EMDR
EMDR therapy in Orange County
EMDR therapy in Orange County helps you process traumatic memories through a structured set of phases. It is used for PTSD and trauma.
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How EMDR works
What is EMDR therapy?
EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. You hold a memory in mind while you follow a left-right cue, such as eye movements, taps or tones.
What EMDR focuses on
EMDR works on a specific memory and how your body reacts to it. You do not have to describe the whole event in detail before you begin.
EMDR and talk therapy
Talk therapy builds understanding through conversation, and EMDR can be used alongside it. EMDR usually waits until you feel stable enough to work on a memory.
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Where it is used
EMDR at each level of care
EMDR is a therapy used within your level of care, usually once you are stable enough to work on a memory. The table shows the levels of care Enhance offers.
Inpatient
- Where you sleep
- On site, with clinical staff
- How much of your week
- All of it
- Who it suits
- Needs more than a day program
- What usually comes next
- PHP
Partial hospitalization (PHP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Most of each day
- Who it suits
- Can sleep at home safely
- What usually comes next
- IOP
Intensive outpatient (IOP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Part of the week
- Who it suits
- Stepping down, or working
- What usually comes next
- Outpatient
Outpatient
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Regular sessions
- Who it suits
- Doing well with therapy
- What usually comes next
- Ongoing care
Admissions can answer your questions about how EMDR sessions fit into your level of care.
In session
The eight phases of EMDR
Francine Shapiro's EMDR model has eight phases. Some phases take more than one session, and your clinician moves at a pace that works for you.
- History: your clinician learns whether EMDR is a good fit for you.
- Preparation: you practice ways to calm yourself before any memory work.
- Assessment: you choose a target memory and the belief tied to it.
- Desensitization: you hold the memory while following a left-right cue.
- Installation: you strengthen a more positive belief about yourself.
- Body scan: you notice any tension or discomfort still in your body.
- Closure: each session ends with you feeling steady, even if work remains.
- Reevaluation: the next session checks how the memory feels now.
EMDR may need to wait if
- You are in crisis or not medically stable.
- You are not ready to work on a specific memory.
- Your assessment points to a different method.
If there is immediate danger, call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room first.
What it treats
Conditions EMDR is used for
EMDR is used mainly for PTSD and trauma. It is also used for other conditions when a painful memory is part of the problem.
What happens when you call
Four steps, and you decide at each one whether to keep going.
You call, or send the form
You tell admissions what is happening and whether you think EMDR might fit.
We check your benefits
With your permission we contact your insurer and find out what your plan covers.
You hear what it means
Admissions explains the deductible, the copay and which level your plan supports, in plain terms.
You decide
If you want to go ahead, admissions walks you through what happens next.
Benefits vary from plan to plan, and a verification is not a guarantee of coverage.
(714) 862-1907Cost and coverage
Is EMDR covered by insurance?
What you pay depends on your deductible, your copay and the level your insurer approves. Admissions checks your benefits with the insurer and tells you the figures before you decide anything.
Plans change, so admissions confirms coverage with your insurer before anything else happens.
Also in network with
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Ambetter
- MHN
- CalPERS
- Covered California
- Pathways
- Vivity
Common questions about EMDR
If your question is not answered here, call admissions at (714) 862-1907.
What is the downside of EMDR?
Memory work can be tiring, and strong feelings can come up during a session. That is why preparation comes first and why each session ends with steps to help you feel steady. EMDR is not the right choice if you are not stable.
Do I have to describe the trauma in detail?
No. You and your clinician choose a target memory, and you do not have to describe every moment of it for the sessions to go ahead.
How long does EMDR take?
It varies from person to person. Some memories need only a few sessions and others take longer, so your clinician will talk with you about the plan.
Can EMDR be done online?
Enhance offers virtual therapy, and admissions can tell you whether EMDR sessions are available by video for your situation.
Does insurance cover EMDR?
EMDR is billed as therapy within your level of care. Admissions checks your plan, and coverage depends on your benefits.
Ask admissions about EMDR
If a specific memory is affecting your daily life, tell admissions. They will explain whether EMDR fits and at which level of care.
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