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EMDR

How it works and what to expect


Trauma • PTSD • Addiction • Anxiety • Bipolar disorder • Depression • Dissociative disorders • Eating disorders • Grief

What is EMDR?
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy
that helps survivors of trauma reprocess memories and make new connections,
ultimately reducing the distress associated with the trauma.

How does EMDR work?


EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (BLS) to help the brain access and process traumatic
memories and beliefs. Types of BLS include eye movements, slow and rhythmic tapping,
listening to soft tones, squeezing a ball, or holding buzzers in each hand.

Phases of EMDR
1 History-taking 2 Preparation & resourcing
Share your mental health history and reason Establish a “container” to keep items you’re
for treatment. Work to identify a distressing not ready to process. Build a mental safe
memory or belief to target with treatment. space and list positive sensory memories.

3 Activation & assessment 4 Desensitization


Activate the distressing memory and identify Focus on the target memory during bilateral
thoughts and feelings. Evaluate the levels of stimulation. Determine new targets and work
distress and the validity of certain beliefs. until your distress level is reduced or gone.

5 Adoption/installation 6 Body scan


Use eye movements and other forms of BLS to Assess what’s happening in your body as you
help adopt and strengthen the positive belief revisit your traumatic memory and your new
identified during the assessment stage. positive belief.

7 Closure 8 Reevaluation
Use some of the resources learned during Check on your stress levels, beliefs, and body
the preparation stage to return to a state of tension. See if treatment has helped or if
emotional balance and calm. more work is required.

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