{"id":1133,"date":"2026-02-17T22:06:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?page_id=1133"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:09:01","slug":"emdr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/","title":{"rendered":"EMDR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1133\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1133-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1133-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1133-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg 600w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr-360x240.jpg 360w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy approach that is particularly effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than focusing heavily on talking through the trauma, EMDR helps the brain process and \u201creorganise\u201d distressing memories so they no longer feel as emotionally intense or disruptive.<\/p>\n<h3>How Does It Work?<\/h3>\n<p>EMDR uses bilateral stimulation\u2014most commonly guided eye movements, though tapping or sound may also be used. This stimulation activates both sides of the brain while the person briefly recalls a traumatic or difficult memory.<\/p>\n<p>The process helps the brain do what it naturally does during REM sleep: digest and file away emotional memories. Over time, the memory becomes less vivid and distressing, and people often feel they can move forward without being \u201cstuck\u201d in the past.<\/p>\n<h3>EMDR Can Help With:<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"bulletlist\">\n<li>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)<\/li>\n<li>Childhood trauma<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety and panic attacks<\/li>\n<li>Grief and loss<\/li>\n<li>Phobias<\/li>\n<li>Negative self-beliefs or low self-esteem<\/li>\n<li>Disturbing life events (e.g., accidents, medical trauma, bullying, relationship breakdown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy approach that is particularly effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences. Rather than focusing heavily on talking through the trauma, EMDR helps the brain process and \u201creorganise\u201d distressing memories so they no longer feel as &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1135,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1133","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089200607419\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T22:09:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/\",\"name\":\"EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-17T22:06:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T22:09:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Counselling and Psychotherapy Treatments\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"EMDR\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MonuMental-Health-High-Res-logo-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MonuMental-Health-High-Res-logo-2.png\",\"width\":1853,\"height\":441,\"caption\":\"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089200607419\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monumental_health\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson","description":"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson","og_description":"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.","og_url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/","og_site_name":"Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089200607419","article_modified_time":"2026-02-17T22:09:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/","url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/","name":"EMDR - Counselling &amp; Psychotherapy in Laois, the Midlands - Monumental Therapy by Katie Richardson","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-17T22:06:54+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-17T22:09:01+00:00","description":"EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that is effective in helping people heal from trauma, PTSD, and other emotionally distressing experiences.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emdr.jpg","width":600,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/emdr\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Counselling and Psychotherapy Treatments","item":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"EMDR"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#website","url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/","name":"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#organization","name":"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy","url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MonuMental-Health-High-Res-logo-2.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MonuMental-Health-High-Res-logo-2.png","width":1853,"height":441,"caption":"Counselling and Psychotherapy Laois \/ Midlands - Monumental Therapy"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089200607419","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monumental_health\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1136,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133\/revisions\/1136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}