emdr
EMDR
From Psychiatric Solutions to Performance Enhancement EMDR is an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, an innovative clinical treatment originated and developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in 1987.
EMDR was initially used to treat traumatic experiences like assault, road traffic accidents, war trauma, torture, natural or man-made disasters, sexual abuse and childhood neglect. Today, it is used to treat several other mental health problems.
EMDR is a complex method of psychotherapy which integrates many of the successful elements of a range of therapeutic approaches in combination with eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation.
During EMDR treatment the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief sequential doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus. EMDR facilitates the accessing of the traumatic memory network and the information is adaptively processed with new associations being made between the disturbing memory and more adaptive memories or information, leading to more complete information processing, elimination of emotional and physical distress and development of positive insights.
EMDR is a three-pronged approach involving processing of:
EMDR can be used to treat:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Addictions
Trauma and Abuse
Dissociative Disorders
Chronic Pain/Illness
Depression
Grief and Loss
Anxiety
Phobias
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Low self esteem
EMDR is also used to enhance performance.
Performance enhancement not only works with musicians, actors and athletes but also can be used with individuals who want to live more effectively.
EMDR was initially used to treat traumatic experiences like assault, road traffic accidents, war trauma, torture, natural or man-made disasters, sexual abuse and childhood neglect. Today, it is used to treat several other mental health problems.
EMDR is a complex method of psychotherapy which integrates many of the successful elements of a range of therapeutic approaches in combination with eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation.
During EMDR treatment the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief sequential doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus. EMDR facilitates the accessing of the traumatic memory network and the information is adaptively processed with new associations being made between the disturbing memory and more adaptive memories or information, leading to more complete information processing, elimination of emotional and physical distress and development of positive insights.
EMDR is a three-pronged approach involving processing of:
- past events that have laid the groundwork for dysfunction
- present circumstances that elicit distress
- future templates dealing with potentially distressing situations in a more adaptive manner
EMDR can be used to treat:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Addictions
Trauma and Abuse
Dissociative Disorders
Chronic Pain/Illness
Depression
Grief and Loss
Anxiety
Phobias
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Low self esteem
EMDR is also used to enhance performance.
Performance enhancement not only works with musicians, actors and athletes but also can be used with individuals who want to live more effectively.