S.A.F.E. Approach to 
                            EMDR Therapy  
                             Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR 
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
                   An EMDRIA Approved 6 Day EMDR Therapy Training  
                                   www.emdr-training.net 
                                               
                  Deborah Kennard, MS, Founder and Author 
                                            July 2019 
                                               
                                                                               	
       	
                       Table of Contents 
         Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................	8	
          EMDR	Basic	Training	Schedule	......................................................................................................	10	
          The	3	S’s	of	this	Training	.................................................................................................................	11	
          PTI	Mission	and	Philosophy	...........................................................................................................	13	
          Personal	Transformation	Institute	(PTI)	Path..........................................................................	14	
          Top	Down	Vs	Bottom	Up	Processing	............................................................................................	15	
          History	and	Overview	of	EMDR	.....................................................................................................	16	
          What	is	EMDR?	...................................................................................................................................	17	
          EMDR	Incorporates	Aspects	of	Other	Orientations	.................................................................	18	
         PSTD	and	Reseach	................................................................................................................................................19	
          What	is	Post	Traumatic	Stress	Disorder	(PTSD)?	....................................................................	19	
          Research	..............................................................................................................................................	21	
         Introduction	to	the	8	Phases	of	EMDR	Treatment...................................................................................22	
          Weaving	In	and	Out	of	the	8	Phases	of	EMDR	............................................................................	23	
          Conceptualize	the	Phases	by	Grouping	Them	...........................................................................	23	
          Overview	of	the	8	Phases:	Chart	....................................................................................................	24	
          3	Prongs	of	EMDR	Treatment	.........................................................................................................	25	
          Model,	Method,	and	Mechanism	....................................................................................................	26	
         Section	I:	The	Adaptive	Information	Processing	Model	(AIP)	............................................................27	
          Basic	Hypotheses	of	the	AIP	...........................................................................................................	27	
          The	Clinical	Roadmap	and	the	AIP	...............................................................................................	29	
          The	Principles	of	S.A.F.E.	EMDR	Trainings	.................................................................................	31	
         Section	II:	The	Answer	........................................................................................................................................34	
          The	Problem	Was	Once	an	Answer...............................................................................................	35	
          The	Answer	Will	Not	Solve	the	Real	Problem,	It	Actually	Perpetuates	It	...........................	36	
          Developed	and	Underdeveloped	...................................................................................................	37	
          Our	Answers	and	Our	Client’s	Answers.......................................................................................	37	
          The	5	C’s	of	Working	with	“The	Answer”	....................................................................................	38	
          The	Background	of	“The	Answer”	.................................................................................................	39	
          Questions	to	Find	the	Answer	........................................................................................................	40	
          	Character	Types	................................................................................................................................	41	
         Section	III:	Attachment	.......................................................................................................................................43	
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       	  EMDR	and	Attachment	.....................................................................................................................	43	
          Attachment:	Styles	and	Assessment	.............................................................................................	44	
         Section	IV:	A	Somatic	Focus	..............................................................................................................................45	
          The	Window	of	Affect	Tolerance	...................................................................................................	47	
          Somatic	and	Attachment	Focus	(S.A.F.E.)	....................................................................................	48	
          The	8	Phases	of	EMDR	and	S.A.F.E.	Additions	............................................................................	50	
         Section	V:	Method:	The	8	Phases	....................................................................................................................51	
         Phase	1:	History	Taking	in	the	AIP	Model...................................................................................................51	
          Treatment	Considerations	..............................................................................................................	52	
          Client	Readiness	for	Processing	Criteria	....................................................................................	53	
         Phase	2:	Preparation	..........................................................................................................................................55	
          Treatment	Planning..........................................................................................................................	58	
          The	Goal	of	Resourcing	and	Stabilization	...................................................................................	60	
          Case	Conceptualization	....................................................................................................................	61	
          Resource:	More	of	Less	of	................................................................................................................	62	
          Resource:	Arrows	..............................................................................................................................	62	
          Resource:	Boundaries	......................................................................................................................	64	
          Mechanics	............................................................................................................................................	65	
          Resource:	Metaphors........................................................................................................................	65	
