Miley Cyrus on EMDR Therapy: A Glimpse Into Healing Trauma and PTSD Through EMDR Intensives
When global superstar Miley Cyrus opened up about her experience with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), she helped bring powerful attention to the transformative potential of trauma therapy.
In a candid conversation on The Joe Rogan Experience (watch it here), Miley describes how EMDR helped her process the trauma of losing her home in the California wildfires. This deeply distressing event triggered intense anxiety and emotional disconnection.
EMDR: From Celebrities to Everyday Healing
While Miley's story might be high profile, her trauma is deeply relatable. Many people living with trauma or PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) carry invisible emotional wounds from overwhelming experiences — loss, abuse, accidents, natural disasters, or even childhood neglect. EMDR therapy offers a structured, evidence-based approach to process these painful memories and restore emotional balance.
Miley says in the interview:
“I did EMDR therapy, which is a kind of therapy for trauma... I had a lot of anxiety after losing my house in the fire, and EMDR really helped me to move through that.”
Her experience speaks to the heart of why EMDR therapy — and in particular, EMDR Intensives — are becoming a go-to option for those who want to heal more deeply and quickly.
What Are EMDR Intensives?
EMDR Intensives are extended-format therapy sessions, typically delivered over 1–3 days. Rather than the traditional weekly therapy model, Intensives allow clients to access deeper processing in a shorter time frame, which can help them to:
Make rapid progress through traumatic memories
Break through chronic stuck points
Rewire distressing thoughts and emotional patterns
Move forward with a greater sense of clarity and emotional well-being
For clients living with trauma and PTSD, this focused format can be life-changing.
How EMDR Intensives Can Work — Even for High-Performing Individuals
One of the most striking aspects of Miley Cyrus’s interview is how it highlights that trauma doesn’t discriminate. You can be successful, creative, and accomplished — and still be deeply affected by unresolved emotional pain.
EMDR allows the brain to do what it naturally wants to do: heal. And EMDR Intensives give that healing a concentrated space to unfold, often achieving in days what might take months in traditional talk therapy.
Considering EMDR for Yourself?
If Miley’s story resonated with you, or if you’ve been living with the lingering effects of trauma or PTSD, EMDR Intensives may be a helpful next step. Whether you’re recovering from a major life event, feeling emotionally stuck, or managing high-functioning anxiety or burnout, this model of therapy is designed to meet you where you are.
At Lumify Health, we specialise in evidence-based, trauma-informed EMDR Intensives that support deep, accelerated healing in a safe and supportive environment. Our therapists are trained to guide you through the process with compassion, clarity, and care.
Watch Miley Talk About EMDR Therapy
Click here to watch Miley Cyrus explain her EMDR experience
Ready to Explore EMDR Intensives?
Contact us today to learn more about how EMDR can support your healing journey. Whether you’re managing PTSD, anxiety, trauma, or emotional overwhelm, EMDR Intensives may offer the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
www.lumifyhealth.com.au
Lumify Health is based in Melbourne, offering in-person and virtual EMDR Intensive options.