On-going EMDR Trauma Care Informative Videos

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In this video, Frank Capatch LCSW a licensed clinical social worker from Hawaii Island Recovery, and The Green Will Conservancy Inc. provides an in-depth overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and its application in treating both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction. Frank explains the science behind EMDR, detailing how bilateral stimulation helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories, reducing their emotional intensity. He also explores how EMDR can help manage cravings and compulsive behaviors often associated with addiction. The video highlights groundbreaking research, including neuroimaging studies showing structural brain changes due to EMDR. Frank concludes with insights into new innovations in the therapy and its broader application beyond PTSD.
Perfect for those interested in mental health therapy, addiction treatment, or learning about innovative therapeutic approaches like EMDR.

EMDR for Addiction Treatment with Frank Capatch
In this video, participants in a community-based program share their personal reflections and experiences around nature, connection, and resilience. The program promotes mental well-being through group activities, connecting people to each other, to nature, and to themselves. The discussion touches on overcoming negative thinking, building resilience, and the importance of community support, especially for teens and families. Additionally, the group explores the value of skills such as growing food and using technology, with an emphasis on teaching these skills across generations. The video highlights how EMDR therapy and other methods can strengthen mental fortitude and adaptability in the face of modern challenges.

This reflective and casual discussion is set against the backdrop of Hawaii Island and serves as a reminder of the importance of staying connected, learning from elders, and embracing personal growth.

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EMDR Consultation for Complex Trauma Review and the Integrating of Ego State and EMDR Psychotherapy
In this video, the presenter discusses the differences between EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy and the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). While both methods involve physical stimulation, such as tapping, the presenter explains that they are based on different principles. EFT relies on Meridian theory from Eastern philosophy, targeting emotional processing points in the body, while EMDR uses a more structured, therapeutic approach rooted in Adaptive Information Processing (AIP). The video highlights EMDR’s systematic method of processing trauma across the lifespan, including preparation, ongoing evaluation, and resolution of memories, which contrasts with EFT’s less structured approach. The presenter also emphasizes the importance of clinical training in EMDR and the comprehensive research supporting its efficacy, unlike EFT, which has a more limited research base.
This video is ideal for those interested in understanding the distinctions between these two therapeutic techniques.

What is the difference between EFT and EMDR Psychotherapy?
In this video, the presenter discusses how EMDR therapy approaches cases involving family violence. The speaker emphasizes that not every family, couple, or individual is immediately suited for EMDR psychotherapy, especially when violence and dysregulation are present. A thorough screening process is necessary to determine if EMDR is appropriate. The video explains how, in many cases, extensive individual therapy for both the perpetrator and the victim is required before considering any form of family therapy. The presenter also mentions how trained EMDR therapists work with different family members separately, and only after progress and resolution are achieved in individual sessions, they may come together for family therapy.
This video is helpful for those interested in understanding how EMDR therapy is applied in the context of family violence.

How is violence addressed in EMDR family and couples therapy?
In this video, the presenter explains how EMDR therapy continues to work even after a session has ended. Once the processing of memories begins, the healing continues outside the session, much like a cake that keeps baking after being taken out of the oven. The therapist prepares the client on how to manage this ongoing process and remains available in case new memories or issues arise. The video highlights how additional memory channels can open up during EMDR, revealing what the brain wants to work on next, emphasizing the importance of proper preparation before starting therapy.
This video is useful for individuals interested in understanding the extended effects of EMDR therapy beyond the session itself.

What happens in the patient in between EMDR sessions?
In this video, the presenter discusses how EMDR therapy is used in couples and family therapy, emphasizing the importance of communication. The therapy is structured into phases, beginning with preparation and assessment, focusing on immediate problem-solving, safety management, and creating a communication plan for urgent issues. Following this, the therapy moves into the processing phase, where past and current stressors are addressed. After each session, a debrief occurs, and communication skills are built as part of the EMDR process. The presenter highlights that EMDR is more than just the visual stimulation technique; it includes significant skill-building components both before and after the memory processing phase.
This video is ideal for those interested in understanding how EMDR therapy integrates communication and skill-building into couples and family therapy.

How is communication between families and couples addressed in EMDR psychotherapy?
In this video, the presenter explains how EMDR therapy is used in couples and family therapy, focusing on the importance of communication throughout the process. The therapy is structured into phases, beginning with a preparation phase that includes assessment, immediate problem-solving, safety management, and creating a communication plan for urgent issues. Following this, the therapy progresses into the processing phase, where both past issues and current stressors are addressed. After each session, there is a debrief that includes communication skill-building, which is a crucial component of EMDR therapy, both before and after traditional processing.
This video is beneficial for viewers interested in how EMDR therapy integrates communication strategies into couples and family therapy.

