I had been practicing for 16 years when I first trained in EMDR in 1991. Like so many other clinicians I was moved and gratified by a range of remarkable EMDR treatment successes. I was also puzzled by negative clinical responses to EMDR in my most challenging cases.
I was determined to see if there was a way to enlarge the model of EMDR I had learned from Francine Shapiro. My goal was to extend the range of clients who could benefit from EMDR.
This course grew out of years of research and consultation. The NeuroAffective Therapy model helps explain the benefits and limits of both standard EMDR and Resource Development and Installation (RDI). It points the way to a new set of protocols for reworking central problems in the affect system of those with insecure attachment.