EMDR therapy as a body oriented psychotherapy

The body has been an integral part of the AIP approach and the EMDR Therapy protocol from its inception. While the EMDR Therapy protocol has included the body as one of the channels being assessed, the focus of much of the work done has been sensory, cognitive and emotional. This talk will suggest that the body (the somatic channel) is a central element in both the experience of trauma, and that of the traumatic memory, and as such it can and should also be a focus of the EMDR Therapy basic protocol. The talk will cover recent research pointing to the effectiveness of EMDR Therapy in somatic disorders, and will suggest ways in which EMDR Therapy can be used with clients suffering from both acute and chronic somatic conditions. The talk will end with a vision of EMDR Therapy as an integral part of medical services provided to the population, especially in third world countries.

Conference

English

Udi Oren

Oren, U. (2017, April). EMDR therapy as a body oriented psychotherapy. Keynote presented (Masaya Ichii, Chair) at the 3rd EMDR Asia International Conference, Shanghai, China