Panic feels like the floor has disappeared. Therapy helps the floor return.
We begin with anchors you can deploy quickly: feel the weight through your feet, widen your gaze to include more of the room, let your exhale lengthen until your shoulders soften. Practised often, these cues become muscle memory for calm.
We map early body signals—tingle in the hands, tunnelled vision, heat in the face—so you can intervene before the spike crests. Somatic awareness means less time lost to alarm and more time in choice.
With stability in place, EMDR’s bilateral rhythm processes origin moments and stuck beliefs—‘I’m not safe’, ‘This will never end’. We move in short, paced rounds, pausing often and returning to the present.
Between sessions you’ll keep brief routines: a morning settle, a pre‑event check‑in, an evening staircase. Over time spikes shorten, and confidence gently returns.
FAQ
Q1. What changes with EMDR for panic?
The body trusts settling again; spikes shorten and recovery is faster as origin cues are processed safely.
Q2. Do you teach quick in‑the‑moment tools?
Yes—widened gaze, heavier feet, longer exhale and simple phrases that re‑orient you to now.
Q3. Is remote work effective for panic?
It can be. Structure, anchors and regular review keep online sessions safe and practical.