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Why do I need to talk about my childhood?
If you have been in counselling before, you may have been asked about your family or early childhood experiences. Some clients get annoyed by this question, thinking that the past is irrelevant or that therapy is just about blaming their parents for current-day problems. But we are not asking about this to assign blame or […]
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for 'Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing'. It was discovered accidentally by Francine Shapiro Phd as she was walking in a park in the late 1980s. As she was walking, She noticed that some distressing feelings she was having about a particular situation suddenly ceased. When she reflected back on what happened, she remembered […]
What happens during EMDR?
Click to see larger image of Emdr in brief Your Therapist will spend some time doing some relaxation exercises with you, which could include 'safe or pleasant place' exercises, guided visualisation, deep muscle relaxation, breathing retraining, imagining resources etc. Once you and your therapist feel that you are sufficiently prepared, you can then target a […]
How will I feel after EMDR?
EMDR treatment generates a certain amount of 'momentum' to your thinking and conscious awareness. In other words the treatment does not just stop immediately after your session. During your eye movement session a lot of memories may come to mind and people find that after the session they may think about these memories. Your therapist […]
Resources for EMDR
Container visualisation It can help to visualise an imaginary container to hold distressing material after and in between sessions Animation explaining what happens in EMDR therapy Peaceful Place Visualisation Body Scan Meditation Progressive Muscle Relaxation Visualisation of your best future self Link to several guided meditations- free to download
Dealing with bad dreams and nightmares
Dr Justin Havens has very kindly shared this Dream Completion Technique animation which can help eradicate, overnight, nightmares and bad dreams with a simple technique that can be learnt in five minutes