EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is recommended as treatment for the symptoms of trauma (flashbacks, intrusive memories, nightmares), phobias (including the fear of medical procedures), agoraphobia, unremitting grief reactions, and anxiety reactions.  It is a comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach and contains elements of many effective psychotherapies in structured protocols that are designed to maximize treatment effects. These include psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, experiential, and body-centered therapies.

EMDR is an information processing therapy and uses an eight phase approach to address the experiential contributors of a wide range of pathologies. It attends to the past experiences that have set the groundwork for pathology, the current situations that trigger dysfunctional emotions, beliefs and sensations, and the positive experience needed to enhance future adaptive behaviors and mental health.

During treatment various procedures and protocols are used to address the entire clinical picture. One of the procedural elements is "dual stimulation" using either bilateral eye movements, tones or taps. During the reprocessing phases the client attends momentarily to past memories, present triggers, or anticipated future experiences while simultaneously focusing on a set of external stimulus. During that time, clients generally experience the emergence of insight, changes in memories, or new associations. The clinician assists the client to focus on appropriate material before initiation of each subsequent set.

“The aim of EMDR treatment is to achieve the most profound and comprehensive treatment effects in the shortest period of time, while maintaining client stability within a balanced family and social system.

Approach to psychotherapy
A focus of the work that Molly does with individuals is to assist in heightening each person’s awareness and acceptance of their own strengths, gifts, limitations, and values.  In addition, her work aims to assist an individual identify and diffuse stuck points or blocks, as well as to strengthen their ability to consistently make life choices that honor their own value system. Molly’s work with individuals and couples is not from a lens of pathology, but one that looks beneath the wounds to validate and enliven the life that is wanting to express itself.

Supportive approaches/tools to healing that Molly offers include: EMDR, HeartMath software, EFT, Relaxation and Visualization techniques, as well as, Compassionate Presence practices.  Central in her work is being able to offer her clients supportive and collaborative services of the Inner Works Staff which allows them to be able to address any physical needs that are impacting and being impacted by their mental and emotional states. Her clients have available such collaborative services as massage, cranio-sacral, zero balancing, yoga, physical fitness, nutritional counseling, medical consultation.  The body always works toward balance.  One cannot work toward healing one’s emotions without addressing the whole.  The emotions are carried through out the body and manifest in a wide variety of physical symptoms, as well as behavioral.  Stress in our daily life (or any emotional state) is carried in our bodies.  We can gain skills, insight, and healing in how we deal with emotional states or in how we manage them day to day.  Our bodies often carry the burden of our stress and emotional state and unfortunately it is often the body that is neglected. At Inner Works, where we are able to address the physical, mental and emotional, the whole of the person has the opportunity to heal.