Online EMDR Therapy New Zealand
Access online EMDR therapy anywhere in New Zealand, from the privacy and comfort of your own home.
EMDR can help process distressing experiences and reduce their ongoing emotional impact.
Online NZ-wide | Currently accepting new clients
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What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
EMDR is a structured therapeutic approach used to help people process distressing or traumatic experiences.
Sometimes an experience has passed, but your mind and body continue to react as though the danger is still present. Certain situations, thoughts, feelings or reminders may trigger anxiety, fear or emotional reactions that feel difficult to control.
EMDR aims to help the brain process these experiences so that memories can become less distressing and have less influence over your present life.
"Thank you Sulette, you have honestly been incredible and I genuinely don't think I could have got through this without you."
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How EMDR Can Help with Trauma & PTSD
Traumatic experiences can sometimes continue to affect how you feel, think and respond long after the event has passed. EMDR can help process these experiences and reduce the emotional distress associated with them.
What Can EMDR Help With?
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EMDR is commonly associated with trauma and PTSD, but it may also be helpful when past experiences are contributing to current emotional difficulties.
I work with people experiencing difficulties such as:
- Trauma and PTSD
- Distressing or intrusive memories
- Childhood experiences
- Anxiety and fear
- Panic and emotional triggers
- Shame and negative beliefs about yourself
- Relationship-related trauma
- Grief and loss
- Difficult experiences that continue to feel unresolved
We will discuss your individual circumstances before deciding whether EMDR is an appropriate therapeutic approach for you.
Does Online EMDR Work?
EMDR isn't simply about eye movements.
EMDR can be delivered effectively online when it is clinically appropriate for the individual.
The therapeutic process remains structured, but the methods used for bilateral stimulation can be adapted for online sessions.
Before beginning EMDR processing, we will discuss how online EMDR works, establish appropriate strategies for managing distress and make sure you feel comfortable with the process.
Your safety, readiness and individual circumstances will always guide the pace of therapy.
What Happens During Online EMDR?
EMDR isn't simply about eye movements.
Therapy begins by understanding what has brought you to counselling, the difficulties you are experiencing and what you would like to change. We then prepare carefully before beginning trauma processing.
During EMDR, you may be asked to briefly focus on aspects of a distressing memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation. This may involve guided eye movements or other methods suitable for online therapy.
The aim isn't to erase the memory. Instead, EMDR helps the brain process the experience so that remembering it becomes less emotionally overwhelming. You remain in control throughout the session.
Online EMDR From the Comfort of Home
EMDR Therapy in Auckland & Online Across New Zealand
For some people, attending therapy online makes accessing specialist support considerably easier.
There is no travel time, and you can attend from a private space where you feel comfortable.
Online EMDR may be particularly useful if you:
- Live outside Auckland
- Have limited access to an EMDR therapist locally
- Prefer receiving therapy from home
- Have work or family commitments that make travelling difficult
- Prefer the convenience of online appointments
In-person EMDR therapy is available in Karaka, South Auckland, with online EMDR sessions available throughout New Zealand.
Is Online EMDR Right for Me?
Tailored
EMDR isn't automatically the right approach for every person or every difficulty.Before beginning processing, I will take time to understand your history, current circumstances and what you hope to achieve through therapy.
For some clients, EMDR can begin relatively quickly. For others, it may be helpful to spend more time developing emotional regulation, coping strategies and a sense of stability before processing difficult experiences
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Therapy is tailored to you rather than following a one-size-fits-all programme.
Your EMDR Therapist
20+ years experience
I'm Sulette Snyman, an experienced counsellor with more than 20 years of counselling experience across New Zealand, the United Kingdom and South Africa.
I trained in EMDR in the United Kingdom and have extensive experience using EMDR with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety and distressing life experiences. My approach is warm, practical and trauma-informed. I believe therapy should be collaborative and paced according to the needs of the person sitting in front of me.
EMDR trained | 20+ years' counselling experience | Online throughout NZ.
Prefer Face-to-Face EMDR?
Face-to-Face - Karaka, South Auckland
If you live in Auckland and would prefer to attend therapy in person, I also provide face-to-face counselling and EMDR therapy in Karaka, South Auckland. This may be convenient for clients living in Karaka, Papakura, Drury, Pukekohe, Takanini, Franklin and surrounding areas.
Ready to Begin?
Book an online EMDR Session
If difficult experiences from the past continue to affect how you feel today, EMDR may be one way of helping you move forward. Online appointments mean you can access EMDR therapy from anywhere in New Zealand without needing to travel.
Currently accepting new clients for online EMDR therapy.
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Learn More About EMDR:
Dr Daniel Amen, psychiatrist and brain health specialist, discusses EMDR and its use in trauma treatment.
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