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What is EMDR? 

Introduction to EMDR Therapy by Emdria 

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is a proven, evidence-based therapy used to help people recover from distressing events and the trauma these have caused. EMDR is recognised as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the World Health Organisation (WHO)


Developed in California by clinical psychologist Dr Francine Shapiro, EMDR has been successfully used as a method of trauma therapy since the mid-1990s and is now recognised by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) as the leading treatment for chronic PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). EMDR works with bilateral stimulation, i.e. with both brain hemispheres, primarily through eye movements, and other sensory stimulation. It is one of the most efficient, effective and highly researched therapies out there and is well suited for use in combination with other therapeutic techniques such as NLP, acoustic therapy and bilateral stimulation
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  • How can EMDR help you?

    EMDR aims to help people desensitise to the emotional impact of a traumatic event. It facilitates an accelerated processing of traumatic memory. The brain becomes “unstuck” and reprocesses the memory so that it is filed away properly, reducing its intensity so the person can think about the event without experiencing such strong feelings and it becomes more manageable


    After only a few sessions, EMDR can produce recognisable changes. Originally developed for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and processing traumatic experiences in war veterans, the various applications of EMDR have become much more diverse and it can be effectively applied to help people deal with many traumatic feelings such as inability to cope, anxiety, stress, upsetting thoughts, flashbacks, sadness, and depression


    EMDR results in neural changes and allows cognitive restructuring, this initiates self-healing processes and a re-assessment of the experience, as well as a changed attitude regarding self and coping resources

What is Bioacoustic therapy? 

Brain imaging research is confirming the Bioacoustic mechanism of action as stimulating plasticity by disrupting reconsolidation of problematic circuits, primarily in the limbic system and the amygdala. This acoustical stimulation helps the brain shift neural function back to a normal level, based on its innate ability to self-regulate. The bioacoustic process enhances the brain's natural neuroplasticity in a rapid and highly targeted way, which produces a safe and effective result

Applying our Mindware Bioacoustic technology that uses specially designed sound frequencies we tune in binaural sound to resonate with trauma frequency to accelerate synaptic plasticity

How can Bioacoustic therapy help you?

The Bioacoustic feedback has shown effective symptom reduction on three main types of problems: 
• Emotional issues, from severe phobias and PTSD to everyday anxieties 
• Cravings or urges: food cravings, substance misuse, unwanted urges of all types.  
• Chronic pain of all types 

What is Bilateral stimulation?  

Bilateral stimulation is a central treatment element of EMDR. A common treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral stimulation is a core element of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. The client thinks about distressing memories and feelings, while the therapist uses external stimuli to facilitate bilateral stimulation

Bilateral stimulation is a rhythmic sensory stimuli , involving alternating visual (eye movement), auditory or tactile stimulation

What does Bilateral stimulation do?

It produces four main effects:  
1. Relaxation – physiological response occurs first, including decreased physiological arousal, then mental changes such as; 
2. Improved attentional flexibility (so that your thoughts become less ‘stuck’ on whatever was bothering you
3. Distancing effect (the problem seems smaller and further away) 
4. Reduced worry 

Decreased tension. Decreased worry. Decreased anxiety  
  • How does Bilateral stimulation work?

    There are many theories regarding how bilateral stimulation works, one is the orienting reflex, which is the natural tendency for your nervous system to orient itself to new stimuli. When your nervous system is subject to bilateral stimulation, your attention is naturally diverted to that, and what was in your mind before gets pushed to one side. Normally after a few moments, once your brain realises you’re not facing a sabre-toothed tiger, we stop responding to the stimuli and your attention returns to the previous subject


    This cannot occur with bilateral stimulation – your brain just can’t turn away from it. Due to your attention being held captive by the bilateral stimulation, two things happen

     

    1) You can’t think of the problem

    2) You start to feel relaxed


    This leads to changes in the way the memory of the problem is stored through what’s known as non-associative learning, resulting in a change in a response to a stimulus

What is NLP? 

NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming, uses language, thoughts and perception to programme our nervous system into more useful habits and actions. The approach offers a toolkit of techniques to enable people to change their thoughts and actions to deal with life’s opportunities and challenges

Using communication (with ourselves and others), state management and changes in perception, it is a pragmatic approach, focused on bringing results into the real world now. It relates thoughts, language and learned patterns of behaviour

What do the words NLP and 
Neuro Linguistic Programming mean?

Neuro means relating to the nervous system. The information we take in through our senses has an influence on our neurological function. If we improve the accuracy with which we take in information, i.e. we listen better and are more observant, so we are more open to our own and other people’s feelings. This means our brains have better information to help them make decisions. We also increase our ability to communicate effectively (both consciously and unconsciously)

Linguistic is about language. The words themselves as well as their structure and the way they’re spoken (speed, voice tone, rhythm) affects our communication, both consciously and unconsciously. Programming refers to habits. Habits are learned patterns of behaviour that we perform repeatedly. NLP teaches us how we can develop useful habits and reduce less useful habits
  • What can NLP do for me?

    NLP can help you to find ways to get into the best emotional state and can give you the most useful beliefs and helpful strategies to achieve whatever you want. It gives us an idea as to how our thought patterns can affect all areas of our lives. NLP empowers, enables and educates us to better understand the way our brain (neuro) processes the words we use (linguistic) and how that can impact on our behaviours and habits, influencing our past, present and future (programming)


     It can help you tap into further resources and overcome significant blocks that might hold you back

What benefits can people expect from NLP?

• Connect to your purpose, values and motivation 
• More successful and fulfilled lives 
• Improved performance at work 
• Better relationships at work and at home
• Develop beneficial health routines
• Overcome blocks and continually learn new skills
• Enjoy their journey through life -> Enjoy your journey through life

How can Hypnotherapy help you? 

Many people have found hypnotherapy a helpful tool to cope better with PTSD symptoms. Hypnotherapy, coupled with EMDR, is believed to be an effective way to process troublesome memories of trauma

Trauma can cause you to disconnect from your own internal sense of safety. So, the sooner the emotions are managed, the sooner you will recover. Hypnotherapy can help you cope with the trauma and learn how to regain a sense of control and normality in your life

Hypnotherapy aims to access your unconscious and change the negative thoughts that are holding you back. Using the power of suggestion, hypnotherapy works to promote positive progression. The suggestions used will rely on your symptoms and what you want to gain from your sessions. The hypnotherapist will tailor techniques to you, helping you to manage symptoms and recognise potential triggers, as well as changing the way you react towards them

You may wish to contact a professional hypnotherapist
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  • Reset Therapy, Audio Hypnotic Induction & Mind Coaching

    As an integrated part of Reset therapy approach, we use Hypnotic audio conditioning designed to support and underpin the growth of self-esteem and self-concept. These programmes go to work in the subconscious mind creating building blocks that create new possibilities and behaviours


    It's crucial to listen to your reset mindware conditioning program every day to maximise the results from your reset therapy. The key to success here is little and often, which builds the mental muscle and programming that will deliver the change you seek. If you miss a daily audio session you can always catch up a session or choose to have a double session the following day


    Occasionally some clients say they cannot understand the voices or comprehend what is being spoken through the left- and right-hand side of their earphones. The purpose of the trance audio is to work in a very different way to a normal audio track e.g. like listening to an audio book where your focus is comprehension. 

