Clinical Q&A: Suggestions for Teaching the Application of Eye Movements in EMDR

Question: “[Are] eye movements are considered superior, and if so, how I can encourage my consultees/trainees to use them.”

Article Abstract

Clinical Column. Question: “As an EMDR consultant and facilitator, I often find that consultees and trainees prefer taps and tones, rather than eye movements, when applying EMDR. Now I am wondering if eye movements are considered superior, and if so, how I can encourage my consultees/trainees to use them.” The Clinical column is a regular Journal of EMDR Practice and Research feature in which master clinicians answer a question posed by a reader who is requesting assistance with clinical challenges. In this issue’s column, the response is written by Elan Shapiro, who is a psychologist near Haifa, Israel; an EMDR institute facilitator; and an approved EMDR Europe consultant.

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Article Access

Open Access

Clinical Q&A: Suggestions for Teaching the Application of Eye Movements in EMDR. (2011). Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 5(2), 73–77. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.5.2.73

About the Journal

The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR, and their application to clinical practice. The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is the Official Publication of the EMDR International Association.