Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, received a donation of an EMDR Light Bar, from Morrison Community Hospital Auxiliary. It will be used in the hospital’s expanded Behavioral Health Department. Auxiliary members presented the psychotherapy tool to Tracy Banks-Geiger (2nd from right.) MCH Auxiliary members are, left-to-right, Clarita Vandermyde, Karen Price and Dody Ogburn.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy, that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference.
It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can, in fact, heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma.
When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information-processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR therapy training sessions, Tracy Banks-Geiger can help clients activate their natural healing processes.
If you or a loved one is struggling to overcome some emotional life experiences, please call Banks-Geiger at 815-772-5590 to make an appointment.