During my internship with the Salvation Army, I began my work with clients that were struggling from various mental health issues. As we explored their circumstances and histories together, I came to realize the role that past traumas and neglect were playing in the many issues my clients were suffering from.

I also began to notice that the counselling tools I had previously learned were somewhat limited in helping people overcome their traumas. It was at this point that I began researching which counselling modalities were having the past outcomes for people in these situations. Through this, I discovered EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing). EMDR uses eye movement (or other sources of bilateral stimulation) while focusing on a trauma memory to help process the memory and find healing from it. Since I began using EMDR I have noticed a large shift in my client’s abilities to heal from traumatizing and painful memories and find relief from many of their symptoms.