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Reduce Trauma and Pain Rapidly with Power Therapies and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization)

EMDR Uses a Person's Eye Movements tofeelings to get desensitized. They loose
"Rewire" the BrainNew techniques gainingtheir intensity.The theory why this works -
respect among therapists can easily reduce orthis alternate-bilateral stimulation engages
eliminate painful emotions, altogether. Thesethe right hemisphere of the brain, as well as
methods (known as Power Therapies) bringthe left hemisphere. Without engaging the
relief from fears and traumas, like phobias,right brain as well, the trauma is not
depression, grief, rape, natural disasters,processed. Only mental health professionals
crime, childhood sexual abuse, and postare trained in EMDR, and sessions are
traumatic stress. They've proven themselvesconducted within a therapeutic setting.My
to be effective whether the pain is physicalTypical EMDR Treatment SessionWhen working
or emotional.Power Therapies usually producewith a client, I allow one hour fifteen
marked results in three to eight sessions.minutes for an EMDR session. While the person
And the results are usually permanent. Sorelaxes, the sounds play in the background.
people don't need to wait for years toAs in hypnosis, the client goes into a light
eliminate intrusive thoughts or memories.trance.I start by strengthening positive
Respected scientific studies prove thefeelings, and feelings of times when they
benefits are real and long-lasting.Each offelt strong, confident, peaceful, and proud
the Power Therapies reduces negative emotionsof something they'd done successfully. I
by redirecting neural pathways in the brain.intensify these feelings using imagery and
Although each method differs in its approach,Eye Movements.The alternating sounds let the
Power Therapies work by interrupting oldperson close their eyes, and go more deeply
habits (reflexes) that developed from painfulinto their experience. More importantly, they
incidents. During treatment, a person focusescan move through the problem much faster than
their mind on the pain or problem - which iswith traditional therapies. I guide them with
desensitized. As that happens, a new beliefmy voice into the traumatic or painful
about the self emerges, and the new beliefexperience to be desensitized. The topic was
(along with the feelings of well-being) arepreviously decided upon between us. Any
strengthened and built upon.A person need notspecific event leads inevitably to what's
have any confidence in how these techniquesconnected to it; and that, too, gets
work for them to be effective on their pain.addressed.I ask the person to name the
It also doesn't matter whether the traumaemotion they're feeling, as they see
results from something that happenedthemselves in this event. Then they rate the
recently, or from long ago. The precise causeamount of charge they feel about it (on a
of the distress needn't be known. Thesescale of one to ten; ten being the highest).
treatments work by triggering brain functionsThat's their starting point (usually six or
below conscious awareness.EMDR Works Belowhigher). I have them place their hand on the
the Level of Consciousness - Deep in thepart of their body where that fear/emotion is
BrainStudies suggest that memories tooheld, and ask them to visualize any pictures
painful to deal with consciously arerelated to the emotion.The person continues
processed while the person is asleep. Duringthe reverie, as connected experiences and
the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleepimages come up. As we process these images or
the eyes move the same way as they do duringemotions felt in the body (with the Eye
EMDR treatments.Intense fears are "learned"Movements and the alternating sound) they
at the cortical level of the brain, which isreport the intensity of the feeling going
inaccessible to talk-it-out therapies.down, to a one or two. Intense feelings are
Activities that interrupt and replace thoseno longer attached to the event.When this
negative emotions and reflexes, allow lesshappens, I ask, "What belief do you have
painful responses to take their place.EMDRabout yourself now as you look back at that
treatment involves back-and-forth eyeevent?" A common example is to go from the
movements, alternating sounds, and/orbelief that, "I'm helpless," to, "Whatever
vibrations that stimulate the brain tohappens I can/will handle it."I end by
resolve disturbing emotions. It was developedintensifying and "Future Pacing" the good
in the late 1980s by Francine Shapiro, tofeeling that goes with "whatever happens I
help patients deal with disasters and postwill handle it." I have them see and feel
traumatic stress reactions. It was thoroughlythemselves (using imagery and suggestion)
researched with Viet Nam veterans, and showngoing through the day and into the future
to be 80% more effective in processing traumawith this feeling fully activated in their
than other therapies. But EMDR works just asbody. This exercise implants tangible imagery
well with less dramatic, hurtful events, orinto the person's mind, so it affects their
self-limiting beliefs that cause lowdaily activities.At the beginning of the next
self-esteem.Language is a left brainsession I have them check inside their body,
function, and emotions are held in the rightto see if there are any remaining feelings
brain. This has been shown with SPECT Scanssurrounding the incident we have
developed by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. ( Dr. Amendesensitized. If not, we go on to the next
specializes in working with Attention Deficitincident (or memory) to be desensitized.The
Disorder (ADD) and measures activity in theEssence of Counseling is to Combine Methods
brain with this imaging scan. Looking at thethat Best Serve the ClientThe client-centered
brain with this instrument, the patient isapproach I use brings in a variety of
asked to recall an unresolved trauma. Whentherapeutic methods. The Power Therapies are
this happens the right hemisphere of thepowerful and varied (also read about EFT,
brain lights up in the image (it getsEmotional Freedom Techniques, which I teach
heated).This information was discovered aboutto all my clients ( person has unique
the same time that the mind-body therapiesemotional needs, so a range of treatments,
were developed. Focusing on where the feelinglike hypnosis or coaching, may all combine to
is held in the body, while having alternatesupport their emotional growth. The beauty of
bi-lateral stimulation (as in eye movements,Power Therapies lies in their ability to
alternating sound, etc.) causes strongalleviate lifelong problems so rapidly.



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