Sana Psychotherapy

23/08/2026

EMDR: when the past still feels present

Sometimes you understand what happened, but your mind and body still react as though you’re back there.

EMDR can help you process distressing experiences and reduce the emotional intensity attached to them. It may support people experiencing:

• Trauma and difficult life experiences
• Anxiety and panic
• Phobias and fears
• Distressing memories or triggers
• Low self-esteem and negative beliefs
• Experiences that still feel unresolved

You don’t always need to talk through every detail of what happened. EMDR works with the way experiences are stored and how they continue to affect you in the present.

If something from the past is still taking up space in your life, therapy can help.

📍 Edinburgh & online
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* The brain is designed to process experiences.
* Experiences are processed and stored as memories.
* Trauma can interrupt this process.
* The memory becomes “stuck” with the original feelings and sensations.
* Triggers make it feel as if the event is happening now.
* EMDR helps the brain finish processing and store the memory as something from the past.

14/06/2026

27/02/2026

EMDR therapy starts with Phase 1: getting to know your story 🌿

In this first step, we talk about your past experiences, current triggers, and what you want to feel instead. There’s no pressure to relive everything at once. It’s about building trust, understanding patterns, and creating a safe plan for healing.

Phase 1 is the foundation. When you feel heard and supported, real change can begin. 💛