EMDR & Trauma-Informed Care: Reflections from My First Year in an MSW Program

My biggest takeaway as a first-year MSW student: EMDR and trauma-informed care share the same heart. EMDR offers a precise way to unlock stuck neural networks; TIC makes sure we follow a treatment plan with the client, at their pace, and with deep respect for culture, history, and choice. When those pieces come together, “what happened to me” shifts from a constant alarm to a past-tense story and one that the client can hold with more calm, meaning, and control.