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Don't worry, @barefoot - that particular member's raison d'etre here appears to be shaming other members. You're good.And I don’t come here to be shamed.
I don't think she would see it as ideal that we pause our work together a) so suddenly and b) during a major global crisis – especially as this wouldn't be me consciously and positively deciding I want to pause but rather someone else telling me I have to stop. But I really don't know...she may have a very hard line 'no' on parallel therapy...
The key is defining the roles each serve. During EMDR you will have stuff to deal with outside of EMDR. Use your regular therapist for that
EMDR compresses your trauma work in your processing thus EMDR is not for everyone.
If she is not EMDR trained, why would she ask you to pause your sessions with her?
you may need additional therapy or focused therapy during EMDR or surrounding your EMDR sessions and about EMDR specifically.
she modifies it a lot not to overwhelm my system.
Yes, I have to admit I’m pretty nervous about this. I have always gone at a snail pace in therapy so I do worry that this will suddenly be very direct, fast and confronting and that I’ll get overwhelmed and either get badly triggered or else shut down/dissociate.
I guess before we get into things properly I should probably ask her what her approach is with patients who dissociate.
Thanks. Yes, this is what I was thinking so it’s good to know that others have used it successfully that way - even though it was only for a short while for you because of the EMDR process itself.
Yes, I have to admit I’m pretty nervous about this. I have always gone at a snail pace in therapy so I do worry that this will suddenly be very direct, fast and confronting and that I’ll get overwhelmed and either get badly triggered or else shut down/dissociate.
I think because some therapists are just not open to working with a client who is also working with someone else.
This is what I thought. And I did then speak to my T last week and she was of the same view - that she would be on the scene to support around the EMDR process.
EMDR T does know I have a background of dissociation, which is much, much improved now...I guess before we get into things properly I should probably ask her what her approach is with patients who dissociate...