by Elena Engle, LMHC-S | Apr 14, 2026 | EMDR Skills
There are moments in EMDR work when it becomes clear that the question isn’t whether the method will work, but whether the environment can hold what the work will activate. EMDR is powerful precisely because it moves quickly and deeply. That strength, in certain...
by Elena Engle, LMHC-S | Apr 7, 2026 | EMDR Skills
I was watching an episode of Malcolm in the Middle: Season 6 Episode 12, “Living Will.” The father, Hal, was given power of attorney by a neighbor and he had to decide if his neighbor should remain on life support or not. Being a comedic show Hal went through quite...
by Elena Engle, LMHC-S | Mar 31, 2026 | EMDR Skills
EMDR is often described as emotionally intense, but it is also physically demanding in ways that are easy to underestimate. Reprocessing doesn’t just move through memory and meaning. It moves through the body. Muscles tense and release. Breathing shifts. Fatigue sets...
by Elena Engle, LMHC-S | Mar 24, 2026 | EMDR Skills
I was watching an episode of Modern Family recently: Fizbo, Season 1, Episode 9. Phil is throwing his son, Luke, a birthday party and his uncle, Cameron, offers to dress as a clown for the party as a birthday present for Luke. Cameron transforms into Fizbo, “a...
by Elena Engle, LMHC-S | Mar 17, 2026 | EMDR Skills
EMDR doesn’t end when the session does. That’s something most of us learn quickly, even if we don’t always talk about it explicitly. Once reprocessing begins, material continues to move. Memories link. Emotional states surface at inconvenient times. The nervous system...