    In this application we want you to relax and let the words wash over you. You might even go to sleep which is completely fine. Enjoy these audios as it creates vital space for mindset healing and recovery (we are feeding your mind with rich positive brain food which grows your self-esteem and capacity)


    When listening to Reset audio tracks we suggest you are in a safe comfortable space e.g. bed or sofa where you will not be disturbed. It is vital that you wear headphones when listening to these audio conditioning programmes as they deliver different inputs to the right and left audio channels. You can close your eyes and relax through the experience and let go! Letting your mind relax as you go deeper into the trance experience

You must never listen to Hypnotic Induction tracks whilst driving or doing anything requiring concentration.
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Vagus Nerve

Reset therapy works to influence and improve vagal tone, which is associated with the ability to regulate stress response and mood
The Vagus nerve begins in the brain stem and carries an extensive range of signals to many organs on its long path through the body. It is a component of the autonomic nervous system, which controls functions over which we have little or no control e.g. breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, digestion. For healthy function, most organs require both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system to work together in a balanced way

The Sympathetic nervous system – Fight / Flight reaction – SURVIVAL- instinctive response to danger, increased heart rate, pumping up the lungs, constricts blood vessels and diverts blood from organs to muscles and the heart, flooding the body with oxygen and triggers the release of cortisol and adrenaline
The Parasympathetic nervous system – Freeze – REST & DIGEST – calms the body, regulating the heart rate and breathing rate, dilating blood vessels and diverting blood to the vital organs, facilitating swallowing, digestion, reducing anxiety and improving psychological wellbeing

The Vagus system is constantly assessing if we are safe or unsafe. It determines our reactions to the environment I.e. defensive / aggressive or pro-social - we can’t be both at the same time! Stimulating the Vagus nerve activates the parasympathetic nervous system. The Vagus nerve is the biggest nerve in our body and connects to the vital organs.  When we feel safe the Vagus nerve allows us to be calm and measured- we are happy alone or with others, open to change, compassionate and withhold judgement 

We operate at our best when we are at an optimal state of arousal
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    When we feel threatened or something triggers us, which can happen more often and more profoundly in people who have suffered from emotional trauma, we can move into a state of hyperarousal: 


    • Fight, Flight - Mobilisation Survival mechanisms ‘get me out of here’ - The sympathetic nervous system kicks in when we perceive cues of danger, stimulating the release of cortisol or adrenaline. If too much floods the system the sympathetic nervous system can exhaust itself, resulting in collapse, or Freeze.   

    • Freeze - If we perceive a life threatening or unsafe situation the Vagus nerve can shut down and this can result in immobilisation. We are shaped by our early experiences so can easily move into this state with certain triggers


    When people suffer from chronic anxiety or PTSD the Vagus nerve is perceiving that the environment is unsafe and they exhibit fight and flight behaviour or possibly freeze, finding it hard to reach a calm state and may find it difficult to develop positive social interactions


    This can then spread to other people –known as co-regulation (for example during the Covid-19 crisis people started to panic buy and operate in survival mode in their masses)


    When people are suffering from trauma, they may have very powerful triggers (cues of danger) that activate the fight flight freeze response and they may go into a state of hyperarousal or use counterproductive strategies


    • If people can’t inhibit defense mechanism when the environment is safe they get angry / aggressive when it’s inappropriate to do so

    • If they don’t have the ability to promote pro-social mechanisms when the environment is safe they will trigger unsafe receptions in others

    • If they have inability to activate defense systems in a risky environment e.g. risk seeking & oblivious to threats around

  • How do we bring a person whose sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive, back into balance?

    In addition to reprocessing stuck memories that can interfere with neural processing, Katalyst Reset therapy helps you find and apply regulation resources and glimmers (cues of safety) to enable you to return to a calm state


    Using our integrated techniques, we facilitate non-invasive Vagus nerve stimulation and tone to help you relax, overcome anxiety and sustain a more relaxed state that can aid concentration and sleep 

  • Breathing and state management

    As part of our integrated approach at Reset therapy, we help you to establish positive daily habits and behaviours that support a robust and healthy mindset and reinforce the benefits of your Reset therapy. We will work with you to explore a range of techniques, including breathing and visualisation exercises, to support stress management and relaxation. These exercises are designed to work together with our Reset therapy tools and techniques as part of our integrated care bundle and when practised with your daily regime will enable you to gain maximum benefit


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