On Monday 6th June 2011 Radio 4's You and Yours Programme highlighted the intention of the Ministry of Defence to support its military personnnel suffering from PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). They are agreeing a three year contract to fund clinicians to provide EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing ) a form of psychotherapy recommended by NICE the National Institute for Clinical Excellence as a suitable treatment for psychological trauma.
The Radio 4 programme interviewed people who had been treated with EMDR, one of whom was the mother of a murder victim who had been unable to move past the horrific details of her daughter's death to rebuild her life.
How do trauma therapists help people feel safe when they have experienced terrible and overwhelming events? Where do they begin?
Some clients know they are looking for a place where they feel safe but other clients may not be able to say they feel unsafe due to a lack of confidence. Sometimes traumatised clients will hide their true selves, even in therapy, until they feel it is safe enough to emerge.
Theme by Danetsoft and Danang Probo Sayekti inspired by Maksimer
