EMDR Therapy for Birth Trauma: What to Expect | Libby Orrick Therapy

Birth trauma can leave you with intrusive memories of the delivery, fear of future pregnancies, panic in medical settings, intimacy disruption, or a body that no longer feels safe. EMDR is one of the therapies that can help.

If you are considering EMDR therapy for birth trauma, one of the hardest parts can be not knowing what the work will actually involve. This post is meant to make that more concrete. The first half walks through what EMDR for birth trauma may look like, session by session. The second half looks at other approaches that may also help, because EMDR is not the right fit for everyone and is not the only path forward.