{"id":2623,"date":"2025-04-23T08:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10008\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=2623"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:01:10","slug":"how-do-i-know-if-emdr-is-working","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/dimitriostherapy.com\/en\/faqs\/how-do-i-know-if-emdr-is-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I know if EMDR is working?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Great question! EMDR progress can feel different from traditional therapy. You\u2019ll often know it\u2019s working when the memory or issue you\u2019re targeting starts to lose its emotional charge. What once felt overwhelming or triggering begins to feel more distant, neutral, or just <em>less intense<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also notice shifts in your beliefs\u2014like going from <em>\u201cI\u2019m not safe\u201d<\/em> to <em>\u201cI can handle this.\u201d<\/em> Sometimes, changes show up in your body too: better sleep, more calm, fewer stress responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results aren\u2019t always instant, but EMDR tends to create deep, lasting shifts\u2014especially when we\u2019ve targeted the right memory or belief. And as your therapist, I\u2019ll be checking in with you every step of the way to track how your system is responding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healing doesn&#8217;t always look dramatic but with EMDR, you\u2019ll often feel lighter, clearer, and more grounded as the work unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faqs-taxonomies":[36,16],"class_list":["post-2623","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry","faqs-taxonomies-emdr","faqs-taxonomies-treatments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How do I know if EMDR is working? | Dimitrios Pexaras Therapy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dimitriostherapy.com\/en\/faqs\/how-do-i-know-if-emdr-is-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I know if EMDR is working? | Dimitrios Pexaras Therapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Great question! 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