A demonstration of EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) for trauma by Francine Shapiro

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is a complex treatment approach that combines salient elements of the major therapeutic schools (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, physiological, and interactional). EMDR is based on the assumption that specific experiences from the past continue to guide the client's responses in the present. These experiences can be the "big T' traumas that result in PTSD or the "small t' traumas that are the ubiquitous experiences known to have a less dramatic but still negative impact on personality and behavior. To influence such experiences from the past, EMDR draws on an information processing model of behavior. This video shows spontaneous and unscripted sessions, in an ongoing course of psychotherapy. The session attempts to capture the EMDR trauma approach and clinical style in as close to real circumstances as possible.

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Francine Shapiro

Shapiro, F. (2007). A demonstration of EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) for trauma by Francine Shapiro. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/e548312004-001