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In EMDR, unprocessed memories are selected by the therapist and identified as a “target”, or type of memory to be processed. When a person is grieving, the disturbance related to this is called a grief target. This allows a therapist to be able to identify associated positive and negative cognitions...
I remember when I first experienced EMDR, I loved learning. I did have to be aware that people are people, and I had one trainer say to me cautiously that I shouldn’t let people know of my aspirations to become an EMDR trainer one day. I took this as a green light and continued to find my people in ...
In EMDR unprocessed memories are selected by the therapist and identified as a “target”, or type of memory to be processed. When a person is grieving, the disturbance related to this is called a grief target. This allows a therapist to be able to identify associated positive and negative cognitions...
EMDR’s approach is based on the idea that our brains and nervous systems have ways of remembering and handling experiences that are both physical and mental. In other words, some parts of a memory are the physical images, sounds, and feelings stored in our brains and nervous systems. Along with thos...