What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an evidence-based integrative psychotherapy used to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic experiences and other psychological conditions. EMDR therapy works by targeting the disturbing memories or beliefs that contribute to emotional distress and reprocessing them in a way that reduces their negative impact. During an EMDR session, clients focus on the traumatic memory while simultaneously engaging in bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, taps, or auditory tones. This bilateral stimulation helps facilitate the brain’s natural memory processes, allowing the people to reprocess the traumatic memory in a safe and controlled manner. As a result, the emotional intensity and negative beliefs associated with the traumatic event can be significantly reduced, leading to symptom relief and improved well-being. EMDR therapy has been shown to be effective in treating conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and phobias. It provides people with a powerful tool to process and heal from past traumas, enabling them to move forward with their lives in a helpful more adaptive way.
What is The Flash Technique?
The Flash Technique (FT) is a recently developed evidenced-based therapeutic intervention for reducing the disturbance associated with traumatic or other distressing memories. Unlike many conventional trauma therapy interventions, FT is a minimally intrusive option that does not require the client to consciously engage with the traumatic memory. This allows the client to process traumatic memories without feeling distress. As an adjunct to the EMDR preparation phase or any exposure-based treatment, it makes it possible to process memories that would otherwise be intolerable or overwhelming.