Eye movement Desensitization Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a type of psychotherapy treatment used to help trauma patients.
EMDR uses a 3 step process to help trauma patients remember and process memories of a traumatic event so they can move past the event.
The 3 steps in the EMDR process are:
• Processing the past traumatic event that led to the current state of dysfunction.
• Focusing on the current state of dysfunction and desensitizing the current state’s triggers.
• Picturing positive images of future events and developing skills to create a positive future.
Check back for more on EMDR, including the 8 phases of EMDR treatment.
Hope Makes Healing Possible!
Patricia Sherman, Ph.D., LCSW
*Written in collaboration with Jessica Hicks
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