{"title":"Clients’ Experiences of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy","authors":"Michaela Hammond, Christian Ryan, Aoife Dwyer","doi":"10.1891/emdr-2023-0018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to explore clients’ unique phenomenological experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and their meaning-making regarding this therapeutic approach within the context of an adult mental health service in Ireland. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed to collect and analyze data from six interviews with individuals who had completed an EMDR intervention. Three Group Experiential Themes were identified: “Trapped in trauma—self-disorganization”, “Being ‘in’ the process of processing,” and “Moving on—adaptive resolution of trauma.” The study provides an in-depth insight into clients’ experiences of EMDR in terms of the many processes and outcomes, and clinical implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45267,"journal":{"name":"Journal of EMDR Practice and Research","volume":"45 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of EMDR Practice and Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-2023-0018","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore clients’ unique phenomenological experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and their meaning-making regarding this therapeutic approach within the context of an adult mental health service in Ireland. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed to collect and analyze data from six interviews with individuals who had completed an EMDR intervention. Three Group Experiential Themes were identified: “Trapped in trauma—self-disorganization”, “Being ‘in’ the process of processing,” and “Moving on—adaptive resolution of trauma.” The study provides an in-depth insight into clients’ experiences of EMDR in terms of the many processes and outcomes, and clinical implications are discussed.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR, and their application to clinical practice.