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EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing

EMDR was discovered and developed in 1987 by Francine Shapiro.
She noticed that disturbing thoughts became less disturbing with spontaneous eye movements. The negative charge was greatly reduced. She developed this into a procedure to reduce anxiety.

During EMDR, the therapist works with the client to identify the specific problem that will be the focus of the treatment.
The client is encouraged to maintain an awareness of the memory whilst the disturbing memory or incident is reprocessed with eye movements.
The primary goal is to release the client from the effects of past events which are still affecting their lives. This therapy helps clients to move on and leave the past behind.

Christine trained with Sandi Richman, president of the EMDR association and is fully trained and registered to practice EMDR.

EFT
EFT is radically different to traditional forms of psychotherpay, it provides rapid and effective treatment to a wide range of problems, and is easy to learn as a self help tool.
The origins go back to the energy meridians and points used in acupuncture and acupressure. These points are tapped whilst the mind focuses on the disturbing issue.
The origuinal Meridian Energy Therapy was devised by Roger Callahan in the early 1980's and has been adapted and simplified by Gary Craig to develop Emotional Freedom Tecniques, EFT.
EFT is fast and effective for anxiety, stress and phobia.