EMDR
EMDR TREATMENT
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) Therapy was developed by Francine Shapiro) in 1987. It has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the World Health Organisation as an effective treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Recent research also suggests it is helpful in treating the following:
General anxiety
Panic attacks
Depression
Stress
Phobias
Sleep problems
Grief and mourning
Chronic pain
Body dysmorphic disorder
Medically unexplained symptoms
Addictions
Self esteem and performance anxiety
Attachment disorder
Disturbing or traumatic memories.
Panic attacks
Depression
Stress
Phobias
Sleep problems
Grief and mourning
Chronic pain
Body dysmorphic disorder
Medically unexplained symptoms
Addictions
Self esteem and performance anxiety
Attachment disorder
Disturbing or traumatic memories.
EMDR is an eight phase treatment approach which utilises the natural healing ability of your body. After a detailed assessment, you will be asked specific questions about a particular disturbing memory. Eye movements, similar to those during REM sleep, will be recreated simply by asking you to watch the therapist's finger moving backwards and forwards across your visual field. Sometimes, a bar of moving lights or headphones is used instead. The eye movements will last for a short while and then stop. You will then be asked to report back on the experiences you have had during each of these sets of eye movements. Experiences during a session may include changes in thoughts, images and feelings. With repeated sets of eye movements, the memory tends to change in such a way that it loses its painful intensity and simply becomes a neutral memory of an event in the past. Other associated memories may also heal at the same time. This linking of related memories can lead to a reduced distress and improvement in your wellbeing.
A-F EMDR (Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is particularly useful for people who may have experienced acute or chronic relational trauma and attachment deficits. This would include childhood physical or sexual abuse, neglect, early losses, birth trauma, medical trauma, parental drug or alcohol abuse, caregiver misattunement, secondary trauma and the cumulative effects of these. The effect of such experiences may be depression, relationship difficulties, problems at work and may impact on a person’s sense of safety and capacity to form emotional relationships in adulthood.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT:
www.emdrassociation.org.uk
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