Course Description
The Distancing Technique was initially developed using EMDR targets that had an over-importance of thoughts, the need to control thoughts, and the thought-action fusion. It also targets the misinterpretation of sensation as predictive of future catastrophe. The goal of this technique is for the client to become a detached observer to his/her thoughts, sensations, images, and/or urges. For example, to understand that the obsession is a thought and not real, to gain distance from the thought, and put it aside. The anxiety disorders that the Distancing Technique can be applied to include OCD, panic disorders, and phobias. Interweaves, which come from the client’s own words as expressed in the Preparation Phase, are used, when necessary, in the Standard Protocol to process the initial, worst, most recent and current triggers (including the Pandemic). Learn more in this course presented by C. Paula Krentzel, Ph.D. and Jennifer Tattersall, LCSW.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to describe the 3 components of The Distancing Technique and list the procedural steps of Distancing as used within the Preparation Phase of the EMDR Standard Protocol.
- Participants will be able to identify Future Rehearsal with a focus on integrating the use of adaptive coping statements in challenging situations.
- Participants will be able to identify and integrate the distancing strategies throughout the the 8 phases of the Standard Protocol.
Presenter(s)
C. Paula Krentzel, PhD
C. Paula Krentzel, PhD, a practicing psychologist for three decades, is a certified EMDR clinician and an Approved EMDR Consultant. She is a Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) and EMDRIA Facilitator and a member of the Boston Trauma Response Network. Dr. Krentzel was trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Her areas of expertise are developmental and complex trauma, anxiety disorders (specifically, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders (OCD), attachment disorders, chronic medical disorders, and depression. Dr Krentzel developed the Distancing Technique for the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders, which she presents internationally.
Jennifer Tattersall, LCSW
Jennifer Tattersall, LCSW, CBIS, CCDP has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She is a certified Brain Injury Specialist and a Co-Occurring Disorders Professional. Jennifer is a certified EMDR therapist and an EMDRIA approved Consultant. She is honored to be the Clinical Preceptor for the Groton New London Naval Submarine Base Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
Center and specializes in working with adults with trauma, complex trauma, OCD, and substance use.
Date
November 14, 2021
Presented by
C. Paula Krentzel, Jennifer Tattersall
Run Time
179 minutes
EMDRIA Credits
3
NBCC Credits
3
Topics
Anxiety/Panic/Phobias, Compulsive Behaviors
Cost (member)
$70
Cost (nonmember)
$95
Publisher
EMDR International Association
Rights
The presenter(s) retains control over the publishing and copyright of this presentation/course.
APA Citation
Krentzel, C. P. & Tattersall, J. (2021, November 14). The Distancing Technique: OCD and Anxiety Disorders, How to Treat with EMDR [Online Course]. EMDR International Association. https://www.pathlms.com/emdria/courses/44752
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Course
Original Source
Conference 2021
Access Type
Paid Access