First round--two sessions a week with EMDR-only therapist and then a third session (often in between) with my regular therapist, for seven weeks. Start again in a few weeks for a similar cycle. It was a slow slog, 1.5 memories in all that time. But my brain scooped up a bunch of other stuff and filed it away when we were working. That stuff is less potent now too, along with the original memories.
Virtual EMDR has been life changing to me. I almost like it better than in person EMDR because I had a therapist who was judgemental, so processing the trauma felt unsafe. Virtual EMDR has helped my life to begin to take on a sense of normalcy after years of living with cptsd but I know that there is more work to be done. Combining the virtual emdr with internal family systems therapy has been amazing for me and I have processed my multiple complex traumas down to a mostly manageable level. Give it a try if you can
Thank you so much for sharing this! I think this could be super helpful for people. I would love to share your comment on other platforms if you were ok with that... I could do it anonymously if you like...
Your explanations are simply great! Thank you for so much valuable information. I just started a EMDR therapy after years of PTSD and the very first session gave me hope for the very first time. I was already healing, but stocked in anxiety and night swelling. Now, I am doing more hipnosis and emdr meditations between sessions, what is helping me to better handling my emotions. I feel relieved for hours, what didn't happen for years. I enjoy your useful and calmed videos, as they lead me to better understanding of the entire process. Thank you for your work and best from Spain!
Belen - thank you so much for letting me know how these videos have helped. It definitely motivates me to keep making them! :). Your dedication to healing and doing the work is awesome. Wishing you health, healing and happiness, Barbara
Hi Belén; I'm glad knowing you found a good therapist to work on your PTSD. I have C-PTDS, a life-long trauma and I have made some EMDR but it's really hard to find a therapist who just want my money (I had a terrible experience with one who traumatized me even more) and the one I am now is too expensive besides I realized that the therapist (who is coming to be considered as a guru, nowadays) has "women issues"; a misogynist. I am looking for self help methods because I can't afford the sessions. Saludos desde Andalucía ☘️
I have been doing EMdr and ACT with a therapist for c-ptsd for the past year and half. Your videos, webinar, pdf have been incredibly helpful. There are two other UA-cam therapists i follow who also deal with ACT principles. I have learned so much, i am a completely new person when it comes to regulating my emotions. I appreciate all that you do. Ty
I have done 4 sessions of emdr (digital)... It works really fast! I am very visual, so I chose the visual ones( I didn t know there were choices) and yes.... Bang... Good results... It s good to doble check for example with this video.... Maybe for other traumatic events
Thank you for your content, your videos has helped me a lot 🌹 Can EMDR be successful even your therapist isn't specialized in complex trauma? I'm working with a cognitive behavioural psychologist and so far, we haven't even discussed emotional regulation tools and techniques and went almost straight to EMDR sessions. I'm worried that it's going too fast, and that I have the wrong therapist - and I'm afraid that It'll potentially worsen my trauma symptoms. I don't know what's the wisest decision here, as I only have the summer months to dedicate to EMDR therapy. I've done EMDR with another therapist before, so I already have some prior experience. Help?
Hi: I definitely can't give advice via social media... If someone has already done EMDR successfully, I do probably adapt the process. But I always encourage people to bring up concerns with their therapist!
I do not “have access” to the memories that I need to heal, I cannot remember them, I know how bad my traumas are because my sisters who are 10 years older than me - -they told me. My brain does not let me “go there” What can be done in this situation please? I have complex ptsd, severe anxiety, clinical depression , mood disregulation 🙏thank you
Doing EMDR is like peeling the layers of an onion. As you go, other memories come up. For what I know, triggers are clues for finding out those original traumas. Good luck and best wishes 💖
A lot of forgotten childhood memories came up to me during my EMDR sessions, it was shocking but in a good way 😮 you can give it a try, EMDR is my favorite therapy method now.
I witnessed my toddler sister enduring a highly traumatic incident and don't think she's aware of it. I'm torn between wanting to tell her, so she might get help and thinking telling her might do more harm than good - maybe especially from an estranged older sister. Any thoughts? Thanks!
hi barbara please your suggestion for emdr therapy i registered for virtual emdr and i got discount i am still doing it . also please i confirm that i am getting relived from traumas slowly only through virtual emdr . also please let me know if i can be of any help in india for you . your hard work is bringing fruits .
Yes, people can recover from depersonalization and other dissociative disorders. A therapist who is trained in EMDR with experience in dissociation would be my first choice for this.
Hi: I think EMDR can definitely help with perfectionism, and there are also protocols for OCD. In my experience, OCD could interrupt the processing, and in my opinion the best researched method for OCD incorporates exposure therapy. Wishing you the best.
The closure thing was well-explained. We've elected to leave mine open during different rounds of treatment, and I likened it to a blowing gas line on a fire scene. It can be intense, but it has worked for me. Lots got done, as miserable as it was.
Have you done EMDR? What would you say about length of treatment?
First round--two sessions a week with EMDR-only therapist and then a third session (often in between) with my regular therapist, for seven weeks.
Start again in a few weeks for a similar cycle. It was a slow slog, 1.5 memories in all that time. But my brain scooped up a bunch of other stuff and filed it away when we were working. That stuff is less potent now too, along with the original memories.
EMDR has not only changed my life, but saved my life. ❤
Thank you for sharing as this could be helpful for others!!
It works, just stay on top of it..Face it, own it, move on to better thoughts and experiences.
Love you Barbara! Thank you for your gifts!
