Overcoming Pain Based on EMDR
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Key Details
- Primary Focus
- Coping with pain–trauma linkage as part of EMDR or somatic work
- Appropriate For
- Adults in trauma treatment open to EMDR-adjacent tools
- Session Use
- Guided between-session practice with therapist oversight, integrate with EMDR or somatic work
Overview
Somatic and EMDR-informed tool for chronic pain and stress regulation using body-based exercises and bilateral stimulation to support emotional and physical processing.
How clinicians use it
A somatic-based, EMDR-informed resource supporting management of chronic or persistent pain and related stress through body-focused exercises, meditations, and bilateral stimulation. It aims to reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and increase perceived control by integrating physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of pain processing. It is best suited for clients seeking self-guided tools alongside trauma treatment. Clinicians may use it adjunctively during mid-treatment or maintenance phases, and it is not a substitute for professional or crisis care.
Details
- Source
- Overcoming Pain Based on EMDR