The Many Faces of EMDR Therapy: An Integrative Approach

People don’t often think of EMDR as psychotherapy. But these two paths to healing can coexist. So how do we reconcile EMDR therapy as a breakthrough treatment for PTSD and an attachment-based psychotherapy approach? Whether your client is struggling with a major single PTSD event or ongoing issues with self-esteem and relationships difficulties, the root cause is the same—memory, which informs our present-day experience. Through videotaped illustrations of actual clients, you’ll learn about the different ways EMDR can be applied to treat disturbing life experiences that have a lasting impact, and how the psychotherapy of EMDR can transform life-long difficulties with self and others, resulting in a more authentic sense of sense of self.  You’ll discover:

• How to identify past–present connections relating to the client’s current difficulties
• How to treat a PTSD episode that has roots in developmental trauma
• How EMDR psychotherapy evolves over time beyond the remission of symptoms
• The relational component of memory work as part of the journey toward healing