Certified EMDR Therapist Treats PTSD and Trauma for Raleigh, Cary & Apex NC
Dr. Bryce Kaye is a recognized author on the psychophysiology of EMDR
All too often, a person’s depression or anxiety is rooted in overwhelming emotional experiences that they are trying to forget. These may involve recent experiences such as combat death of best friends, witnessing the sudden death of a loved one, a recent accident, threats or actual violence, disfigurement, etc. Trauma may also involve early life experiences such as abandonment, incest, physical or sexual abuse by care-givers. Whatever and whenever the cause, these emotional scars often do not go away merely with time. This is what happens with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The human brain imprints traumatic memory differently than it processes regular memory. Without proper treatment, traumatic memory can greatly reduce a person’s happiness for the rest of their life. Fortunately, there is now a very efficient and effective form of treatment for trauma known as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
EMDR is a more complicated form of psychotherapy than mere counseling. It has been the most researched form of treatment for PTSD and has been proven effective in many research studies. It is considered an "evidence-based" form of treatment and both the American Psychological Association and the Defense Department find it very effective for treating PTSD. Researchers at Harvard have found that EMDR helps rewire trauma related memory in the brain. They found that post-treatment memories of trauma involve more parts of the brain than did the same memories before treatment. The result is that the trauma related emotional pain is greatly reduced or eliminated. It is common for EMDR to completely eliminate the pain of previously mind-shattering memories. For more information on EMDR, you can visit the international website www.emdria.org .
If you visit the EMDRIA website, you will be able to use their search index of competent therapists in your area. Only a very few EMDR trainees ever reach the true "certified" status of proficiency in EMDR. Dr. Kaye is certified and has practiced EMDR therapy for over 10 years. His neurophysiological theory was published in the EMDR Journal as being one of the possible explanations for why EMDR is effective.
