salymandor

Thank you drpattijane for your post! I was seeing a therapist who really pushed EMDR for about 6 sessions until I finally was curious enough to test it - I really enjoyed the process, but was skeptical at the same time about how she encouraged me to travel my own thought path without sharing any of the information with her along the way. That felt strange. I'm glad you mentioned some of the things she never did - YOU, the client, are in control NOW, even though you likely were not during past events. You NEVER need re-live an experience or go into great detail, ever! You NEVER need to go through the entire memory. - that's not something she made very clear to me. I ended up leaving her only after 4 sessions using the EMDR technique because I felt like I could continue the journey on my own. This conversation is bringing more to light and I would consider trying this method again.