Virtual EMDR has been life changing to me. I almost like it better than in person EMDR because I had a therapist who was judgemental, so processing the trauma felt unsafe. Virtual EMDR has helped my life to begin to take on a sense of normalcy after years of living with cptsd but I know that there is more work to be done. Combining the virtual emdr with internal family systems therapy has been amazing for me and I have processed my multiple complex traumas down to a mostly manageable level. Give it a try if you can
Thank you so much for sharing this! I think this could be super helpful for people. I would love to share your comment on other platforms if you were ok with that... I could do it anonymously if you like...
Your explanations are simply great! Thank you for so much valuable information. I just started a EMDR therapy after years of PTSD and the very first session gave me hope for the very first time. I was already healing, but stocked in anxiety and night swelling. Now, I am doing more hipnosis and emdr meditations between sessions, what is helping me to better handling my emotions. I feel relieved for hours, what didn't happen for years. I enjoy your useful and calmed videos, as they lead me to better understanding of the entire process. Thank you for your work and best from Spain!
Belen - thank you so much for letting me know how these videos have helped. It definitely motivates me to keep making them! :). Your dedication to healing and doing the work is awesome. Wishing you health, healing and happiness, Barbara
Hi Belén; I'm glad knowing you found a good therapist to work on your PTSD. I have C-PTDS, a life-long trauma and I have made some EMDR but it's really hard to find a therapist who just want my money (I had a terrible experience with one who traumatized me even more) and the one I am now is too expensive besides I realized that the therapist (who is coming to be considered as a guru, nowadays) has "women issues"; a misogynist.
I am looking for self help methods because I can't afford the sessions.
Saludos desde Andalucía ☘️
I have been doing EMdr and ACT with a therapist for c-ptsd for the past year and half. Your videos, webinar, pdf have been incredibly helpful. There are two other UA-cam therapists i follow who also deal with ACT principles. I have learned so much, i am a completely new person when it comes to regulating my emotions. I appreciate all that you do. Ty
I'm so pleased to hear the videos have been so helpful for you. And how wonderful that you are putting in all this effort!
hi tuexdo please which other you tube you follow please help
@@thanksexportsshoes240 look at Wellness Talks with Todd Schmenk nd Therapy in a Nutshell.
I've been watching your videos and find them very comprehensive, professional and informative. Thank you and I hope you're continuing.
I have done 4 sessions of emdr (digital)... It works really fast! I am very visual, so I chose the visual ones( I didn t know there were choices) and yes.... Bang... Good results... It s good to doble check for example with this video.... Maybe for other traumatic events
That’s awesome it helped! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your content, your videos has helped me a lot 🌹 Can EMDR be successful even your therapist isn't specialized in complex trauma? I'm working with a cognitive behavioural psychologist and so far, we haven't even discussed emotional regulation tools and techniques and went almost straight to EMDR sessions. I'm worried that it's going too fast, and that I have the wrong therapist - and I'm afraid that It'll potentially worsen my trauma symptoms. I don't know what's the wisest decision here, as I only have the summer months to dedicate to EMDR therapy. I've done EMDR with another therapist before, so I already have some prior experience. Help?
Hi: I definitely can't give advice via social media... If someone has already done EMDR successfully, I do probably adapt the process. But I always encourage people to bring up concerns with their therapist!
I do not “have access” to the memories that I need to heal, I cannot remember them, I know how bad my traumas are because my sisters who are 10 years older than me - -they told me. My brain does not let me “go there” What can be done in this situation please? I have complex ptsd, severe anxiety, clinical depression , mood disregulation 🙏thank you
Doing EMDR is like peeling the layers of an onion. As you go, other memories come up. For what I know, triggers are clues for finding out those original traumas. Good luck and best wishes 💖
@@Lyrielonwind makes sense, thank you ☺☺
A lot of forgotten childhood memories came up to me during my EMDR sessions, it was shocking but in a good way 😮 you can give it a try, EMDR is my favorite therapy method now.
I witnessed my toddler sister enduring a highly traumatic incident and don't think she's aware of it. I'm torn between wanting to tell her, so she might get help and thinking telling her might do more harm than good - maybe especially from an estranged older sister. Any thoughts? Thanks!
hi barbara please your suggestion for emdr therapy i registered for virtual emdr and i got discount i am still doing it . also please i confirm that i am getting relived from traumas slowly only through virtual emdr . also please let me know if i can be of any help in india for you . your hard work is bringing fruits .
Hi: How kind of you to offer help, and I am so pleased my work is helping you! It sounds like the virtual emdr is helping?
It definately did good in my life. However.. I feel like I did to much heavy subjects one right after another and now I feel overstrained
Do you have experience with depersonalization? Is it possible to recover from?
Yes, people can recover from depersonalization and other dissociative disorders. A therapist who is trained in EMDR with experience in dissociation would be my first choice for this.
Maam, does EMDR help with OCD and perfectionism?
Hi: I think EMDR can definitely help with perfectionism, and there are also protocols for OCD. In my experience, OCD could interrupt the processing, and in my opinion the best researched method for OCD incorporates exposure therapy. Wishing you the best.
I suffer from total disociation and emotional disregulation...
The closure thing was well-explained. We've elected to leave mine open during different rounds of treatment, and I likened it to a blowing gas line on a fire scene. It can be intense, but it has worked for me. Lots got done, as miserable as it was.
Yes, this is a challenging decision for client and therapist. It can be helpful to leave things open, but also difficult!
@@BarbaraHeffernan I'm glad we did it. I do not want to be doing this years from now.
Alguien da esas terapias en español???
Yes, definitely. Check www.emdria.org, and select spanish speaking.
@@BarbaraHeffernan no hay nadie lo necesito urgente soy sobreviviente de un psicópata