SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) – The North Carolina Trauma Recovery Network (NCTRN) is organizing four complimentary pro bono EMDR therapy sessions for individuals directly impacted by Saturday night’s tragic shooting in Southport.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is best used in crisis situations to help reduce the effects of the event, according to NCTRN co-coordinator Shanna Reyes.
“Research shows there can be a substantial reduction in the effects of this event that could cause people to develop symptoms of trauma or PTSD,” said Reyes. “And those rates for a single incident of trauma can be up to 84% to 100% of a reduction.”…