Grief links to deeper memory networks in EMDR therapy. Explore how unresolved losses, attachment wounds, and core beliefs shape a client’s grief response — and how to support adaptive mourning through the AIP lens.

Grief is Not a Target — It's a Process to Honour

In EMDR therapy, grief isn't something we aim to process away. It’s a natural, adaptive response to loss — and it deserves time, space, and compassion. While EMDR can support clients who feel stuck in their grief, the goal isn’t to remove it, but to clear the blocks that prevent healthy mourning.

This blog explores how we can differentiate between grief and unresolved trauma, when reprocessing is appropriate, and how we can support clients through presence, resourcing, and nervous system regulation.

Read the full post to deepen your understanding of grief work in EMDR therapy — and why sometimes, just being with the pain is the most powerful intervention of all.

Thinking about EMDR training but unsure what to expect?
You’re not alone. Therapists often have questions about how EMDR works, who it’s for, and whether they’ll be able to use EMDR after training. This post breaks down the most common questions we hear. Whether you're just starting to explore trauma-informed care or ready to take the next step, this guide will give you a clear picture of what EMDR training involves.

Is the brain truly wired to heal? In this blog, Kelly offers a trauma-informed perspective on the body and brain’s natural drive toward healing—and how EMDR therapy supports that process. Through the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, bilateral stimulation, and the safety of the therapeutic relationship, EMDR helps clients move from stuckness to integration—one memory at a time.

Bilateral stimulation (BLS) is one of the most powerful and unique elements of EMDR therapy. In this blog, Kelly explores how BLS helps the brain access stuck memories, calm the nervous system, and reorganize distressing experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional weight. Learn what BLS does in the brain, how it supports healing, and why it's a key part of the EMDR reprocessing journey.

Ever wonder why certain thoughts, emotions, or body reactions seem to come out of nowhere? This blog explores how past experiences—especially those left unprocessed—can quietly shape our present-day reactions, beliefs, and symptoms. Using the metaphor of a tree, Kelly gently unpacks the connection between our history and our healing, offering insight and compassion for the parts of us still holding onto pain from the past.

Old experiences don’t have to keep showing up in your present. In this blog, Kelly explores how EMDR therapy helps untangle the emotional “roots” of stuck memories—so you can feel more grounded in the present and hopeful about the future. Learn how EMDR works, what healing can look like, and how change ripples through thoughts, emotions, and the body.

Bilateral stimulation (BLS) is one of the core elements of EMDR therapy—and it plays a powerful role in helping the brain process and heal from distressing memories. In this post, Kelly explains how BLS works in the brain, why it’s linked to REM sleep and emotional processing, and how it helps transform stuck memories into adaptive, manageable experiences.

In this guide for therapists, Kelly explores how EMDR therapy and bilateral stimulation (BLS) help clients process unresolved trauma. Learn how BLS supports neural integration, reduces emotional intensity, and activates adaptive memory networks—backed by neuroscience and grounded in clinical practice.