by Kara | Jul 30, 2021 | History Taking
One of the most challenging aspects facing newly trained EMDR clinicians is how to organize the information they learn in phase one of the EMDR 8-Phase protocol — history taking. To help, this three part series looks at how to coordinate target lists, treatment plans,...
by Kara | Jun 25, 2021 | Reprocessing
The Adaptive Information Processing Model One of the many contributions made by the late Francine Shapiro was the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model. From her 1995 publication of “Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing basic principles. protocols, and...
by Kara | May 30, 2021 | Resourcing
Resourcing Client Gains with this quick & powerful practice Our clients come to session with real and important concerns that require our focus and attention. This is the main task of clinical work and the reason people come to therapy — to focus on and fix...
by Kara | Jun 18, 2020 | Resourcing
FINDING BALANCE The second phase in the Standard 8-Phase Protocol of EMDR Therapy is the preparation phase. It is here that we prepare the client to begin to do the work of reprocessing past traumatic memories. Preparation means that we complete such tasks as orient...
by Kara | May 22, 2020 | Resourcing
SETTLING IN FOR THE RIDE One of my clients, a mother of four, opened our recent weekly session with the following assessment of, what may well be, our collective pandemic experience: This situation — the not knowing how long we will be held up in our homes — this...
