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When we have a traumatic experience, whether it’s a single incident or several events, the distress we felt at the time seems to get locked in our nervous system together with the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, thoughts and feelings. In fact, if you were a young child you may not have a clear memory of what happened, but your nervous system remembers and can be reactivated, from a sound, sight, smell, taste, etc that is familiar to you from the past trauma. The founder of EMDR, Francine Shapiro, discovered that the eye movements or other bilateral stimulation (BLS) we use in EMDR seems help us process the experience and unconscious memory of the event(s). Much like what is happening during REM or dream sleep, the eye movements of EMDR therapy processes the trapped experience and allowing your mind and body to heal. You will still have the memory, however, the intensity and accompanying physical reactions, thoughts, and emotions are lessoned.
(adapted from Dr. Parnell of the Parnell Institute https://parnellemdr.com/emdr-and-af-emdr/)
The video below, with Dr. Laurel Parnell, gives an overview of what to expect from an AF-EMDR session with me. Trauma processing is done in collaboration with your therapist, when you are ready. You are in control of your therapy experience at all times.
(adapted from Dr. Parnell of the Parnell Institute https://parnellemdr.com/emdr-and-af-emdr/)
The video below, with Dr. Laurel Parnell, gives an overview of what to expect from an AF-EMDR session with me. Trauma processing is done in collaboration with your therapist, when you are ready. You are in control of your therapy experience at all times.
Attachment-Focused EMDR – Tools & Techniques to Heal Trauma with Dr. Laurel Parnell
Source: YouTube Jul 7, 2022 Dr. Laurel Parnell is a leading expert in EMDR, and uses her vast knowledge to help train thousands of clinicians worldwide to spread the safe science. Using the “lighting it up and linking it up” methodology combined with the Four Foundational Resources, Parnell helps individuals suffering from PTSD and other obstacles better navigate their world and release some of the tension stored within the body and mind.
Source: YouTube Jul 7, 2022 Dr. Laurel Parnell is a leading expert in EMDR, and uses her vast knowledge to help train thousands of clinicians worldwide to spread the safe science. Using the “lighting it up and linking it up” methodology combined with the Four Foundational Resources, Parnell helps individuals suffering from PTSD and other obstacles better navigate their world and release some of the tension stored within the body and mind.
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The Secrets of EMDR Therapy and How it Can Help You
CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Noelle Smith Design http://www.noellesmithdesign.com/ Title animation produced in collaboration with Vale Productions https://www.valeproductions.co.uk |
What do we mean by "trauma"?
The basic definition of trauma is "the lasting emotional response that results from living through a distressing event” [3]. When we hear the word trauma, most of us think of 'big T' traumas, often a single event, such as surviving an assault or natural disaster. However many of us have experienced 'small t', or relational traumas. Dr. Parnell describes relational traumas as "trauma that occurs in the context of a relationship- either something that happened or did not happen (e.g., neglect)" (p.6) [4]. These early experiences such as the of loss of a parent, neglect or abandonment, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or lack of appropriate responses from caregivers, are more often the types of trauma that bring people to therapy.
The basic definition of trauma is "the lasting emotional response that results from living through a distressing event” [3]. When we hear the word trauma, most of us think of 'big T' traumas, often a single event, such as surviving an assault or natural disaster. However many of us have experienced 'small t', or relational traumas. Dr. Parnell describes relational traumas as "trauma that occurs in the context of a relationship- either something that happened or did not happen (e.g., neglect)" (p.6) [4]. These early experiences such as the of loss of a parent, neglect or abandonment, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or lack of appropriate responses from caregivers, are more often the types of trauma that bring people to therapy.
