Change Your Brain Every Day The Trauma Therapy No One Talks About: EMDR Therapy
Feb 24, 2026
Dr. Curtis Rounson, clinical psychologist and senior EMDR trainer with 30+ years of experience. He recounts discovering EMDR and a dramatic early success story. He explains how EMDR reprocesses traumatic memories, differences from talk therapy, session expectations, treating nonverbal or hidden memories, and why professional training is essential.
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Therapists Experienced Rapid Change In Training
- EMDR shifted longstanding physical reactions from childhood memories for Curtis Rounson, revealing effects he couldn't access through other therapies.
- That personal practicum experience convinced him EMDR moves clients from functional to thriving.
EMDR Restores The Brain's Natural Healing
- EMDR helps the brain complete its natural healing process by converting traumatic memories from a sensory-frozen state into a narrative historical form.
- Curtis Rounson explains trauma often remains stuck with sights, sounds, smells, body sensations and the coping age present at the event.
Trauma Is About Memory Storage Not Event Size
- Trauma is defined by how memories are stored, not by event size; stored memories include the coping development level at the time.
- That explains persistent adult reactions that match a child's coping capacity despite adult knowledge otherwise.