The safe place isn’t working, what should I do? So the second most frequently asked question that comes to me in EMDR Supervision is, MY CLIENT CAN’T DO THE SAFE PLACE, when do we continue with our Phase 3 Assessment and Phase 4 Desensitisation work? Disappointingly the answer often is IT DEPENDS. I know this can be really frustrating as an answer but this is when we need to find out more about the client Read more…
Sadly, a lot a lot of therapists train in EMDR and fail to progress into practising. This may be because they don’t know where to start and they don’t feel confident enough to get going. DON’T LET THIS BE YOU. Spend time thinking about how you can get started as an EMDR therapist and grow your knowledge and skills. I believe that the hardest step is taking that first one and seeing clients for EMDR Read more…
I love to learn. My brain gets bored if I am not actively learning new stuff. I love reading blogs, articles, listening to podcasts, chatting to people, it all grows my mind and sparks joy for me. Another thing that I love so much about my work! (Sorry if I keep repeating this, but it’s true!!). One new way of learning for me recently has been listening to podcasts, honesty how have I only recently Read more…
Taking the leap to become an EMDR Facilitator You might well know by now, I absolutely love EMDR!! I remember getting to the point when I had reached Consultant level, I was so proud of my journey and what I had achieved. I became an EMDR Consultant in the weeks before the EMDR Europe Conference was held in Edinburgh so I decided to go along to the Consultant workshop day prior to the conference starting. Read more…
INDIVIDUAL v GROUP EMDR SUPERVISION? I used to always prefer working with individuals rather than groups. Originally this was in the therapy sessions. When I look back now I question why it took me so long to try different things. I think it was because it was the norm and what most people I knew did! Then as my confidence grew I started thinking outside the box, innovating and exploring different ways of working. I Read more…
Any type of psychological therapy is extremely emotional to take part in. Over the years my EMDR supervision has helped me work through this. Have you ever had that feeling when you are about to go into an EMDR session with a client and you notice that anxiety, that fear in the pit of your stomach? Or you might be in Phase 4 desensitisation work with a client whilst they are in floods of tears Read more…
Anyone a bit like I used to be, well actually still am!! Fearful of making mistakes? Sometimes so much so that I would not necessarily bring all the right details of the cases I am struggling with to supervision. I would fear the consequences, fear being judged, fear that this was the exact moment when my colleagues would realise that I should never have been in this role. That tap on the shoulder that I have Read more…
On Saturday, I was lucky enough to have a day trip to London and managed to get some tickets for the theatre to see one of my favourite musicals Wicked. The story of Elphaba. The wicked witch of the west from the Wizard of Oz. It completely changes your perspective of the character in the original film as you understand her ‘why’. What we may previously have seen as being her evil behaviour came from Read more…
As a tween, I would love this time of year. On holiday from school, me and my sisters would generally be stopping with our Grandparents in Yorkshire. We would love this time! I would generally have had a journal for Christmas and my dream was to keep journaling. I would often have had a selection of different coloured pens that I would use to write in my journal (I still love using different coloured pens!). Read more…