I trained in EMDR back in 2005. I really can’t remember there being much covered about case conceptualisation in EMDR. It’s something that I now have constantly in the back of my head when I am working with my clients. Like my approach to a lot of things, I really Read more…
Confession time… For many years I misunderstood the whole point of completing a phase 3 assessment with my clients. I saw it as a tick box exercise. I thought that I had to get it perfectly right before I could proceed to the really important work of processing the trauma Read more…
In this blog post I will look at what an abreaction is. I will explore how it fits into our work as therapists and how we can work with that abreaction. If that sounds like it may be interesting to you, please do read on. What is an abreaction? Abreaction Read more…
This question gets discussed time and time again in my supervision sessions. It’s something that causes a lot of confusion. Many therapists believe that we have to go back to the clients earliest difficult memory. If you are interested in thinking more about this then please do read on. It Read more…
It’s hard to spot those moments in our therapy sessions when we might use a cognitive interweave in EMDR. These are used to help our clients move on with their processing. So in this blog we think about when to use interweaves and why we might use them. Read on 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 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! 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 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 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 Read more…