EMDR is appropriate for adults as well as adolescents and children. Although EMDR is traditionally used for trauma counseling, including post-traumatic stress disorder, almost anyone can benefit from EMDR therapy.
It could be, "I'm not good enough," or "I am not safe," etc. These negative thoughts not only result in low self-esteem but also affect how they look at their present lives and interact with others.
Maintaining confidentiality is one of the many responsibilities of a licensed clinical professional counselor. We must protect our psychotherapy clients, so we can only share a tiny amount of what we do with them. People often will guess what we do but are never given the complete picture.
We found this article and shared it with loved ones so they could see what we have the honor of witnessing regularly with our clients. Please read with caution as the writer shares his own traumatic life experience.
Stimulating both the left and right side of the brain while an EMDR therapist guides a client through recalling a disturbing experience allows for reprocessing and healing to take place.
Bilateral stimulation can occur using eye movements, following a therapist's fingers from left to right, watching a light from one eye to the other, listening to sounds from one ear to the other, or using a tapping method.
EMDR targets specific traumatic past experiences, memories, negative thoughts, intense emotions, and strong body sensations, then desensitizes the client to those feelings and memories.
EMDR is based on a theory suggesting that when a person feels "stuck," the left and right sides of the brain no longer communicate around the negative belief, making it harder for traditional talk therapy to have an effect.
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This is because bilateral stimulation can help clients rapidly heal, get "unstuck" and complete the processing of a memory or fear so healing and growth can occur.
Due to EMDR relying on processing happening in the brain, less talking is required in EMDR sessions than in other forms of therapy.
EMDR is based on a theory that suggests when a person finds themselves feeling "stuck," the left and right sides of the brain no longer communicate around the negative belief, making it harder for some traditional therapies to have an effect
Both the left and right sides of the brain are stimulated during an EMDR session while a therapist guides a client through recalling a traumatic event or disturbing experience, allowing for reprocessing and healing to take place.
Bilateral stimulation can occur using eye movements, following a therapist's fingers from left to right, watching a light from one eye to the other, listening to sounds from one ear to the other, or using a tapping method.
EMDR therapy can often help where other approaches, such as talk therapy, have failed.
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