When the past won’t stay in the past
emdr helps your brain finish what danger started
Somatic and Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
If you keep reliving moments you never asked to remember, there’s a reason. Your brain hit the brakes to protect you and never got the chance to release the load.
At Trauma and Therapy Center of Tennessee, EMDR gives your nervous system a safe path to complete unfinished stress responses and soften the charge around painful memories. Sessions are led by trauma specialists who move at your pace and keep you informed. You will know the plan by session three, and you will always have a next step that makes sense.
“The past affects the present even without our being aware of it”
You might look fine on the outside and still feel keyed up, numb, or on edge inside. Sleep is patchy. Triggers come out of nowhere. You avoid places or people you once loved. None of this means you are broken. It means your body learned how to survive. Our work is to help your brain and body feel safe enough to reorganize. EMDR does not erase your story. It lets you hold it without it holding you.