Assessing resiliency using somatic tracking of the window of tolerance

Therapeutic effectiveness is enhanced when the therapist accurately assesses the client’s “resiliency” on a moment-by-moment basis, and paces the work accordingly. The “Window of Tolerance” can be used as an active lens for identifying a workable range of resiliency for productive therapy. A more somatic focus with any EMDR protocol, gives the therapist real-time data to determine if their client, in each moment, has sufficient resiliency to effectively process activating material using bilateral stimulation. Tracking somatic signs of hyper- and hypo-arousal can reveal easily missed dynamics of “subtle dissociation,” thus making them accessible for reprocessing.

Conference

English

Craig Penner

Penner, C. (2019, September). Assessing resiliency using somatic tracking of the window of tolerance.  Presentation at the 24th EMDR International Association Conference, Orange County, CA