Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) – seminar update

Psychotherapist, Hannah Cowan, writes: “At our seminar on Saturday, Sarah House introduced us to EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) by telling us how the founder, Francine Schapiro, noticed that after a walk in the park she felt more able to manage things that had been troubling her. She connected this to the frequent eye movements that occur when walking and went on to develop a system of therapy that used rapid movement of the eyes from left to right. The purpose of the eye movements is to keep a person anchored in the present whilst remembering a traumatic memory.  Additionally these movements help to connect the left and right sides of the brain which, following trauma, can become disconnected.”

Thank you to all who participated in the event, and for your feedback. Your average rating for both the event and the speaker was 4.5 out of 5!

Our next seminar, 13 June 2015, looks at the tricky issue of how to talk about sex in the therapy room. For more information on this and all forthcoming events, visit our website wendybramham.co.uk

Author:  Hannah Cowan
Editor: Wendy Bramham
April 2015

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