Coaching practices for Emdr Reevaluation Phase

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • Last time a memory finally felt settled, but the week since stirred things up
  • When I bring the memory up it’s still as vivid and loud as the day it happened, like no time has passed at all
  • The memory finally doesn’t sting the way it used to, but the belief it left behind is still running the show
  • My head says I’ve dealt with it, but my body didn’t get the message
  • What happened left me with this flat verdict about myself

Practices that may help

  1. Reevaluation at the Start of Each Session
    Begin every new EMDR session by checking whether last session’s gains held — and what emerged in between.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  2. Bilateral Stimulation During Active Processing
    Hold the distressing memory in mind while tracking rhythmic left-right stimulation — and notice what shifts.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  3. Installation of the Positive Cognition
    Once distress has cleared, strengthen the preferred self-belief with bilateral stimulation.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  4. Body Scan and Session Closure
    Sweep attention through the body after processing to catch residual tension before closing the session.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  5. EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
    EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured trauma therapy developed by Francine Shapiro in which a client processes distressing memories while tracking side-to-side stimuli. It is among the most evidence-supported treatments for PTSD, though the specific role of eye movements versus the broader exposure-and-processing protocol remains debated among researchers.
  6. Identifying and Targeting the Trauma Memory
    Pinpoint the specific memory, its worst moment (the "touchstone"), and the negative belief it installed.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  7. Cognitive and Somatic Interweaves
    When processing stalls, a brief therapist-supplied statement or question can restart the chain.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  8. Safe Place Installation
    Anchor a vivid, calming mental image you can return to when distress spikes during processing.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  9. Adapt the image when it stops feeling safe
    If the safe place loses its felt quality, investigate what changed and revise rather than abandoning the practice.
    EMDR Safe Place, Made Practical
  10. EMDR Safe Place, Made Practical
    The safe place (or calm place) is a visualization and self-soothing technique from EMDR therapy (Francine Shapiro) used to help a person quickly access a felt sense of safety and calm. In EMDR protocol it is a resourcing step before trauma reprocessing; used independently it is an emotion regulation tool accessible to anyone. EMDR as a whole has strong evidence particularly for PTSD; the safe-place technique specifically has limited direct study outside the protocol but is broadly consistent with imagery and self-regulation research.

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