EMDR: Self Administered Clinical Version

Directions: Best practices involve a trained therapist. Before any self-use you should develop and anchor an emotional safe-place. Usually a happy memory will suffice. Practice anchoring this memory while incorporating a bilateral touch such as a hug. If at anytime during EMDR self-use you feel panic/anxiety, immediately disassociate from your thoughts and activate your safe-place anchor. 1. Locate negative memory. Associate memory or disassociate if too intense. On a scale from 1-10, how do you feel with