Helping Through Structure: Pre-interview with helpful terms
Nov 27, 2023
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Kendhal Hart, a specialist in EMDR and IFS terms, discusses exploring extreme parts, memory networks, and self energy in therapy. They delve into the true self and mental balance through EMDR structure, as well as the phases and magic of EMDR therapy including bilateral stimulation and SUD tracking.
IFS model identifies trauma as burdens held by parts for healing.
EMDR's phases lead to profound neural shifts and adaptive resolutions for trauma processing.
Deep dives
Combining IFS and EMDR Models for Trauma Healing
The podcast episode delves into the combination of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) models for trauma therapy. It highlights how these models work together to target trauma and access neural networks of extreme parts within the individual's system. By identifying trauma as burdens held by parts in the IFS model and utilizing the processing phases of EMDR, therapists aim to release these burdens and facilitate healing. The discussion emphasizes the importance of self-energy in IFS and the transformative power of EMDR's processing phases in creating neural shifts and adaptive resolutions.
The Structure and Process of EMDR Therapy
Another significant aspect explored in the podcast is the structure and process of EMDR therapy. The episode outlines the eight phases of EMDR, starting from history-taking to processing traumatic memories. It explains how phase four to six are considered the core processing phases where the 'magic' of EMDR happens, leading to profound shifts in clients' brains and psyches. The use of bilateral stimulation techniques like eye movements or tapping is highlighted, along with the tracking of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) to measure the progress of trauma reprocessing until reaching a state of adaptive resolution, ultimately aiming to reduce distress levels to zero.