What you do during this window determines how your brain stores—or releases—the trauma.
PTSD, depression, and anxiety don't start the day the trauma happens. They grow silently over time, layered with life stress, until symptoms show up months—or even years—later.
Unprocessed trauma compounds over time. It hides under distraction, work, spiritual bypassing, and emotional shutdown—until it explodes.
Early intervention stops that process before it settles in.
The first hours and days after a traumatic event are critical
This is not long term therapy. EMDR early intervention is short-term, trauma therapy delivered in the first days or weeks after a traumatic experience. It can dramatically reduce long-term symptoms and help your nervous system return to safety before trauma takes hold.
When you get a physical wound, you don’t wait for it to get infected to clean it.
You treat it immediately — so it doesn’t fester. Emotional wounds need the same care now.
Think of it like this:
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EMDR Early Intervention Can
Provide immediate relief for psychological shock and emotional distress
Help your brain begin processing before trauma becomes "stuck"
Increase emotional resilience in the first days post-trauma
Reduce the risk of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorders
Create stability so you can return to daily life—or begin long-term therapy
This is not long-term therapy
It’s emotional triage.
No deep retelling. No retraumatizing. Just relief.
A single, EMDR therapy session to help you stabilize and prevent long-term damage.
You already have a therapist, but you need urgent stabilization
You’re not ready to talk, but your body is reacting
You’re waiting to start therapy but need help now
You’re in emotional shock after a traumatic event
Book an appt if:
What to Expect
