A Practical Guide to EMDR Therapy

Ytje van Pelt, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist, Child and Youth psychologist, EMDR therapy Europe trainer, Children and Adolescent EMDR trainer and CBT trainer. She works as a clinical director at Psy-zo! Institution, Psy-zo! Education and Psy-zo! Research and serves as the editor-in-chief of the EMDR Magazine in the Netherlands for the EMDR Netherlands Association. 

Ad de Jongh, PhD, is a mental health care psychologist and professor of anxiety and behavioral disorders at the University of Amsterdam. He is also an honorary professor at Salford University in Manchester, the University of Worcester, and Queen’s University in Belfast. 

Erik ten Broeke, MSc, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. As a trainer and consultant, he specializes in the conceptual underpinnings and practice of CBT and EMDR therapy.

Hellen Hornsveld, PhD, is a mental health care psychologist, EMDR-Europe trainer, and an ISST Schema therapy consultant/trainer. 

Hans-Jaap Oppenheim, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist and psychotherapist and EMDR-Europe trainer. He is working in a private practice as an EMDR trainer and consultant.  

Jiska Weijermans, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist, Child and Youth psychologist, EMDR Europe trainer, and CBT trainer. She works as a clinical director at Psy-zo! Institution, Psy-zo! Education, and Psy-zo! Research. She is the president of the EMDR Netherlands Association.  

Marilyn Luber, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant in private practice in Philadelphia. She is a co-representative of the Board Secretariat for the EMDR Global Alliance: The International Society of EMDR Therapy and co-chairing worldwide research on Redefining EMDR (Kansas State University).

Foreword

Preface  

Acknowledgments  

Introduction 

SECTION I. A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF TRAUMA-SENSITIVE CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION 

Chapter 1. EMDR Case Conceptualization 

Chapter 2. Applying Learning Theory Principles to EMDR Trauma-Focused Case Conceptualization 

Chapter 3. Optimizing EMDR Therapy: Practical Applications of the Working Memory Hypothesis and Memory Reconsolidation Theory 

Chapter 4. The Intrusion Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Intrusions and the Intrusion Path in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder  

Chapter 5. The Timeline Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Stemming From Single Issues, Anxieties, and Phobias 

Chapter 6. The Flashforward-Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Work with Anticipatory Fears 

Chapter 7. The Emotion-Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Memories Linked to Emotions   

Chapter 8. The Belief Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Linked to Negative (Core) Beliefs 

Chapter 9. The Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Techniques Paths: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Basic Emotional Memories  

SECTION II. ADVANCED EMDR THERAPY FOR CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DESIGNING EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS 

Chapter 10. Treating Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With EMDR Therapy   

Chapter 11. Identifying Challenges of Blocked Processing and Exploring Solutions, Including Cognitive Interweaves

Appendix A. Common Paths for Case Conceptualization in Various Disorders  

Appendix B. Timeline Path 4: 15 Optional Questions About the Learning History of Patients Complaints

Appendix C. Timeline Path: Steps for the Timeline Path   

Appendix D. Flashforward Path and Mental Video Check Scripts  

Appendix E. Procedure for Changing Problematic Emotions: Search Strategy for the Emotion Path  

Appendix F. Procedure for Changing Dysfunctional Beliefs (Belief Path)  

Appendix G. An Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Technique: Both Variants of the Affect Bridge   

Index