intrusive thoughts or flashbacks

  • Nightmares related to trauma

  • Anxiety and excessive worry

  • Depression and persistent sadness

  • Panic attacks

  • Phobias and irrational fears

  • Emotional numbness or detachment

  • Hypervigilance and feeling constantly on edge

  • Difficulty concentrating or staying focused

  • Guilt or shame related to past experiences

  • Low self-esteem or negative self-beliefs

  • Anger and irritability

  • Grief and unresolved loss

  • Sleep disturbances or insomnia

  • Physical symptoms linked to emotional distress, such as headaches or stomachaches