Phase 5 in the standard treatment protocol is looking at installing the positive cognition. So after the trauma memory has been processed and worked through, we can proceed to focus on the most positive thing the person can say about themselves. But we need to remember that this is when they think of the trauma they experienced. In the standard protocol we ask the client to hold together the trauma memory, the words from the Read more…
In my experience in both supervising and seeing many clients SUDs usually can come down to a 0. It’s a question that comes up a lot in supervision. What I find is that as therapists we often move on too soon to our Phase 5 installation of the positive cognition when the client gives a 1 or a 2. We are all trained that we can take an ecological 1 or 2. I think that Read more…
Have you completed your EMDR training, loved the training and know that you want to develop further in the model? Maybe you did the training a while back and you are just starting to think about how you move towards accreditation. Maybe you just feel completely overwhelmed by not knowing what is expected of you, the paperwork involved or the prospect of having to record sessions. Read on to find some simple things you can Read more…
In EMDR we talk a lot about different channels of association but what do we actually mean by this? Read on if you want to find out more about how to spot channels in processing and in particular how to spot when we might be at the end of one! What is a channel of association? I always think of my hand when I think about channels of association, bear with me here, it will Read more…
Did you finish your EMDR training and think, right I’m good to go, let’s get putting this knowledge into practice? Or maybe you completed your training and still felt confused about certain parts of the model? There’s a lot to learn in a short amount of time! Maybe your training actually made EMDR feel quite simple yet something stopped you continuing with the model. Maybe it’s the complex clients that we find ourselves working with! Read more…
It can feel really confusing when deciding whether to train in a specific therapy. It’s confusing to understand the training pathway and how to work on and improve our EMDR practice. So if you want to find out more about different levels of clinicians practicing EMDR and the structure around qualifying in EMDR, please do read on. Mental Health Practitioners Everyone who trains in EMDR therapy needs to have a core qualification in mental health. Read more…
I have many discovery calls with therapists thinking about EMDR supervision. Most of the time people want the 1-1 option (I offer both group and individual sessions). However through discussion during those calls, people often change their mind and decide to opt for group supervision. There are many benefits of EMDR group supervision. If this is something you are interested in, read on to find out about some of the benefits that supervisees experience when Read more…
It can often feel difficult in a session with clients to think on our feet of how to help when clients get blocked with their processing. If you want to find out a bit more about different things you can try to unblock the processing then please do read on. Strategies for the bilateral stimulation. One of the first things we can do when processing appears to be stuck is just change the bilateral stimulation Read more…
At the time of writing this post, September 2020 we are still living with restrictions due to Covid 19. Local lockdown’s are popping up all over the UK. It feels difficult to have to deal with this level of uncertainty. Many therapists and clients are preferring to do online work. So if you want to find out more about different ways to do EMDR online this post may be of interest to you. Set up Read more…
Are you ever in an EMDR session with clients and you don’t know if the processing is stuck. You wonder if they might be looping in the processing and you might want to say or do something. However you remember that training teaches us to stay out of the way much as possible. So you are just unsure. Do you need to offer a cognitive interweave, make some changes or just keep saying go with Read more…