EMDR Therapy for Sexual Trauma: Healing Purity Culture- Reclaiming Your Sexuality ft. Erin Pritchard

Trauma lives in the body — and for millions of people, that trauma is directly tied to their sexuality, their relationships, and the religious messaging they received growing up. In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP, sits down with Erin Pritchard, MA, LPCC-S, trauma therapist and EMDR specialist, to explore how EMDR therapy is being used to heal sexual trauma, dismantle the lasting damage of purity culture, and help people reclaim a healthy, embodied relationship with their sexuality. Topics covered: what EMDR therapy is and how it works for trauma processing, how sexual trauma manifests in the body and affects intimate relationships, the lasting impact of purity culture on sexual health, desire, and self-worth, religious trauma and how it shapes sexuality in ways that are often invisible until addressed, the mental load women carry and how it silently destroys desire and intimacy, communication strategies for couples navigating trauma recovery together, self-exploration and body awareness as essential tools in sexual healing, intensive EMDR and what that treatment format looks like, and how to find a qualified EMDR therapist who understands sexual health. 

Find Erin at seaglassohio.com, learn about intensive EMDR at seaglassohio.com/intensive-emdr, and locate an EMDR therapist near you at emdria.org. Follow Erin on Instagram and Facebook at @seaglassohio.

Episode is sponsored by Boston Scientific and EDCure. For more information click here:
https://EDCure.com/BTS


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