Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is
a therapeutic technique that has proven useful with a large majority
of patients seeking treatment for distress caused by trauma in their
lives. It is a powerful, short-term therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress
Syndrome (PTSD). With the use of EMDR, healing from trauma can occur
quickly -- a single traumatic experience can be cleared in five
to six sessions. Multiple or complex traumas require additional time.
EMDR can be used successfully by therapists of any training or background.
It is based on therapeutic common sense, is a relatively simple
technique to learn and an extremely effective tool to integrate
into a practice.
EMDR uses a highly evolved protocol as well as a collaborative approach between patient and therapist.
It addresses the neurophysiological basis of traumatic experience
and allows a natural healing process to take place. At its core,
it makes use of bilateral stimulation of the brain, through a choice
of:
• left-right eye movement.
• alternate left-right tapping of knees, hands, shoulders,
or other limbs.
• bilateral use of sound.
EMDR is the most researched form of psychotherapy. Extensive controlled
scientific studies and many clinical reports find it highly effective
for treatment of trauma. Using a series of tested and well-established
protocols, EMDR produces effects quickly and yields benefits that
are long lasting.
• EMDR is extremely effective in treating PTSD. However, PTSD
is frequently disguised as something else. 80% of patients are misdiagnosed.
If the therapist can spot PTSD as the underlying problem and avoid
misdiagnosis, the use of EMDR and the EMDR protocol in treatment can be successful, often
very quickly.
• Research in brain physiology shows that anxiety is recorded
in the brain limbic system and lays down the foundation for PTSD.
EMDR treatment, through its use of bilateral stimulation of the brain,
taps into the limbic system and effectively clears the trauma.
Level I training (approximately 32 hours) fully equips the therapist
to use EMDR techniques effectively.
ACT COR-103 CORE TRAINING
Level II training (another 32 hours) gives the therapist adequate
preparation for use of EMDR with the most difficult patients.
ACT COR-104 CORE TRAINING
Advanced training in working with EMDR at more sophisticated levels
proves useful with many conditions aside from trauma, from exploration
of dreams to treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, chronic
pain, and many other disorders.
ACT SPT- 302 SPECIALIZATION TRAINING
Special protocols define the use of EMDR for specialized treatment
of depression, drug dependencies and other conditions.
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