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132: When EMDR Targets Stop Making Sense [Beneath The Protocol Series]
About this episode
Kambria Evans discusses the complexities of trauma processing in EMDR therapy and the challenges clinicians face when sessions deviate from traditional protocols.
One of the biggest frustrations EMDR clinicians face is the feeling that sessions aren't unfolding the way they were taught in basic training. You identify a target. You start processing. And then everything shows up at once. A memory from childhood. An emotion in the present. A fear about next week. A moment of relief. So what do you do? In this episode of the Zero Disturbance Podcast, Kambria Evans explores why real trauma processing rarely follows a neat, linear path and why many clinicians feel stuck trying to force complex systems into rigid protocols. You'll learn: Why trauma systems activate across past, present, and future simultaneously The limitations of target-focused processing Why activation is bigger than distress alone How positive, negative, and mixed states coexist in trauma work The difference between EMDR and The Zero Disturbance Systems Method How to know when EMDR is the right tool—and when it isn't Why forcing a target can actually slow down processing How to create more ease for both clinician and client This conversation is especially valuable for EMDR therapists, Brainspotting therapists, ART therapists, and clinicians interested in brain-based therapy…
People in this episode
Host: Kambria Evans
Topics covered
- EMDR therapy
- trauma processing
- mental health
- clinical practice
- nervous system healing
- complex trauma
Keywords
- EMDR
- trauma
- processing
- mental health
- clinical therapy
- nervous system
- complex trauma
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Zero Disturbance, EMDR, Brainspotting, ART
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- 130: EMDR Feels Harder Than It Should—Here’s Why [Beneath The Protocol Series]
- 129: What EMDR Training Didn’t Teach You [Beneath the Protocol Series]
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