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Presenter: Patricia Lyerly, LCSW

Attendees will explore the benefits of energy psychotherapy through the use of Emotional Freedom Technique, which involves tapping on specific trigger points while focusing attention on specific affirmations. Attendees will be given opportunity to utilize the ?Basic Recipe? both for themselves and in teaching through the use of role play. ?The Basic Recipe? is a technique that can be easily taught for self-care and self-regulation for clients who have difficulty managing their emotions. EFT has been proven effective in the treatment of PTSD, decreasing physical pain, decreasing depression/anxiety, and improving self esteem, among other benefits. Attendees will also gain an in-depth orientation to the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for the treatment of trauma. Individuals will explore the reasons why EMDR has been proven to be so effective in the treatment of a variety of conditions/issues. The use of the eight phases and the bilateral stimulation of EMDR to greatly reduce/eliminate symptoms of PTSD within a short period of time will be discussed. The value of combining the benefits from the use of EFT, EMDR, and hypnosis will be discussed. Teaching clients/patients the use of EFT, ?the container technique?, and ?safe place with anchor? for grounding/calming prior to doing trauma work will be emphasized. The value of combining hypnosis with EMDR so that memories from an earlier time than is consciously remembered and/or has been blocked from conscious awareness will be discussed. The advantages of using ideomotor signalling and the ability to process a memory without conscious awareness of the memory will be highlighted.