Hypno-EMDR

Before learning how to use Hypno-EMDR, we explain exactly what EMDR is and how it works, including;

• Working with past, present and future events
• A history of EMDR
• How bi-lateral stimulation works
• EMDR science, including adaptive information processing and the memory
• Key EMDR terms

During this module of the Hypno-EMDR course, you will learn exactly how and why hypnosis and EMDR work so well together. Topics include:

• Hypnotic suggestibility and EMDR
• Trance work
• Phases of therapeutic approach (stabilisation, treatment and maintenance)
• Hierarchy of therapy applications (behavioural, cognitive, analytical and regression)
• Solution-focused therapy
• Goal setting
• Resource building

Hypno-EMDR is a combination of two tried-and-tested therapy modalities. In this module, you will learn how to effectively apply Hypno-EMDR within your own hypnotherapy practice. Rory and Kate explain how to use Hypno-EMDR as a standalone protocol, or as an ‘informed intervention’, using elements of Hypno-EMDR alongside your standard hypnotherapy approaches.

Other topics covered in this module include:

• ‘Why Hypno-EMDR?’
• What hypnotherapy adds to EMDR
• Rapport building
• Observational skills
• Communication
• Therapy management
• Subconscious reinforcement 

This module of the course is the most substantial, and contains the Hypno-EMDR protocol in its entirety. The module is broken down into sub-categories (for ease of studying), covering the 9 phases of Hypno-EMDR:

• Phase #0 – Stabilisation
• Phase #1 – History taking
• Phase #2 – Preparation
• Phase #3 – Assessment
• Phase #4 – Desensitisation
• Phase #5 – Installation
• Phase #6 – Body scan
• Phase #7 – Closure
• Phase #8 – Evaluation

During this module, you will learn how to use various methods of bi-lateral stimulation (including hand passes), how to stabilise and prepare your client, ready for the Hypno-EMDR process, and how to gain all the relevant information required for your Hypno-EMDR session. Once prepared, you will help to desensitise any unhelpful memories, as well as symptoms and experiences relating to those memories, and learn how to work through any ‘blocks’. The Hypno-EMDR process wraps up by installing new, healthy ways of responding, and deals with any residual body sensations, before closing the session. You will also learn how to evaluate a client’s progress and how to use the Hypno-EMDR approach over a period of more than one session.

Having learned the entire Hypno-EMDR protocol in the previous module, this full demonstration of the Hypno-EMDR process is a fantastic way to ‘put the pieces together’, in order to replicate the process for yourself.

As mentioned in the blurb above, Hypno-EMDR can also be used for non-trauma related issues, and even working on increasing resources and a positive future focus. In this module, you will learn:

• The Hypno-EMDR ego strengthening technique
• The resource development and installation (RDI) technique
• Future pacing
• The Hypno-EMDR positive future outcome protocol

Hypno-EMDR can be used to effectively help people with various conditions. In this module, you will learn how Hypno-EMDR can help with:

• Trauma
• PTSD
• Stress
• Phobias
• Anger
• Weight management
• Sport and performance

As a therapist, it is important to take care of yourself. Another fantastic benefit of learning Hypno-EMDR, is that you can use the methods you learn for self-care purposes, as well as for helping your clients. In this module, we cover:

• Self-care
• Self-bilateral stimulation
• Grounding
• Dealing with vicarious trauma
• Compassion fatigue

Case studies are a fantastic way to see how a specific approach can work for a certain type of client. In this module, Kate covers six client case studies, on the topics of:

• Anger
• Phobia
• Stress
• Weight management
• Health-related anxiety
• Relationship anxiety

The course wraps up with a quick hypnosis training session, teaching you a range of hypnosis techniques that you can use alongside the Hypno-EMDR process. These include  a rapid progressive induction, a rapid countdown deepener, and a full awakening. These techniques are invaluable when used alongside the Hypno-EMDR process, and can also be used in your regular hypnotherapy sessions.