I love EMDR because it checks all the boxes of the emotion, the belief systems, and the physiological arousal.
Amanda Christenson
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) is a fascinating and effective therapy treatment that shifts stored memories and helps people not be so triggered by past trauma. It relieves emotional distress and calms the physical response to past memories. Our guest, Amanda Christenson is a therapist trained in EMDR. Listen in as Creed and Crishelle learn from her about how this form of therapy can relieve shame reactions and help individuals and couples overcome pornography.
In this episode:
- Being stuck in a compulsive behavior like pornography can cause trauma
- EMDR can help couples no matter where they are at in recovery
- This therapy can help with self-compassion
Amanda Christenson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with couples dealing with sexual addiction and betrayal trauma. She is the owner of Hope Therapy located in Spanish Fork, UT. Amanda is a co-host of the soon to be released podcast, Not The Experts, which focuses on betrayal trauma resilience. She and her husband have two little boys and another baby on the way.
Links
- Amanda’s Instagram account @amandachristensonmft
- Hope Therapy’s website for qualified therapy in Utah: hopemft.com
- Follow @nottheexperts about the new podcast on betrayal trauma resilience plus a lot of personal stories and opinions from three therapists
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2 comments
I do have ptsd I struggle with addiction I can truly say for the st time in my life I I know I had and have a drinking issue and it can very easily get out of hand. I also believe I have adad as well as sufferd from ptsd from war. I got on the ph to mastebate and came accrue this and possibly in home of change.
Thanks for sharing. Have you tried EMDR? It can be extremely helpful especially with trauma.