Phase Four: When to Stay Out of the Way & When to Guide Reprocessing
EMDR trained clinicians are taught to stay out of the way and allow the patient’s brain to guide the process. Yet spontaneous reprocessing can become unproductive or even disruptive to…
Read MorePhase One: Simplifying Case Formulation, History Taking & Target Sequence
In the EMDR approach to psychotherapy, each patient is approached in an individualized manner. This presentation will clarify core elements of history taking and AIP informed case formulation including pacing,…
Read MoreMechanisms of Action in EMDR Therapy: Multiplex Effects of Bilateral Stimulation
After 25 years of research on EMDR therapy’s mechanisms, we cannot provide an evidence based explanation for all its treatment effects. Before examining mechanisms, we must first consider differences between…
Read MoreStrengthening the Self: Principles and Procedures for Creating Successful Treatment Outcomes for Adult Survivors of Neglect and Abuse
This home study course (available in audio or near verbatim transcript) provides the theoretical framework and organizing principles for incorporating affect tolerance, Resource Development, and Installation, and EMDR trauma reprocessing…
Read MoreIFS for EMDR Therapists
This 3 hour course is designed to introduce EMDR therapists to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. IFS is rapidly transforming the practices of many psychotherapists, including EMDR therapists, due to its universality, elegance, effectiveness, and intuitively…
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