What Is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR therapy is particularly helpful for processing trauma-based symptoms, memories, and experiences, and it is supportive in the recovery process of various psychiatric disorders.
The English expansion of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is known in Turkish as "Göz Hareketleriyle Duyarsızlaştırma ve Yeniden İşleme." Developed by Francine Shapiro in the late 1980s, this technique has become a frequently used and observed-to-be-effective form of therapy today.
For Which Psychological Issues Is EMDR Therapy Effective?
Whether EMDR therapy works or not is something many people wonder about. Today, EMDR therapy can be helpful for many psychiatric disorders. Some of the psychological difficulties for which EMDR techniques may be supportive include the following:
Session Process in EMDR Therapy
In EMDR sessions, the therapist guides the client using stimuli. Through these stimuli, the aim is to reactivate traumatic memories in the brain and reprocess them by reducing their emotional intensity. The EMDR therapy process generally consists of eight phases:
- Client History / Treatment Planning
- Preparation
- Assessment
- Desensitization
- Empowerment
- Body Scan
- Closure
- Re-evaluation
By the end of the session process, it may be possible for the client to identify the negative beliefs they associate with their traumatic memories and gain new perspectives.
Concepts and Techniques Used in EMDR Therapy
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