(Non) cognitive interweaves in EMDR

Description

Working with severely damaged clients we can hardly expect EMDR-processing to go smoothly by itself. ‘Just staying out of the way’ is not enough to help these clients process their traumatic material. A more active approach is called for to bring trauma resolution. In EMDR this type of intervening is called ‘(cognitive) interweaving.’ The therapist may need to intervene on the process level with process interweaves, in order to keep the client within his window of (affect)tolerance. Or the therapist has to intervene on the content level with content interweaves, when the client gets stuck in a specific problem is unable to solve with the information he has available. In this workshop the participant learns to use process interweaves to modulate the arousal level of the client. In addition to this a toolkit of useful content interweaves is presented, cognitive and non-cognitive, e.g. sensory, physical, humorous, symbolic and spiritual interweaves. The presentation includes metaphors for all kinds of blocks, bits and pieces of psycho-education for specific stuck points, unorthodox, creative or hilarious interweaves to get round resistance, and interweaves to bring reconciliation and forgiveness.

Format

Conference

Language

English

Author(s)

Joany Spierings

Original Work Citation

Spierings, J. (2011, August). (Non) cognitive interweaves in EMDR. Presentation at 16th EMDR International Association Conference, Orange County, CA

Collection

Citation

“(Non) cognitive interweaves in EMDR,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/20876.

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