Working
from the Outside-In
Working
from the
Inside-Out
The
tools I use:
EMDR
Guided
Imagery/Creative Visualization
Ego
State Work
Somatic/Body
Awareness – Mindfulness
Energy
Therapies |
EMDR
- Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing EMDR
is a powerful therapy that has been shown, and supported
by
over 15 years of research, to effectively diminish symptoms
of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and, consequently,
depression and anxiety. It pulls together the essential facets
of many of the key therapies of the last 100 years of psychotherapy:
Cognitive and behavioral therapies, gestalt therapy, psychodynamic
therapy (those that believe that today’s behaviors
are the results of past experiences and traumas), and the
somatic, or body oriented, therapies. Most importantly, EMDR works to tap into
your own, already present, innate healing system within.
We work to diminish
the effects of trauma, both big and little trauma, and allow
the wisdom and “knowing” within you come forth
and reclaim your truth…to access what your wise self
already knows. Your wise, adult self knows that the danger
of the past trauma is no longer present, but your emotional
mind doesn’t know that and keeps reacting to danger.
The wise mind knows that what happened is not your fault…but
it still feels that way no matter what you tell yourself.
Your inner knowing is that the event is in the past…”just
let it go”….but the body still feels it and reacts
as if it’s happening right now. EMDR reduces and eliminates
those symptoms and allows the whole brain and mind to work
together so the self can experience and live what it already
knows. Since this is such a primary focus of how I work, I have
included separate links to more information on what EMDR is and how it works.
For
more reading on EMDR, I suggest:
EMDR:
Breakthrough “Eye
Movement” Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety,
Stress, and Trauma – Updated Edition By Francine Shapiro and Margot Silk
Forrest Emotional
Healing at Warp Speed: The Power of EMDR by David Grand, Ph.D.
www.biolateral.com
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