Using the DNMS to prepare attachment-wounded clients for EMDR

This workshop introduces ego state therapy concepts and interventions from the Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS) for stabilizing dysregulated, dissociative, attachment-wounded clients in EMDR Phase 2. It shows how we can mobilize loving, attuned, vetted, internal Resources. It describes how we can talk directly to triggered wounded child parts to get them in a dialogue with Resources who help them feel safe as they meet emotional needs. After wounded parts tell their story, we orient them to present time and reassure them that their perception of “reliving” an old trauma is just a harmless recording playing back. These interventions can stabilize wounded child parts—bringing them out of trance and into the safety of the present. As more and more wounded parts get stabilized, attachment-wounded clients develop the emotion management skills needed for EMDR success. The workshop also touches on issues of diversity, and DNMS treatment limitations and risks.

Conference

English

Shirley Jean Schmidt

Schmidt, S. J. (2023, August). Using the DNMS to prepare attachment-wounded clients for EMDR. Presentation at the at the 28th EMDR International Association Conference, Arlington, VA