Ahhh, Phase 4 of EMDR. This is where the magic happens. Phase 4 is referred to as the Desensitization phase and this happens right after Phase 3 . During Phase 4, the client will spend the majority of a session here, reprocessing the previously chosen...
Once an adequate history has been taken, a Target Sequence Plan has been developed, and skills and techniques have been resourced, a client is then ready to begin the reprocessing phases of EMDR. First stop: Phase 3 . Phase 3 of EMDR is called Activation...
The last of the EMDR Phase 2 techniques we will be exploring include the Protector, Nurturing, and Wise Figures . These figures are pulled from Laurel Parnell’s work on Attachment-Focused EMDR. These figures can be called to mind when an additional sense of security, nurturing,...
Moving right along with EMDR Phase 2 techniques! This next technique we will visit is Light Stream . Light Stream is similar to a somatic, or body-based, guided meditation. This technique may help increase feelings of relaxation or reduce tension in the body. Light Stream...