The EMDR therapy butterfly hug method for self-administered bilateral stimulation

The EMDR Therapy Butterfly Hug (BH) method for self-administered bilateral stimulation (BLS) was originated by Lucina (Lucy) Artigas during her work with the survivors of Hurricane Pauline in Acapulco, Mexico, 1998 [1-3]. In the year 2000, Lucy received the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Creative Innovation Award for the BH. The Butterfly Hug method is used in the in-person and online versions of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP), the EMDR-Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS), the EMDR Therapy Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-PRECI), and the ASSYST Procedures, in order to reprocess the disturbing / traumatic material [4-10]. The EMDR-IGTP, the EMDR-IGTP-OTS, and the EMDR-PRECI with the BH as BLS method has become standard practice for EMDR clinicians in the field while working with survivors of man- made and natural disasters or with populations living recent, present, or past prolonged adverse experiences (e.g., ongoing or prolonged traumatic stress).

Ignacio Jarero
Lucina Artigas

Jarero, I., & Artigas, L. (2021). The EMDR therapy butterfly hug method for self-administered bilateral stimulation. Iberoamerican Journal of Psychotraumatology and Dissociation, 11(1), 1-7. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yjzq2wbg