Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR

A New Paradigm for Psychotherapy and Peak Performance

Arthur O'Malley, Arthur G. O'Malley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138346222
• eBook ISBN: 9780429793936
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR combines two hugely influential and effective therapies, EMDR therapy and sensorimotor psychotherapy, to provide a new approach. In doing so, the book supports the widely held view of psychotherapists that in trauma the primary store of neurological information is somatic rather than cognitive.

Many therapists trained in EMDR find that additional resources are needed for patients who present with symptoms of complex trauma and dissociation. This is because EMDR is primarily a top-down approach based on CBT, with the addition of bilateral stimulation (BLS) in visual, tactile and auditory modalities. By contrast, Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR takes a body-based and bottom-up approach that seeks to resolve trauma by reprocessing information at multiple levels – in the gut-brain, the heart-brain and the head-brain, as well as in the endocrine, immune and nervous systems.

Fully revised since The Art of BART (2015), the book looks at the latest advances in neuroscience, including research into the effectiveness of psychotherapy and the mysteries of consciousness and the development of mind. It also looks at the role of newly discovered organs, the mesentery and the interstitium, and provides clear anatomical evidence for the communication of biophotons in energy channels known as the primo vascular system.

SF-EMDR is the only therapy that fully integrates Western theories of affective neuroscience with Eastern observations on activation of chakras, pranas and energies, and in doing so it offers strong potential for enhanced outcomes and optimized performance for patients.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• About the author
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Derek Farrell
• Preface
• 1. Concept of intuition and introduction to SF-EMDR for both psychotherapy and peak performance
• 2. Activation of the chakras using SF-EMDR for psychotherapy and peak performance
• 3. Neurodevelopment of the head-brain, heart-brain, and gut-brain
• 4. Vibrational frequencies related to accelerated information processing in patients
• 5. Proposals for SF-EMDR psychotherapy with special populations and effects of abuse and neglect on the developing brains of the patient
• 6. The mystery of consciousness and the definition of mind
• 7. Development of thought and the role of SF-EMDR for psychotherapy and peak performance in reprocessing thoughts
• 8. Applying quantum field theory within SF-EMDR to overcome patient resistance and achieve a transformation of consciousness
• 9. Guidelines to practitioners for conducting a SF-EMDR psychotherapy session
• 10. The influence of some research in trauma therapy by neurobiologists, and how this has influenced my development of an integrative approach to SF-EMDR psychotherapy and peak performance
• 11. Living in a hypothetical world dominated by the left hemisphere’s perspective, and summary of the five stages of SF-EMDR psychotherapy
• 12. Using SF-EMDR psychotherapy for peak performance in sport, business, academia, and any pursuit where anticipatory anxiety impairs results
• 13. Comprehensive mental health assessment questionnaire for children, adolescents, and adults: Assessment of brain functions related to functional attributes of Brodmann functional brain areas
• References
• Index