EMDR and Somatic Therapy for Trauma, PTSD and Anxiety

Kevin Becnel, MA, LPCC is a holistic psychotherapist who helps adults heal from trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and long-held stress using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and somatic therapy in Akron, Ohio.

What is EMDR therapy?

EMDR is a structured therapy that helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they stop feeling like they are happening now. While you briefly focus on a difficult memory, you follow guided bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping. Over time the memory loses its emotional charge. The World Health Organization and major clinical guidelines recommend EMDR for PTSD. To learn more, click on the link below.

What is Somatic therapy?

Trauma lives in the body as well as in the mind. Somatic therapy works with physical sensations, breath, posture, and movement to help your nervous system settle, so you can feel safe in your body again and untangle yourself from the past. To learn more, click on the link below.

How I combine them

EMDR works on the memory. Somatic therapy works on how your body holds it. Together they address both, which often helps people who have talked about their experiences for years and still feel stuck.

Who this Can Help

• Adults living with trauma or PTSD
• People with anxiety, panic, or a constantly “on edge” nervous system.
• Anyone whose past still shows up in their body, relationships, or sleep.

Getting Started

To schedule a consultation, email me at kevinbecnel@gmail.com