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Episode 14: Session 3 with Camillia: EMDR - Healing the Inner Child
I am excited to have my client "Camilla" join me in this podcast to capture what an EMDR session looks like.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a well researched processing tool for healing trauma.
The major components of EMDR processing include:
- Identifying a negative message (in this case, touch is not safe)
- Identifying a positive message the client would rather have (I can trust my judgment)
- Assigning a level of validity from 1 - totally false to 7 - totally true. One(1) means the client does not feel the positive message feels true at all. 7 means if feels totally true.
- Identify a trauma event which instilled the negative message (in this case, a trauma at a medical facility at age 3 or 4 where "Camilla" recieved several shots).
- Use eye movements or "tappers" (two small plastic vibrators about 1.5" square by 0.5" deep that alternate vibrate back and forth; wires connect the vibrators to a controller that controls the speed and intensity of the left/right vibrations)
Usually a client would start with a high level of disturbance (typically 7, 8, 9 or even 10) and a 1 or 2 level of validity (how true does the message feel on a 1 to 7). Processing heals the trauma and allows the positive message to feel very true, like 6 or 7 and at the same time reduces the level of disturbance to a 0 or 1. In most cases, several sessions of EMDR are needed to heal the trauma wound and effectively replace the negative belief with a postive belief. In this case, "Camilla's" negative belief is "touch is not safe". She was even getting triggered when getting a hug from her kids. The positive message that we are working on replacing this with is "I can trust my judgement".
Special appreciation to "Camilla" for doing this session with me. This was a big ask for her to be so vulnerable and she did a wonderful job.
I hope you find this episode helpful. EMDR (developed by Francine Shapiro) is one of the most powerful trauma healing tools available (as you will see when you listen to this episode).
Thank you for listening. As always, be kind in your actions, compassionate in your thoughts and curious in all things.
If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me at [email protected]
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I am excited to have my client "Camilla" join me in this podcast to capture what an EMDR session looks like.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a well researched processing tool for healing trauma.
The major components of EMDR processing include:
- Identifying a negative message (in this case, touch is not safe)
- Identifying a positive message the client would rather have (I can trust my judgment)
- Assigning a level of validity from 1 - totally false to 7 - totally true. One(1) means the client does not feel the positive message feels true at all. 7 means if feels totally true.
- Identify a trauma event which instilled the negative message (in this case, a trauma at a medical facility at age 3 or 4 where "Camilla" recieved several shots).
- Use eye movements or "tappers" (two small plastic vibrators about 1.5" square by 0.5" deep that alternate vibrate back and forth; wires connect the vibrators to a controller that controls the speed and intensity of the left/right vibrations)
Usually a client would start with a high level of disturbance (typically 7, 8, 9 or even 10) and a 1 or 2 level of validity (how true does the message feel on a 1 to 7). Processing heals the trauma and allows the positive message to feel very true, like 6 or 7 and at the same time reduces the level of disturbance to a 0 or 1. In most cases, several sessions of EMDR are needed to heal the trauma wound and effectively replace the negative belief with a postive belief. In this case, "Camilla's" negative belief is "touch is not safe". She was even getting triggered when getting a hug from her kids. The positive message that we are working on replacing this with is "I can trust my judgement".
Special appreciation to "Camilla" for doing this session with me. This was a big ask for her to be so vulnerable and she did a wonderful job.
I hope you find this episode helpful. EMDR (developed by Francine Shapiro) is one of the most powerful trauma healing tools available (as you will see when you listen to this episode).
Thank you for listening. As always, be kind in your actions, compassionate in your thoughts and curious in all things.
If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me at [email protected]