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What is EDMR Therapy?

Everything You Need to Know About EDMR

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EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.

Who can benefit from EMDR therapy?

EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages. Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges:

  • Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias

  • Chronic Illness and medical issues

  • Depression and bipolar disorders

  • Dissociative disorders

  • Eating disorders

  • Grief and loss

  • Pain

  • Performance anxiety

  • Personality disorders

  • PTSD and other trauma and stress-related issues

  • Sexual assault

  • Sleep disturbance

  • Substance abuse and addiction

  • Violence 

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Ilera Psychological Services is not a crisis center, If you are in crisis or need someone to talk to, help is available 24/7:

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  • 📞 Mental Health Helpline (Alberta) — 1-877-303-2642
    Free, confidential support for mental health concerns.

  • 📞 Distress Centre Calgary — 403-266-4357 (HELP)
    Available 24 hours a day for anyone in crisis, including youth and families.

  • 📞 Talk Suicide Canada — 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)
    Text 45645 (4 p.m.–12 a.m. MST)

  • 📱 If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.

Location

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  • In-person in Calgary at  310 14st NW Calgary, AB. 

  • Virtual all over Alberta. 

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In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Ilera Psychological Services would like to honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.

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