Wednesday, August 8, 2012

EMDR Therapy As Part Of Art Therapy

By Muriel Noel


An EMDR therapy Denver is something that most people who have at least experienced great traumas in your past that are still affecting their present are using. It means Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. It was developed by an American psychologist by the name of Francine Saphiro.

It is known to be very effective in treating people experiencing PTSD. If you have such related problems then you probably need to seek such treatment as well. You can rely on this method to quickly and effectively relieve you of such stress.

Most international health organizations actually prefer this treatment in dealing with PTSD. However, it can also be used in the treatment of other mental disorders. Chronic pains, anxieties, phobias, panic attacks are some of the mental disorders treatable by such. This can also be used to enhance creative performance in art works.

It is also used as one part of a series of complex treatments that is used to deal with traumatic experiences through the medium of art. It is because it is effective in making accelerations with the sub-conscious' healing process. The memory then moves into the realm of past experiences.

This treatment then helps creative art techniques to fulfill its goals of trauma resolution. It repairs the disconnections that a person's self has with some parts of his or her conscious mind. When these are connected, the intensity of the trauma decreases making it less disturbing.

The aspects of the emotions you felt during the trauma are being brought out during the treatment. The hand movements of a therapist are being followed by the patient's eyes which can help in holding together several forms of awareness in your mind. The memory then is laid in the past and no longer affects present reactions.

Many art enthusiasts actually make use of this treatment in enhancing their creativity in their works. This is by accessing the original emotions of a specific trauma and dealing with them through expression in their art works. emdr therapy denver can be complicated at first but it is definitely effective in reducing the effects of past traumas.




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