Emotional Numbness Explained: Causes, Symptoms, and How Therapy Helps

When life feels overwhelming, sometimes the mind protects us by going emotionally numb. You might feel detached, flat, or like you’re simply going through the motions. EMDR and IFS therapy offer powerful, evidence-based ways to heal emotional numbness by addressing its root causes. Through gentle, trauma-informed work, you can reconnect with your emotions, rebuild self-trust, and rediscover what it feels like to be fully alive, present, grounded, and open to joy again.