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EMDR can help you reduce your stress levels, anxiety, anger, depression, isolation, flashbacks, nightmares, guilt, panic. and/or intrusive thoughts that are getting in the way of you being able to fully enjoy life. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing works on the basis that our eye movements are directly associated with our thought processes and therefore related to emotional and mental stress. For emotional distress like those mentioned above EMDR is quicker than the usual treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counseling and psychotherapy. EMDR also goes beyond the suppressing effects of anti-depressants and other drugs. The reason is that it changes the feelings that are experienced not just numbing them or simply understanding why the have occurred. There is no need to be exposed physically to the source of the anxiety as with CBT and remain fully conscious throughout unlike hypnotherapy. |
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How does EMDR work? The technique was developed by Dr Francine Shapiro, when she discovered that controlled eye movements encourage the brain to process disturbing memories and help people suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The eye movements, similar to those that occur during the period of dream sleep known, as rapid eye movement, stimulate the subconscious and this allows clients to change their perception of past events. (In the same way that if something annoying has happened at work and we are still upset by it when we get home that evening, we usually have dealt with it after a few good nights sleep and often can’t remember it a few months later. This is because the brain processed the information during the REM sleep time). |
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A detailed case history will to be taken to identify the feelings associated with the disturbing memory, as it is the feeling rather than the content of the disturbance that is the focus of the treatment. During a treatment clients follow sets of specific finger movements performed by the practitioner. Alternatively hand taps or sound can be used. This sequence is repeated till there is a decrease in disturbance from the original memory Clients usually notice a decrease in negative feelings and an increased sense of well-being following the first treatment, although, in severe cases, a series of sessions is often needed to ensure complete release. Ideal for fear of public speaking, exam nerves, driving tests and other fears. Improving your confidence and your relationships means better quality of life! |
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Dear Julie, I thought you might like to know how I have progressed since seeing you. I just cannot believe how much better I feel, nor how low I must have been before!! Thank you so much for your skill and understanding which helped me so incredibly. The light at the end of the tunnel got brighter and brighter and now the sun is out all the time!! My daughter came up this weekend and we got on so well, in a way that we used to. It was wonderful! She was so much better with me that it felt as if you had treated her too! She asked me what you had done and I told her that you had helped me recognise my own worth and commented on a few other things that we had discussed but did not mention the main hurt problem. Strangely I had waited for 3 years to mention the hurt and when the opportunity came at the weekend I found I did not need to open the subject and could walk forward with my head held high. Wonderful! Still hoping that the weight will fall away too. I have lost 2 lb this week so it’s a start! I will be sure to address any further problem with you in the future and not let it fester for so long. Patricia Kemp June 04 |
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Julie Nicholls, Body~Mind Coaching
Complementary alternative therapies like remedial massage, Trager, EMDR Counselling and life coaching make Body~Mind Coaching unique with treatments, products, workshops and courses for natural pain, stress relief and relaxation
in Swindon, Wiltshire, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, UK
01793 495551.
Natural Therapy Centre, 5 Bibury Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 1DD, England, UK
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