The network balance model of trauma therapy

Driven by Einstein’s adage “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”, this workshop incorporates cutting edge research in neuroscience to describe how stress causes inhibition of pre-frontal cortical function ceding control to subcortical structures. The resulting imbalance of the three principal resting state networks (nick-named the Me, Feel, and Deal networks) causes memories to remain fragmented. The procedural elements of EMDR, including bilateral stimulation, act on specific networks to re-establish network balance, and set the stage for memory re-consolidation into a more adaptive form. This “natural tendency towards health” results from the brain’s drive to minimize the errors of its predictions. Friends don’t let friends miss a workshop like this!

Conference

English

D. Eric Chamberlin

Chamberlin, D. E. (2017, August). The network balance model of trauma therapy. Presentation at the 22nd EMDR International Association Conference, Bellevue, WA