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What is EMDR? their daily activities such as wor and study. eople who
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or have endured longer lasting traumatic events or when
EMDR, is a therapy for people who as a result of traumatic the prolems are more complex the treatment oviously
events experience psychological difficulties, such as an reuires more time.
accident, sexual violence or other acts of violence.
EMDR is a relatively new therapy. The first version of
EMDR has een descried y the merican psychologist, hoW Do you knoW if EMDR is an
rancine hapiro in . n the following years the option?
procedure has een further developed and elaorated to an During the assessment the focus lies with the possile
effective and acnowledged therapeutic method. causes and acground to your prolems. our specific
circumstances will e assessed with special attention
to your strenghts and the level of difficulties you are
WhEn is EMDR usED? experiencing as a result of your psychological prolems.
ertain events can leave a distinctive mar on people’s lives. nly then the decision is made whether trauma treatment
large part of people affected y negative events process on and more specifically EMDR is the treatment of choice.
their own accord using their own resources. thers develop
psychological prolems, usually wherey the traumatic
event is eing re
experienced, for example in fearful images What kinD of pREpaRations aRE
flashacs, intrusive images and nightmares. ther REquiRED?
symptoms that often occur are fear and avoidance responses. EMDR wors fast, ut then again it is an intensive form
This is generally referred to as ost Traumatic tress Disorder of treatment. This is why your therapist will inform you
TDand other anxiety ased disorders. These are prolems exactly of what steps will e taen in EMDR and how to
caused y a specific, horrific event, wherey thining of this manage your emotions and your
event still gives a strong emotional reaction. therapist wil teach you other
stress management techniues.
is EMDR EffEctivE?
There has een a lot of scientific research done to estalish
the effectiveness of EMDR. The results show that clients Vereniging EMDR Nederland
respond well to EMDR. EMDR is a rief therapy. Especially P.O. box 13032
when people have experienced one single traumatic event, 3507 LA Utret
after a few EMDR sessions they are ale to continue with .edr.nl
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What stEps aRE takEn in EMDR? procedure usually rings aout a stream of thoughts and hoW DoEs EMDR WoRk?
The therapist will as you to recall the traumatic event, in images ut also feelings and odily sensations. ften t is certain that EMDR wors, ut exactly how is still
particular the associated images, thoughts, feelings. t something changes. fter each set the client is ased to uncertain. n any case it appears that the natural and
first this is reuired to gain more information aout the concentrate on the most ovious change and once again normal processing is eing stimulated y EMDR. There
traumatic event. useuently the processing will get another set is applied. is a lot of scientific research which shows that ilateral
started as your therapist will as you again to recall the stuimulation concentrating on the distracting stimulus
traumatic event ut now in comination with a distracting increases the access to memories. Research also shows
stimulus y following the therapists’ hand or y listening What changEs can you ExpEct? that the ilateral stuimulation in EMDR automatically leads
to alternating left and right sounds via the headphones. The sets will eventually lead to a decrease in emotion to physical relaxation. This comination proaly directly
These distracting hand movements or sounds are called and power of the memory therey maing it easier to effects the implications for memories as a result these
a ‘set’. fter each set there is a little rea during which thin aout the event. n many cases the memories change and will e stored differently in long term memory
the therapist will as the clinet what comes up. The EMDR itself ecome more faded or diminuished. ut it is also ut in a less emotional way.
possile for less unpleasant aspects of the memory to
come forward. nother possiility is that new insights
or thoughts arise give a less threatening implication or What ElsE is EMDR usED foR?
meaning of the actual event. These effects contriute to There is more and more evidence that emotionally charged
the traumatic event eing more integrated into one’s life. memories and images also play an important role in
other psychological prolems and disorders, such as
chronic pain, eating disorders, depression, addictions and
aRE thERE any avERsivE EffEcts? psychosis. or this reason EMDR is used more freuently
fter an EMDR session the effects can carry on for a little ut usually as part of a roader treatment programme.
while and this is a good sign. owever, it could give the
client the idea of losing some control, for examle when new
images or feelings arise. t is often comforting to now that anD noW?
this usually does not last for more than three days. fter f you still have uestions aout EMDR or if you want to
this a new alance occurs. t is recommended that the now if EMDR could e used in decreasing your prolems,
client notes these changes in a rief diary as these can e as your therapist.
discussed in the next session. urther information can e found at www.emdr.nl
To ensure good uality, always chec if your therapist is
registered with ereniging EMDR ederlandE.
The aim of E is uality control when EMDR is used.
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