Are families and couples prepared to handle EMDR Psychotherapy?
In this video, the presenter addresses whether EMDR therapy is suitable for all therapists and clients. The answer is clearly no, as EMDR is a powerful psychotherapy that requires specialized training and particular qualities in therapists. The video emphasizes two key aspects for therapists:
Shifting their orientation to view the client’s brain as the agent of change, rather than themselves.
The ability to tolerate and remain present with the client’s emotional experience and memories.
The presenter also explains that not all clients are ready for EMDR therapy. While Phase 1 and 2 of the EMDR protocol—focused on stabilization and preparation—can benefit most clients, full EMDR therapy may not be suitable for everyone. For those unsure if they are ready, the presenter recommends Francine Shapiro’s book, Getting Past Your Past, which offers insights into who might benefit from professional EMDR therapy versus self-help techniques.
This video is ideal for those considering EMDR therapy or professionals interested in learning more about its requirements.

Is EMDR Psychotherapy for everyone and for every therapist?
In this video, the presenter answers whether EMDR therapy can be effective for individuals without prior exposure to psychotherapy. The answer is yes. EMDR’s structured and phased approach, especially in Phases 1 and 2, provides a well-organized, secure, and confidence-building process for clients. The presenter emphasizes that EMDR doesn’t require clients to extensively talk about their traumatic experiences, making it especially beneficial for individuals who struggle with verbal expression, including teenagers and clients with language barriers.
The presenter also highlights that EMDR is unique in that it allows for the processing of trauma without needing to articulate the details, which is particularly useful in forensic cases where talking could lead to legal issues. Additionally, the video explores how some individuals may feel the need to talk about trauma depending on whether it would have been safer to do so at the time of the traumatic event. This key difference underscores how talk therapy may unintentionally increase phobia of traumatic memories, while EMDR offers a way to process trauma more safely and effectively.
This video is insightful for those interested in how EMDR differs from traditional talk therapy and how it can benefit diverse populations.

Can EMDR Psychotherapy be used on a patient with no history of therapy?
In this video, the presenter discusses how EMDR therapy can be effectively applied to children, families, and couples, not just adults. Children often respond exceptionally well to EMDR because they have fewer memories to process and are more open, without the coping mechanisms and self-deception adults often develop.
The video also touches on group EMDR protocols, where individuals who share the same traumatic experience, such as first responders, process together, leading to generalized healing across the group. This concept is applied to family therapy, where instead of focusing on the identified “problem person” in the family, EMDR helps all family members process their shared trauma, leading to more integrated family functioning.
In couples therapy, EMDR helps address family-of-origin issues, which often underlie relationship problems. By processing triggers and early traumatic experiences in front of their partner, couples develop greater empathy and understanding for each other. The video explains that this process can be particularly powerful when done with a male and female therapist team, providing a balanced therapeutic environment.
This video is valuable for those interested in how EMDR can be used in non-individual therapy settings to support broader family and relationship healing.

Can EMDR Psychotherapy be used with children, families, and couples?
In this video, the presenter explains dysfunctional memories and how they are processed through EMDR therapy. A dysfunctional memory is one that remains unresolved and continues to cause distress in everyday life, often manifesting through triggers. For example, a person might experience anxiety while driving past the location of a past traumatic event, such as hitting a dog, because the memory is still stored in a disturbing, unresolved way.
The video describes how EMDR helps transform this type of memory into a more adaptive, functional one. After processing, the individual can remember the event with less distress, perhaps feeling sadness but also able to stay present in the moment and reflect on positive memories or lessons. Over time, this leads to a healthier, more mindful reaction to similar situations, like becoming a more vigilant driver.
This explanation highlights how EMDR helps reprocess and store traumatic memories in a more adaptive way, reducing emotional disturbances triggered by everyday experiences.

How does EMDR effect a disturbing memory?
In this video, the presenter discusses the use of EMDR therapy from a multicultural and cross-cultural perspective. The video emphasizes that EMDR is well-suited for diverse cultures because it requires minimal language, making it effective even when there are language barriers. The presenter highlights that trauma affects all human brains in similar ways, regardless of culture, and EMDR can be adapted to accommodate different cultural values, such as focusing on a person’s role within the community rather than individual beliefs.
Additionally, the video explains how EMDR can integrate indigenous practices, such as using drums or simple hand movements for dual attention stimuli, aligning well with traditional healing methods. The therapy can be delivered in a bottom-up approach (focused on the body and emotions) or a top-down approach (focused on thoughts and cognition), making it versatile across various cultures.
The presenter concludes by stating that EMDR is practical and relatively easy to implement and train in, making it a suitable therapy for addressing trauma globally in the 21st century.
This video is a useful resource for understanding how EMDR can be adapted for different cultural settings and used to address trauma in diverse populations.

