Laurel Parnell – Emdr for Ptsd from a Natural Disaster

Imagine being a four-year-old child, left home alone with your siblings as major hurricane was approaching. You and your siblings are forced to seek refuge from the howling winds and bending trees at the neighbor’s house, all while your parents are away at a party. The terrifying memory of grasping your sibling’s hands while you are nearly being blown away by the gale force winds, along with the careless neglect of your parents, triggers hyper-arousal and a distressed state when facing hurricanes as an adult.

Watch EMDR expert Laurel Parnell, PhD, use the three-part protocol to bring the client to a grounded state in which he feels solid, relaxed and confident he can manage future events. In just one session, Dr. Parnell uses bilateral stimulation and the protocol to help the client

• Process the pain and memories associated with past trauma
• Identify and process the present stress
• Image a future scenario of security and serenity

Outline

• Establishing Bilateral Stimulation Preferences
• Establishing a Signal for Stop and Keep Going
• Create resources and metaphors for safety and peace
• Target Development
• Refining the Picture
• Checking the Target with Child Self
• Designing Imagination Interweaves
• Checking the Target with Child Self
• Checking the Target
• Installing a Positive Cognition (PC)
• Complete a Body Scan
• Checking the Present Situation
• Imagine a Future Pace
• New Positive Cognition

Faculty

Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Trainer