Hi there.. A couple of years passed! Back in London, I've been running the training 'EMDR & Art Therapy combined', here at Social Art Therapy Ltd (SA&T) and a condensed version for the EMDR Association UK online. These are now progressing in small groups via SA&T, the next one (May) is nearly ready to go: EMD-Art 2024
There is a podcast on EMDR and Vicarious Trauma with EMDRIA , which was around the same time as an article was published with EMDR UK following the training Vicarious Trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout, tools for EMDR Therapists . Some points shared in the training are also in the below youtube video, with subtitles allowing the original audio to be used, complete with crashing waves.
There is a podcast on EMDR and Vicarious Trauma with EMDRIA , which was around the same time as an article was published with EMDR UK following the training Vicarious Trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout, tools for EMDR Therapists . Some points shared in the training are also in the below youtube video, with subtitles allowing the original audio to be used, complete with crashing waves.
I've been providing quite a lot of supervision online and in-person at the London art studios. This is for all qualified EMDR therapists, mental health professionals and case workers, both individually and in groups. My EMDR Consultant accreditation was approved a couple of years ago, which has added another dimension and focus to this work.
Climbing therapy is firmly on the table, I've been providing that in South Wales, South Spain and good old Woolwich.
There is an article about Climbing in Albania I wrote for UKC following on from the three articles in The Professional Mountaineer which were more based around wellbeing.
EMDR continues to evolve in a dynamic way; I value being part of this landscape, as more art comes in, attachment focused and Intergenerational EMDR develop, Internal Family Systems is increasingly integrated and methods for working with neurodiverse clients are continually developed, shared and honed.
The Flash technique has been developed to include blinks / blink technique, which I've found can be effective when combined with walking, below is an exploratory video, which I made just before contributing to a workshop on hill walking and mental health, with the BMC and Mountain Medicine.
Another video on my youtube channel from around two years ago, introduced the first in depth training in EMDR & Art Therapy:
Some info. from the previous courses is here: www.socialarttherapy.com/emd-art-2022
It's been great to bring in some accomplished Arts Therapists skilled in using EMDR, to support these trainings, Vickie Le Sache, Kathy Ross, Sophia Hafslund and Chloe Smith have all been wonderful to have on board.
At EMDR UK I was happy to collaborate with Oliver Wright on the Vicarious Trauma training, then talking to Kim Howard at EMDRIA for the podcast. I also enjoyed working with Proactive Adventure on a team of outdoor instructors in Pembrokeshire, South Wales and with Adventure Oakhampton in Devon. I look forward to more coworking throughout 2024.
Last but not least: Intensives. I've been providing trauma therapy in substantial chunks of time, whereby clients can have around six months of therapy in the space of a week, and it works so beautifully. I am not alone in this, for there is a gathering body of evidence in the effectiveness of working this way for healing trauma.
At SA&T I have been creating bespoke services for the intensives, designed with each client and including EMDR, Art Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, psychoeducation, EFT, rock climbing and yoga, as well as Toby Tiger. Toby is becoming an incredible therapy dog, helping in the studio sessions as well as at the crag for climbing therapy - where he guards the bags, usually by sitting on them.
More soon, or before 2026.
It's been great to bring in some accomplished Arts Therapists skilled in using EMDR, to support these trainings, Vickie Le Sache, Kathy Ross, Sophia Hafslund and Chloe Smith have all been wonderful to have on board.
At EMDR UK I was happy to collaborate with Oliver Wright on the Vicarious Trauma training, then talking to Kim Howard at EMDRIA for the podcast. I also enjoyed working with Proactive Adventure on a team of outdoor instructors in Pembrokeshire, South Wales and with Adventure Oakhampton in Devon. I look forward to more coworking throughout 2024.
Last but not least: Intensives. I've been providing trauma therapy in substantial chunks of time, whereby clients can have around six months of therapy in the space of a week, and it works so beautifully. I am not alone in this, for there is a gathering body of evidence in the effectiveness of working this way for healing trauma.
At SA&T I have been creating bespoke services for the intensives, designed with each client and including EMDR, Art Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, psychoeducation, EFT, rock climbing and yoga, as well as Toby Tiger. Toby is becoming an incredible therapy dog, helping in the studio sessions as well as at the crag for climbing therapy - where he guards the bags, usually by sitting on them.
More soon, or before 2026.
