Recognizing and working with affect phobias in EMDR – In client and clinician

In cases of dissociative and personality disorders, affect phobias in the client or clinician can disrupt reprocessing. EMDR therapy can still be effective when clinicians have the conceptual understanding and perceptual skills to recognize these defenses and use a flexible set of advanced EMDR procedures for responding. After reviewing hypnotic approaches for affect tolerance (Daitch, 2007) and McCullough’s affect phobia model (1997, 2003), we will explore published, advanced EMDR procedures for defense and affect restructuring. Finally, we will consider how clinicians can mitigate the potential impact of countertransference, vicarious traumatization, and their own affect phobias in their clinical work.

Conference

English

Andrew Leeds

Leeds, A. (2013, September). Recognizing and working with affect phobias in EMDR ? In client and clinician. Presentation at the 18th EMDR International Association Conference, Austin, TX