Description
Book SynopsisDiscover the essential guide to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) from its pioneering creator, Francine Shapiro
- Gain insights into how painful life experiences are physically stored in our brains and how EMDR therapy can bring relief.
- Learn how EMDR techniques can be used to address trauma-related conditions, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other experience-based disorders by exploring clinical case studies.
- Understand why EMDR is hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades.
EMDR is fundamental reading for practicing psychotherapists and anyone interested in understanding trauma, healing processes, and achieving better mental health.
Trade ReviewSan Francisco Chronicle "Especially convincing in the wealth of research." Stars and Stripes "Where traditional therapies may take years, EMDR takes only a few sessions." New York Magazine "The non-pharmaceutical equivalent of Prozac."
Table of Contents1. The Journey of Discovery 2. Laying the Foundation 3. The Spirit and the Sword: Combat's Tragic Legacy 4. The Fabric of Treatment: Uncovering the Hidden Depths of Pain 5. The Many Faces of Fear: Phobias and Panic Attacks 6. When Terror Stalks the Night: Sleep Disorders and Childhood Trauma 7. The Ties That Bind: Disorders of Attachment 8. Healing the Ravages of Rape 9. Laying Grief to Rest 10. Breaking the Iron Grasp of Addiction 11. The Final Doorway: Facing Disease, Disability, and Death 12. Visions of the Future: The Global Reach of EMDR Appendix A: Choosing a Clinician, and Finding an EMDR Therapy Organization Appendix B: Trauma Research and Further Reading Appendix C: EMDR Therapy: Evaluated Clinical Applications
