Approved for 1.5 EMDRIA Credits

Previously, EMDR therapy was used only to process the direct effects of disruptive past events (“what happened”) to treat PTSD. Currently, its application is much broader. An important example is the use of EMDR therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders. In practice, desensitizing patients’ so-called flashforwards is used with the aim of combating anticipatory anxiety and avoidance. To this end, EMDR therapy has gained an important clinical treatment application aimed at the fearful image of an expected disaster (“what could happen, the worst case scenario”). In recent years, desensitizing flashforwards has also been considered an important tool in the treatment of patients with complex PTSD and comorbid pathology to reduce anticipatory anxiety about the treatment itself. This teaching session teaches how to effectively combat anticipatory anxiety in the broadest sense, by desensitizing patients’ flashforwards.​

Presenters: Suzy Matthijssen, Ph.D. & Ad De Jongh, Ph.D.

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