Adjunctive EMDR Therapy
— Sometimes in traditional therapy roadblocks and “stuck points”
can be discouraging for both the client and the therapist.
Adjunctive EMDR Therapy
Adjunctive EMDR therapy may be right for you if:
- You and your primary therapist do not want to replace or interrupt your therapeutic relationship just because there is a specific issue getting in the way of your progress.
- You and your primary therapist are in agreement that there is a specific traumatic memory (single incident trauma) or intrusive material that is interfering with your therapeutic gains and EMDR could help accelerate your progress in traditional therapy.
- You and your couples/marriage/family therapist are in agreement that there is a specific issue getting in the way of the change and progress you want and it can be addressed in an intensive format.
What to expect with Adjunctive EMDR Therapy:
Adjunctive EMDR therapy is designed to be supplemental to a client’s current talk-therapy and does not replace or interrupt ongoing therapy with their primary therapist. Sessions are one-on-one with an EMDR-trained therapist over a secured telehealth video platform. The EMDR-trained therapist collaborates with primary therapists and their clients to target the clients’ specific memories, body sensations, or limiting beliefs with EMDR. By narrowly targeting specific traumatic memories or intrusive material, adjunctive EMDR therapy can accelerate progress in traditional therapy by resolving stuck points and enrich their ongoing work together.
Steps to getting started with Adjunctive EMDR Therapy:
- Release of Information is obtained by the primary therapist from the client.
- The primary therapist contacts the EMDR-trained therapist to discuss the referral and specific issues to determine if the client is a “good fit” for EMDR, and to discuss the roles of the therapists.
A client is a “good fit” if:
- Client and the primary therapist have a good working relationship.
- The primary therapist is interested in collaboration with the EMDR-trained therapist.
- Client is committed to ongoing therapy with the primary therapist while engaging in EMDR therapy.
- Client is able to identify a clear target or stuck point.
- Client has no active substance abuse, self-injury, or safety risks, including unstable living situations.
The success of treatment is based on clearly defined goals for the EMDR-trained therapist, defined in collaboration with the primary therapist and client.
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