          Experiments	to	Increase	a	Client’s	Window	of	Tolerance	.....................................................	65	
          Getting	to	the	Root	&	Finding	the	Negative	Cognition	.............................................................	67	
          Three	Prongs	of	Treatment	............................................................................................................	67	
          The	Map	Maker:	Accessing	Early	Memories...............................................................................	69	
          Finding	the	Targets
Getting	to	the	Root	of	the	Present	Issue	..............................................	71	
          The	Negative	Cognition	....................................................................................................................	73	
          Positive	Cognition	.............................................................................................................................	80	
         Phase	3:	Assessment	............................................................................................................................................81	
          Procedural	Steps	...............................................................................................................................	82	
          Worksheet	...........................................................................................................................................	83	
         Phase	4:	Desensitization	....................................................................................................................................84	
          Feeder	Memories	...............................................................................................................................	87	
          Blocking	Beliefs	.................................................................................................................................	88	
         Phase	5:	Installation	...........................................................................................................................................90	
         Phase	6:	Body	Scan...............................................................................................................................................91	
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                        	     Phase	7:	Closure	....................................................................................................................................................92	
                                  Instructions	for	Closing	All	Sessions	............................................................................................	93	
                                  Memories	and	Lies	............................................................................................................................	93	
                                  Memories	and	Lies	Chart	.................................................................................................................	94	
                              Phase	8:	Reevaluation	........................................................................................................................................95	
                              Section	VI:	Completing	the	Treatment	Plan	...............................................................................................97	
                                  Present	Triggers	................................................................................................................................	98	
                              Section	VII:	Desired	Future	State	...................................................................................................................99	
                                  Desired	Future	State	Worksheet	................................................................................................	100	
                                  Treatment	Planning.......................................................................................................................	101	
                                  Future	Template	Protocol	............................................................................................................	102	
                              Section	VIII:	Restricted	Processing	.............................................................................................................	104	
                                  Eye	Movement	Desensitization	(EMD)	.....................................................................................	104	
                                  Script	for	EMD	.................................................................................................................................	105	
                                  Restricted	Early	Events	or	Recent	Events	Protocol	..............................................................	106	
                                  Creating	a	Container:	Exercise....................................................................................................	109	
                                  What	is	Complex	Trauma?	...........................................................................................................	111	
                              Section	IX:	Review	of	the	Model	and	Method	..........................................................................................	112	
                                  A	Brief	Description	of	EMDR	.......................................................................................................	112	
                                  Glossary	of	Terms...........................................................................................................................	112	
                                  Somatic	and	Attachment	Focused	EMDR	Overview	of	Teaching	Points	..........................	114	
                                  Review	of	the	Adaptive	Information	Processing	Model	(AIP)	...........................................	118	
                                  Review	Phase	1:	History	Taking	in	the	AIP	Model	................................................................	122	
                                  Review	Phase	2:	Preparation	Phase	..........................................................................................	123	
                                  Review	Phase	3:	Assessment	Phase	..........................................................................................	124	
                                  Review	Phase	4:	Desensitization	Phase	–	A	Reprocessing	Phase	......................................	125	
                                  Review	Phase	5:	Installation	Phase	–	A	Reprocessing	Phase	.............................................	128	
                                  Review	Phase	6:	Body	Scan	–	A	Reprocessing	Phase	............................................................	129	
                                  Review	Phase	7:	Closure	...............................................................................................................	130	
                                  Review	Phase	8:	Reevaluation	....................................................................................................	131	
                              Section	X:	Review	of	Treatment	Planning	...............................................................................................	132	
                                  Review	of	Completing	the	Treatment	Plan	.............................................................................	133	
                                  Review	of	Reprocessing	Present	Triggers	...............................................................................	133	
                                  Review	of	Future	Template	.........................................................................................................	134	
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