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