E34: Healing Trauma with EMDR Therapy: Insights from Therapist Christina Janiga

Today we are going to talk about one of the most interesting “interventions” we use as trauma therapists - EMDR Therapy.  EMDR in many ways can feel like the most direct intervention we do, almost like a psychological neurosurgery.  Luckily, we have an EMDR specialist here to talk us through it today, my great friend and colleague, Christina Janiga.

We talk about:

• What exactly is EMDR therapy?
• What really happens in an EMDR session?
• How can EMDR deal with and heal nightmares or upsetting dreams,
• When is dissociation 'adaptive,' and how do you know if you dissociate?
• How we just named ‘precision psychotherapy’: getting creative with EMDR for neurodivergent brains.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• EMDR Canada
• Dissociative Experiences Scale - II 
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About our Guest: Christina Janiga, she/her, is a Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDR Consultant in Training (CIT). Christina is the director and founder of Christina Janiga Psychotherapy. Christina provides psychotherapy services and clinical supervision for the Burlington area and across Ontario. Christina has presented in schools, learning centres, shelters, and high-performance athletic facilities, and offers specialized strategies and solutions aimed at helping people cope with and manage a wide range of life transitions, anxieties, and challenges. Christina loves learning, a positive outlook in life, and a passion for sports.

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A gentle reminder that this is not therapy, and Christina is not your therapist. If you need more one on one support or treatment, please check out the links posted in the Show info and episode notes on the main podcast webpage.

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