Anyone have experience with the following? Seeing a new therapist this wk.

[GPV]

EMDR
Dialectical Behavioral
Internal Family Systems

[SheltieLover]

1. Some.

I know of EMDR & that results with persons on the Autism spectrum are not favorable.

DBT I'm somewhat familiar with. Effective treatment for those with Borderline dx. Very intense treatment & very structured.

IFS looks interesting:

https://ifs-institute.com/about-us

Good luck with your therapy!

[RobertDevereaux]

2. My late wife, Victoria Peters, was a well-regarded clinical psychologist.

Victoria used EMDR to great effect on several patients.

I haven't heard of the other phrases.

[JudyM]

3. A therapist friend of mine is enthusiastic about IFS.

I just started exploring it last week, as well. DBT is very practical, centers on mindfulness techniques. For folks who aren’t familiar with those techniques it’s a helpful set of new tools.

[choie]

4. EMDR is known

to be especially helpful in treating trauma.

[3catwoman3]

5. EMDR was effective for me. Prior to it, I was barely able...

...to even mention the death of my brother, my only sibling, at the way-too-young age of only 23. I was 26. Scuba diving adventure gone wrong. Especially if having to tell someone about it for the first time, I would dissolve into tears, even years later. He died in 1978.

After EMDR, I became able to discuss it when necessary, and sometimes be helpful to others who have had similar losses. Wisdom I would rather not have, but I’m glad I am able to share it when appropriate.

I don’t know how EMDR works, but it does - at least for me.

[captain queeg]

6. I did a couple sessions of EMDR, for past trauma

I can’t say it did anything for me. I asked the therapist how I should feel and she said I wouldn’t notice anything, and I didn’t. If it helped at some deep level I couldn’t say.