description of EMDR and Molly

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a time-efficient, systematic methodology utilized in combination with good solid psychotherapy. It is extremely helpful in the treatment and resolution of the disturbing experiences and traumas that mold and affect many of us. It is a systematic approach involving bilateral sensory stimulation, such as eye-movements, tapping or sounds, adminstered while a client focuses on difficult feelings, anxiety, psychological and somatic symptoms or disturbing memories. Psychotherapy which utilizes EMDR seems to facilitate the natural processing abilities of the brain and nervous system. An individual's normal healing abilities are activated and one's body-mind balance is supported in its inner capacity to mend. A client's innate information-processing system is stimulated to transform dysfunctional, self-denigrating thoughts into less threatening, more palatable, self-supportive thoughts and beliefs. EMDR works extremely well in resolving traumas, changing behavior and in making the therapy experience in general much more rapid.

Molly Gierasch, Ph.D. lives in Boulder Colorado. She is a Psychologist and EMDR International Association approved instructor, certified EMDR psychotherapist and consultant. She was trained by Francine Shapiro, PhD, the founder of EMDR, in 1991. She has been an EMDRIA Instructor for ten years. Molly Gierasch has been a presenter at the EMDR International Conference and a frequent lecturer in other professional settings. She has been practicing psychotherapy for over 30 years utilizing EMDR extensively for over 15 years. She has designed her professional EMDR trainings with the goal of giving participants the knowledge, confidence and support to integrate EMDR into their own practices. She is available for consultation as well as instruction. In her spare time Molly enjoys being an aging athlete interested in wilderness experience, rock climbing, canoeing and conservation.