OVERCOMING TRAUMA - EMDR:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychotherapy approach effective for trauma and other types of psychological distress. In 1987, the founder, Dr. Francine Shapiro made the chance observation that eye movements can reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts. Today EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches.
I have used EMDR to treat trauma and promote optimal functioning. The Peak Performance EMDR Protocol “emphasizes what is positive in the client’s existing repertoire, what is possible for the future, and how self actualization could manifest in the client’s life ."(Lendl and Foster).
I have enjoyed giving presentations on the subject of integrating EMDR with Positive Psychology, to find flow in performance. Positive Psychology may be described as a scientific and applied approach to uncovering people’s strengths and promoting their positive functioning.
As Martin Seligman, an important figure in developing and strengthening Positive Psychology, put it: “Psychology is not just the study of weakness and damage, it is also the study of strength and virtue." Positive psychology research looks at the subjective experience of flow, the conditions that are necessary to be in flow and the psychological benefits of the flow state.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychotherapy approach effective for trauma and other types of psychological distress. In 1987, the founder, Dr. Francine Shapiro made the chance observation that eye movements can reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts. Today EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches.
I have used EMDR to treat trauma and promote optimal functioning. The Peak Performance EMDR Protocol “emphasizes what is positive in the client’s existing repertoire, what is possible for the future, and how self actualization could manifest in the client’s life ."(Lendl and Foster).
I have enjoyed giving presentations on the subject of integrating EMDR with Positive Psychology, to find flow in performance. Positive Psychology may be described as a scientific and applied approach to uncovering people’s strengths and promoting their positive functioning.
As Martin Seligman, an important figure in developing and strengthening Positive Psychology, put it: “Psychology is not just the study of weakness and damage, it is also the study of strength and virtue." Positive psychology research looks at the subjective experience of flow, the conditions that are necessary to be in flow and the psychological benefits of the flow state.
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