My therapist and EMDR (or lack thereof)
I just need some advice from people who have done EMDR. I have CPTSD and became interested in trying EMDR. In the past I have done years of therapy including CBT and talk therapy which focused largely on other tools to cope with my symptoms. I was diagnosed 8 years ago and since have read every single book and article I can get my hands on. The point being that even though I have not specifically done EMDR before, I am certainly not a noob when it comes to trauma therapy in general.
I started with a new therapist in February. I’m not a huge fan of her’s but she does EMDR so I’ve stuck it out with her. When I first approached her I told her that EMDR was where my interests are focused. Now, I understand that there needs to be some time to set up the groundwork but The problem I’m having is that here we are 10 months into therapy and there is yet to be a single mention of EMDR. Instead we seem to be following a set cookie cutter style of program she created that has me repeating steps and ‘lessons’ I’ve already done like CBT techniques and etc. I’ve expressed my frustration with her but she insists we carry on this way and I just feel like I’m spinning my wheels here.
So my question is, I know that laying the groundwork for EMDR takes some time but isn’t ten months with no end in sight excessive?
Posted Nov 12, 2024, 8:22 PM UTC