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Learn about the depths of preverbal EMDR therapy and preverbal memory reprocessing from renowned EMDR expert Sandra Paulsen. In this video, Sandra Paulsen discusses the intricacies of NEST (Neuroaffective Embodied Self Therapy), a powerful therapeutic approach designed to address the complexities of preverbal trauma. Learn about the distinctions between implicit and explicit memory, and gain a deeper understanding of how these memory systems influence our experiences and EMDR treatment. Explore the nuanced differences between structural and somatic dissociation, and equip yourself with the knowledge to help your clients heal from preverbal trauma.
Author – We’re Listening, Body: Integrating EMDR, Somatic and Ego State Therapies
Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D., is an international instructor, author and illustrator of principles and procedures for using EMDR with complex trauma including structural and somatic dissociation and trauma held in implicit memory. Her books include coediting The Neurobiology and Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation: Toward an Embodied Self; with Ulrich Lanius and Frank Corrigan.
Sandra wrote and illustrated Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma: An Illustrated Guide for EMDR Therapists and Clients, as well as When There Are No Words: EMDR for Very Early Trauma in Implicit Memory. She coauthored and illustrated a childrens book that is also very useful for dissociative adults called All the Colors of Me: My First Book on Dissociation, with Ana Gomez. Sandra is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. She has published widely on the combination of EMDR with ego state therapy, somatic methods and early developmental repair strategies.
Sandra developed the first protocol for the use of EMDR with highly dissociative individuals, publishing cautions about EMDR with dissociation, and for first urging the screening of every client for dissociation before administering EMDR. She has trained thousands of mental health professionals in these special procedures since 1993. She has numerous online workshops available through the Steve Frankel Group at sfrankelgroup.com. For additional information see Sandra’s vitae at paulsenpsychology.com. She lives on forested Bainbridge Island, near Seattle.