EMDR a truly cross-cultural and universally applicable psychotherapy for the 21st century
In this video, the presenter explores why some individuals report negative experiences with EMDR therapy and provides insights into understanding and addressing these concerns. The presenter categorizes the common complaints into areas such as side effects, intrusive memories, worsening anxiety, and dissociative symptoms. These issues often arise when EMDR or trauma therapy is introduced without adequate preparation, particularly for those with complex trauma.
The video emphasizes the importance of timing, preparation, and assessment in trauma therapy, explaining that clients must be able to stay present while processing memories and be able to down-regulate their emotions when faced with distress. Proper psychoeducation, building trust in the therapeutic relationship, and assessing external supports are critical before beginning trauma processing.
The presenter also discusses the importance of interviewing and choosing the right therapist, ensuring they are adequately trained and certified in EMDR, and have ongoing supervision and continuing education. The video encourages clients to take an active role as educated consumers in their therapy journey and to seek a therapist who values informed consent and approaches therapy with a client-centered orientation.
This video is valuable for individuals considering EMDR therapy, providing guidance on how to navigate potential challenges and how to select the right therapist for trauma treatment.

Why do some people report negative experiences with EMDR Psychotherapy?
In this video, the presenter delves into the resourcing, regulation, and resiliency aspects of EMDR therapy, focusing on how these elements form the heart of the therapeutic process. The video explains the concept of reciprocal inhibition, a principle developed by Joseph Wolpe, which refers to desensitizing traumatic memories by associating them with positive stimuli. The presenter compares this process to EMDR resourcing, where positive and adaptive memories are woven into traumatic memory networks to reduce arousal and distress.
The video discusses how traumatic memories are often hyperlinked to other negative memories, forming dysfunctional networks. EMDR helps rewire these networks by linking them with positive memories, thus shifting the brain’s response from the amygdala’s reactivity to the medial prefrontal cortex’s mindful observation. This leads to improved emotional regulation, decision-making, and overall resiliency.
The presenter also highlights the importance of self-regulation and how clients can learn to change their emotional states independently. By integrating positive resources into the brain’s memory networks, individuals can better manage stress, conserve energy, and improve their ability to adapt to daily life challenges.
This video is an insightful look into how EMDR therapy supports trauma recovery by fostering emotional resilience and self-regulation, helping individuals lead more adaptive and balanced lives.

How does EMDR Therapy help in resourcing, regulation, and resiliency?
In this video, the presenter discusses the role of EMDR therapy in healing and improving relationships, particularly focusing on attachment theory. The video begins by explaining John Bowlby’s attachment theory, which outlines how early experiences with caregivers shape attachment styles, such as secure, insecure, or disorganized attachment. These attachment styles influence how individuals regulate their emotions, relate to others, and manage their internal states in relationships.
The presenter highlights how secure attachment helps the brain develop the ability to regulate emotions and shift internal states, while insecure attachment can lead to dependency on external factors (such as relationships or substances) to manage emotions. This can result in behaviors like jealousy, rage, and manipulation, where individuals blame others for their emotional distress.
EMDR therapy can address these issues by processing family-of-origin trauma and triggers, helping to heal attachment wounds. The presenter also introduces techniques like ego-state therapy, mindfulness, and self-regulation training to help individuals learn how to manage their emotional states internally, without relying on external influences.
The video concludes by discussing how eye contact, facial expressions, and tone of voice play a role in attachment repair, as they communicate internal emotional states. EMDR can help individuals reprogram their attachment systems, improving their ability to regulate emotions and engage in healthy relationships.
This video is valuable for those interested in understanding how EMDR therapy can support the healing of attachment-related issues in relationships.

How does EMDR Therapy help relationship problems and attachment?
In this video, the presenter provides an overview of EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), explaining its origins, the adaptive information processing model, and how the therapy works to resolve traumatic memories. Developed by Francine Shapiro over 30 years ago, EMDR has become one of the most researched and effective therapies, particularly for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The core idea behind EMDR is that emotional disturbance arises from unprocessed or dysfunctionally stored memories, which lead to emotional, social, and neurological dysregulation. EMDR aims to bring these unresolved memories into conscious awareness and process them using dual attention stimuli, such as eye movements, tapping, or auditory cues. This process allows the individual to reframe and integrate the memory into a narrative that reduces emotional disturbance and improves regulation.
The presenter explains the concept of having one foot in the present and one foot in the past during the processing of traumatic memories. This balance allows clients to stay grounded while engaging with the memory, which helps avoid re-traumatization and promotes healing. The use of dual attention stimuli supports this process, enabling the brain to “cook” and resolve the memory by alternating between experiencing the memory and returning to the present.
The video also touches on emerging neuroscientific findings, such as the thickening of the hippocampus after EMDR sessions, which shows the therapy’s profound effects on brain structure and functioning.
This video is ideal for those seeking a foundational understanding of EMDR therapy and its role in processing trauma.

What is EMDR psychotherapy and how does it work in resolving trauma?
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