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Modified Emdr Resource Development & Installation Protocol
Modified Emdr Resource Development & Installation Protocol
would be like” to have that resource already inside the mind and body
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Use evocative images and phrases to access the client’s intuition and
imagination: “If you woke up every morning with that resource by
your side, what would be different? How would you greet the day?”
or “If you had that resource in every cell in your body, what would it
be like?”
Challenge the client’s assertion that it is not possible to envision or
that it could never happen with reminders that the resource is
supposed to be something that seems impossible now, OR that, if s/he
has the ability to imagine bad feelings, she also has the ability to
imagine good ones
“Yes, and if you felt more ________, what would follow from that?”
“And if you felt more ________ and you were able therefore to
_____________, what else would follow from that?”
Link these images to bodily sensations, feelings and cognitions: “As
associated with the resource: “Once again, imagine yourself with this
resource of _________________ already in every cell of your body,
allowing you to feel more ____________, ___________, and even
____________ . Notice the feeling in your body that goes with
having ______________ within you.”
Connect the word picture of the resource with body sensations
Then re-state and re-evoke the words and images before the next set:
“Yes, with ______________ inside you, you feel calmer and more
peaceful as well—go with that.”
Continue installation process until a positive state is consistently
reached or until client experiences intrusive feelings or thoughts
When positive state is installed, then it can be “tested” using Future
Templates of mildly challenging situations
If client instead experiences intrusions, use the procedure below
that could help you evoke the resource whenever you needed it in the
course of your day.”
Pair the resource images with the symbol or mantra and install using
“How did it go using the image [or mantra] to help you connect to the
resource?” “When that happened, did you try to access your resource
to help you feel less overwhelmed?”
Remember that the less resourced and more affect-intolerant the client
is, the greater the need to “practice” how and when to use a resource
Use Future Templates to “rehearse” the use of resources: starting with