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EMDR Therapy

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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) is a powerful and effective therapy for the treatment of trauma, developed by Francine Shapiro, PhD.

When a person experiences a disturbing event, their brain cannot process information as it normally does. The event seems to get stuck in the body and remembering the trauma may feel as bad as it did the first time.

EMDR therapy incorporates eye movements or other bilateral stimulation into a comprehensive treatment approach that has been shown to “light up” the neural networks in the brain that help with information processing. After a successful EMDR session, a person no longer relives the upsetting event, the information trapped in the mind and body is released, as are the disturbing images and body sensations, debilitating emotions, and restrictive beliefs.

EMDR has been extensively researched as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is considered to be an evidence-based therapy. More than 20 controlled studies have investigated the effects of EMDR. These studies have consistently found that EMDR effectively decreases and often eliminates the symptoms of PTSD and the associated symptoms of anxiety and depression.

(Text source: EMDR International Association)

 

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Internal Family Systems

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an empowering, transformative psychotherapy developed by Richard Schwartz, PhD that helps people tap into their innate potential for wholeness and wellbeing.   It is a powerful and gentle mind-body therapy that helps people gain deep insight into and appreciation for their parts, repairing attachment wounds and resolving trauma.  (Text source: IFS Institute)

"Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and the understanding that we all contain valuable parts that are forced into extreme roles to deal with pain and disappointment, has been one of the great advances in trauma therapy. Understanding the role they have played in our survival and being able to unburden the original traumas leads to self-compassion and inner harmony. The notion that all of our parts are welcome is truly revolutionary and opens up a path to self-acceptance and self-leadership. IFS is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy." --Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score

 

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What Is Attachment-Focused EMDR?

Our early relationships shape the way the mind and brain develop from our young years into our adult lives. These connections shape how we view our selves, think, feel, remember, and behave in our future relationships.

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Attachment-focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) extends the use and benefits of EMDR and bilateral stimulation for use with people who have typically been less responsive to traditional EMDR protocols due to acute or chronic relational trauma. Examples of relational trauma include childhood physical or sexual abuse, neglect, early losses, birth trauma, medical trauma, parental drug or alcohol abuse, caregiver misattunement, and the cumulative effects of all.

Developed by Laurel Parnell, PhD, AF-EMDR emphasizes a reparative therapeutic relationship using a combination approach of (1) Resource Tapping™ (Parnell, 2008) to strengthen clients and repair developmental deficits, (2) EMDR to process traumas, and (3) talk therapy.

Using Dr. Parnell’s modified protocol with a focus on repairing those early attachment wounds, when blockages are cleared, individuals often experience a sense of joy, openness, and deeper connection with others.

(Text source: Parnell Institute)

 

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Super Resourcing, An Alternative

Super Resourcing is an innovative approach developed by Alison Teal, MFT to healing trauma and attachment wounds. While it has its roots in the EMDR tradition, unlike EMDR, it is not trauma-based. The protocol is entirely attachment- focused. Consequently, Super Resourcing addresses the attachment wounds in the person who experienced the trauma rather than working to resolve the trauma itself. When we are well-resourced in a neurologically integrated manner, there is a corresponding reduction of symptoms in relationship to the trauma without having to process the trauma directly. 

“Unlike EMDR, Super Resourcing takes the trauma out of trauma processing. It is applicable to a wider range of individuals and, for some, may be a better treatment option.”

(Text Source: Alison Teal, MFT)

 

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