EMDR

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

EMDR is a psychotherapy approach. Developed by psychotherapist Francine Shapiro, it is an effective method in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States since 1987.

Anxiety, guilt, anger, depression, war stress, abuse, natural disasters or childhood experiences. In addition to emotional problems caused by disturbing life experiences such as sad events, phobias (planes, heights, insects, cat-dog phobia, etc.), performance anxiety, panic disorder, body image disorder, trauma symptoms in children, grief, chronic pain, migraine, It is a psychological method used in the treatment of fibromyalgia and other problems.

The purpose of this method is to work on the memory that disturbs the person by creating a bidirectional stimulation about the memory that creates a problem or problem in the client.

EMDR METHOD

EMDR tries to reach the bad memories in the mind by giving two-way stimulation to the clients during the therapy. Bidirectional stimuli given can be in the form of eye movements, tactile stimuli or auditory stimuli. Thanks to these bidirectional stimuli given to the brain, a transition is provided between the fluid between the right and left lobes of the brain and the two hemispheres of the brain, and bad memories are reached in this way. The process of healing the symptoms of individuals, which are the result of disturbing and bad life experiences, and replacing them with positive ones, takes place. Thus, the information that the individual feels safe and thinks he/she is strong will be revealed.

EMDR STAGES

An 8-stage 3-way protocol is applied in EMDR therapy.

Stage 1: Client history: It is determined whether the client is suitable for the EMDR process. When the client is suitable for EMDR, the traumatic moment in his life is selected and the past events and current triggers that will form the basis for the pathology are determined.

2. Stage Preparation: The client is informed about EMDR. is made ready for processing. He made a trial of eye movements to the client.

Stage 3: Evaluation. It is the stage where the moment is determined clearly and in detail. After the memory is defined, the client is asked to choose the picture that best represents the memory, to determine the current negative belief and feelings about this picture, the positive belief it will replace, the place in the body and the feelings.

4th Stage: Desensitization. In this phase, the EMDR therapist focuses the client on information processing. With bidirectional (eye movements, tactile strokes, auditory tones) stimulation, the client begins to stimulate the memory chosen by the client. During stimulation, the brain's natural healing ability is activated. The client is asked to focus on the target image, negative belief, associated emotions and body.

Stage 5: Placement. It is the placement phase of positive belief. It is the stage to emphasize and strengthen the positive belief that the client has determined to replace his/her negative belief.

6. Stage 2: Body Scan. It is the body scanning phase. After the positive belief is fully established, the client is asked to scan his body from top to bottom. He is asked if he feels any tension in any part of the body.

Stage 7: Closing. It is the last stage of EMDR treatment. At this stage, the therapist works to ensure that the client leaves the session in a safe and relaxed manner. When necessary, he applies some relaxation techniques and explains what can happen after the session.

Stage 8: Re-evaluation. The aim is to evaluate the effects of the EMDR process. Associations that may have emerged as by-products of processing are identified and as a result of this detection, other memories are started to be studied.

WHO IS EMDR THERAPY APPLIED?

• EMDR therapy is applied to anyone who feels such discomfort, considering that what underlies the symptoms that bother you today is actually due to bad memories from the past. It is suitable for individuals of all ages and all genders.

• Phobias (cat-dog, airplane, height, insect, etc.)

• Harassment, rape, death, torture, go to accident Stress disorder as a result of events

• Anxiety disorders

• Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

• Natural disasters (Earthquake, Flood etc.)

• Depression

• Eating disorder

• Sleep disorder

• Fibromyalgia

• Migraines

• Chronic pain

• Performance anxiety

• Stress

• Sexual dysfunction

WHO IS USED BY EMDR

EMDR is a very powerful therapy technique. The training process consists of 1st and 2nd Level trainings. It should be applied by European Accreditation certified EMDR therapists who have completed these processes.

How Long Does EMDR Take?

It is included in the 'short-term therapies' group in the EMDR therapy literature. The duration of EMDR treatment varies according to the client's problem status, history, number of traumas, and personality traits. The unique characteristics of each person affect the processing time.

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