Emdr Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma-Focused Care

ISBN-13: 9780826149145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 202 str.

Jamie Marich; Stephen Dansiger

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"Whether you are new or experienced in mindfulness practice and EMDR, this book will inspire you to delve more deeply into both your personal and professional growth. Whatever you bring into your clinical work from the authors' wisdom and insights will be a precious gift to your clients." --Terry Fralich, LCPC, JD, Author of Cultivating Lasting Happiness: A 7-Step Guide to Mindfulness and The Five Core Skills of Mindfulness: A Direct Path to More Confidence, Joy and Love"An excellent, practical, hands-on guide to incorporating mindfulness into EMDR/trauma therapy practice. A good primer in both mindfulness and EMDR therapy, every step is taught in patient detail." --Ricky Greenwald, PsyD, Founder/Director, Trauma Institute, Author of EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed TreatmentDemonstrates how mindfulness can greatly enhance EMDR treatment of traumaBased on the belief that mindfulness is a critical component in the delivery of EMDR, this innovative text integrates mindfulness-informed practice with EMDR therapy to create an effective new approach for healing trauma. Based on current evidence-based research, the book demonstrates--with clear, step-by-step guidelines--how clinicians can conceptualize and deliver trauma focused care in both mental health and addiction treatment. Infused with practical applications, the book provides clearly articulated and effective approaches that provide a concrete beginning, middle, and end of treatment planning.Following a description of the long history of mindfulness practices, the book offers guidelines for developing one's own mindfulness practice--emphasizing the use of trauma focused language--and suggestions for teaching specific techniques to clients. The book describes both classic and creative mindfulness practices, including breath awareness/sensory grounding, breath meditation, body scanning, feeling tone meditation, labeling, standing meditation, walking meditation, and lovingkindness meditation, along with using day-to-day objects as a meditative focus, movement practices, the expressive arts, and other forms of creativity.Key Features:

• Offers a complete framework for healing trauma by integrating mindfulness-informed practice with EMDR therapy
• Provides clearly articulated, step-by-step approaches that are evidence-based
• Authored by noted experts in EMDR and mindfulness-based therapies
• Includes guidelines for developing one's own mindfulness practice and tools for teaching specific practices to clients
• Describes both classic and creative mindfulness practices