What is emdr?
EMDR involves eye movements, desensitizing to stress, and reprocessing maladaptively stored memories in the nervous system.
Why Use Eye Movements?
How the idea was born
How it works: bilateral stimulation (BLS)
Other forms of BLS
Are We Getting rid of memories?
Learning how to build a less stressed relationship with your memories
Is EMDR like hypnotherapy?
Trance like state vs. dual awareness
What does the EMDR process look like?
History taking, treatment planning (Phase 1), and preparation (Phase 2)
Phases 3-8 (More details in attachments below)
How do You know EMDR is working?
Notice how you relate to the past, how you experience the present, and if you are achieving future goals
Who Have I Used EMDR With?
PTSD and Other stressor disorders
Anxiety disorders
OCD
Family of origin (FOO) trauma
Maladaptive belief patterns (ex: people pleasing, approval seeking, defectiveness)
Sexual assault
Car accidents
Grief
Cultural trauma
Shame
Marriage issues (ex: infidelity, jealousy)
Do We have to go back to childhood?
Our memory consists of a network, and past experiences can get stuck behind more recent ones
What is Adjunct EMDR?
You and I focus only on EMDR
It happens in tandem with your primary therapist
Our treatment is temporary/short term
What doing only EMDR can look like
What in tandem can look like
What short-term can look like