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11/4/2017 Alison Freeman, Ph.D.

- EMDR

EYEMOVEMENTDESENSITIZATIONANDREPROCESSING(EMDR)
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Inanageofmanagedcareandfundingcutbacks,insurancecompaniesaswell
PsychotherapyOptions asbudgetmindedindividualsandfamiliesareconcernedabouttheexpenseof
psychotherapy.Iofferapowerfultechniquethatcanshortenthetimeapatient
ProfessionalServices spendswithme.ItscalledEMDR,whichstandsforEyeMovement
DesensitizationandReprocessing.

ForensicServices EMDRisaninnovativeandrapidtechniqueforthereductionoftraumaand
anxietydisorders.Todate,EMDRhashelpedovertwomillionpeopleofallages
ForParents relievemanytypesofpsychologicaldistress.Ithasbeensuccessfullyusedwith
thedisastervictimsofHurricaneKatrinaandtheOklahomaCitybombing,Iraqui
warveterans,victimsofrape/sexualabuse,aswellasthoseexperiencing
Fees&Insurance anxiety,depressionandloss.

HelpfulForms Bydefinition,beinghearingimpairedinahearingandauditorysocietyisadaily
stressor.Hearingimpairmentforcesonetorelyonvisualratherthanon
Links&Resources auditorycommunicationand,assuch,manymemoriesarevisualand
conceptual.Byfocusingonallsensorysystemsincludingvisualand
kinaestheticlearningEMDRcanreducethestressoftryingtoputpsychological
AboutDr.Freeman issuesintowords,whichcanbeespeciallyhelpfulforD/HOHpeople.Withless
energyspentonverbalization,thereismoreenergytofocusondealingwiththe
ContactMe actualtrauma.

EMDR HowdoesEMDRwork?

Thetheoryandprotocolofthetechniqueisthattrauma/anxietyproducesan
overloadonsensoryandinformationprocessingwhichleavesthetraumatic
memoryunresolved.Traumaticmemoriesmayhavevisual,auditory,
kinaestheticand/oremotionalcomponentsthatarenotentirelyaddressedin
verballybasedpsychotherapies.Assuch,EMDRworksonmanylevelsand
workstodesensitizethoseareaswiththegreatestamountofchargei.e.
flashbacks,fears,negativefeelingsorthoughts.EMDRcanbeapowerful
approachwhichcanbringsignificantrelieftothesymptomaticclientinboththe
degreeandintensityofthetraumatounpleasantmemorywithfeworno
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ISEMDRreallyeffective?
(310)7121200
dralisonfreeman@gmail.com Therehasbeenextensiveresearchoverthelasttwodecadesdocumentingnot
onlytheeffectivenessofEMDRbutthatisalsosuperiortootherclinical
treatments.EMDRisanempiricallyvalidtreatmentforposttraumaticstress
disorder(PTSD)meetingthecriteriaestablishedbymembersofataskforce
initiatedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Additionally,thebenefitsof
EMDRarelonglastingwithfewerrecurrences.

WhyisEMDRparticularlysuitedtodeafandhearingimpaired
people?
Utilizesnonverbal,visualandbodycenteredtechniques
Morenonverbalthantraditionaltherapy
Focusismoreonemotionalstressratherthanthecognitive
interpretationsofstress

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