Healing After Trauma: How EMDR Can Help

Trauma isn’t just something that lives in your mind; it can sit quietly in the body, shaping how you feel, react, and move through the world. Many people carry it for years, not always recognising how it shows up in everyday life. That’s why trauma-informed therapy isn’t about “fixing” people, it’s about helping them feel safe in their own skin again.

At Gender Voice Centre, psychologist Sandra works with clients using evidence-based trauma therapies, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

What EMDR actually is

EMDR is a structured therapy designed to help people process traumatic or distressing experiences. Instead of just talking through events, it uses bilateral stimulation, usually guided eye movements, tapping, or sounds, to help the brain reprocess memories in a way that feels less overwhelming.

The goal isn’t to erase what happened. It’s to reduce the emotional charge those memories hold, making it easier to feel grounded, safe, and more in control of your present.

People often describe EMDR as feeling quieter on the inside; the memory is still there, but it no longer takes over.

Sandra’s trauma-informed approach

Sandra’s work goes beyond clinical technique. She brings together EMDR with neurodiversity-affirming and gender-affirming practice, recognising that trauma looks different for everyone.

She creates therapy spaces that are:

• Safe and client-led

• Sensitive to intersectional identities

• Rooted in evidence but guided by your pace

• Focused on empowerment and healing, not labels

She often works with people who’ve experienced complex trauma, medical trauma, minority stress, and attachment wounds, helping them move toward safety and self-trust.

A gentle reminder

You don’t have to “get over it” alone or push it down until it disappears. Healing can be slow, layered, and deeply personal. Approaches like EMDR offer a way to soften the grip of trauma, so you can live more fully in the present.

If you’re curious to learn more about EMDR or working with Sandra, get in touch with the team at Gender Voice Centre

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