Part 6:
The EMDR Process:
EMDR therapy involves eight phases, each designed to systematically address the traumatic memories and associated negative beliefs:
History taking: The therapist gathers information about the client's personal history, trauma, and current symptoms to formulate a treatment plan.
Preparation: Clients learn various grounding and coping techniques to manage emotional during and after therapy sessions. No memory work and processing should be processed prior to completing this phase.
Assessment: The therapist and clients identify specific target memories that are associated with distressing emotions, physical sensations, negative believe and positive believe.
Desensitisation: The client and the practitioner start to process the target memory while simultaneously engaging in bilateral stimulation. This process facilitates the desensitisation of the disturbing memory, reducing its emotional impact.
Installation: Previously identified and assessed positive believe is reassessed and introduced for enhancement.
Body scan: The client checks for any remaining physical sensations related to the disturbing memory and releases them through bilateral stimulation.
Closure: Each session concludes with a specific instruction for in between sessions and debriefing and relaxation techniques can be introduced to ensure the client feels emotionally stable before leaving.
Re-evaluation: Progress is assessed at the beginning of each subsequent session, allowing the therapist
