How EMDR Therapy Helps Heal Trauma and PTSD

Written By Jennifer Wood, LPC-S

How EMDR Therapy Helps Heal Trauma and PTSD

Trauma can change how the brain and body respond to everyday life. Even when the danger has passed, your nervous system may stay stuck in survival mode.

EMDR therapy helps the brain reprocess trauma so healing can occur.

👉 EMDR Therapy for Trauma and PTSD in Tyler, TX

Why Trauma Gets “Stuck”

Trauma can interrupt the brain’s natural processing system. Instead of being stored as a past memory, the experience remains active, triggering:

  • Anxiety

  • Panic

  • Emotional shutdown

  • Flashbacks

  • Hypervigilance

How EMDR Heals Trauma

EMDR allows the brain to:

  • Reprocess distressing memories

  • Reduce emotional intensity

  • Replace negative beliefs with healthier ones

  • Restore nervous system balance

Clients often say the memory “loses its power.”

PTSD and EMDR Therapy

EMDR is one of the most researched and recommended treatments for PTSD. It can help people who have experienced:

  • Childhood trauma

  • Abuse

  • Military or first responder trauma

  • Accidents or disasters

Healing does not require reliving trauma — it requires processing it safely.

Begin Trauma Healing in Tyler, TX

If trauma is affecting your daily life, help is available.

👉 Contact The Bridge Therapeutic Services to schedule an EMDR consultation.

Jennifer Wood, LPC-S

Jennifer graduated from East Texas Baptist University in May 2000 with a BA in Psychology. In 2002, she graduated with an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from The University of Louisiana at Monroe. She has been fully licensed since 2006, and in 2012 received her Supervisor License. It has been her privilege to have been in private practice for the past 15 years.

Jennifer has worked in various settings to provide counseling to adults, families, and children. Her specialties and experience includes: marriage and family issues, grief, bereavement, infidelity, eating disorders, depression, personality disorders, co-dependency, play therapy, and spiritual issues.

Jennifer has a deep heart calling to serve those who are hurting. She believes in God’s sovereignty, and that He created us to experience joy, hope and peace. She is passionate about helping her clients connect with God and build meaningful and healthy relationships with those around them.

Jennifer and her husband have been married for 22 years. She enjoys playing piano, photography, and traveling and exploring creation. They have 2 sons and live in Tyler.

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” I Corinthians 13:12

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