Francine Shapiro Library: EMDR Bibliography
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1. deGraffenreid, D., & Page, R. (2009, April 18). The enhanced safe place: A practitioners guide to using multi sensory imaging to strengthen the safe place. Presentation at the Western Massachusetts EMDRIA Conference "EMDR and the Body," Amherst, MA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Enhanced Safe Place (ESP) builds comfort and trust early in treatment. EP is especially effective in community MH settings. ESP contains preparatory information, multi sensory imaging, progressive relaxation and simple hypnotherapy techniques. Participants will practice the three stages (preparation, beginning, debriefing) and 10 specific techniques to help create highly effective body-oriented ESP experiences.
Keywords: Enhanced Safe Place
2. deGraffenried, D. (2008, September ). The enhanced safe place: A practitioners guide to using multi sensory imaging to strengthen and augment the safe place. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Enhanced Safe Place Safe place
3. deGraffenried, D. F. (2007, September). The enhanced safe place: A practitioner's guide to using multi sensory imaging to strengthen and augment the safe place. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Dallas, TX.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Multi sensory imaging techniques can dramatically strengthen the client’s Safe Place images resulting in a higher degree of client satisfaction, stronger development of the Safe Place and more effective affect management. This presentation will use a PowerPoint presentation to review 10 techniques, provide examples for their effective application and demonstrate with them via a client video tape.
Keywords: Enhanced Safe Place
4. Direzkia, Y., & Syahriati, E. (2010, July). Safe place: An ambilvance?. Presentation at the 1st EMDR Asia Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Conflict and tsunami events have left behind many traumatic experiences in people of Aceh. Many people in Aceh have lost
their families, children after the tsunami are still experiencing separation anxiety, and many children have lost motivation to
study, learn or play. Children are forced by circumstances to survive like an adult, whilst they still need protection and aegis
of the parent. This leads to consequences like irritability, impulsivity and somatic symptoms.
The treatment conducted by the practitioner especially for the children were the safe-place, resource activation and the
protocol of EMDR.
The safe-place technique is one of the most frequent techniques used for children. The safe-place technique is something like
a gate to get into the children’s experience through the Tsunami or conflict events. Some of the children in orphanages who
were treated by EMDR, specifically using the safe-place technique showed interesting findings. Some clients described the
sea as a safe-place. This becomes an interesting experience because it is well known that the sea was a trigger for traumatic
experiences related to the tsunami. However, it turns out that with children, the sea was also a source of power and made
them feel safe. This would raises some questions in our mind, whether the phenomenon is an ambivalence, or is there
something related to the culture or belief that the children have through their own life? It seems like an ambivalence, since
on one hand the children suffered a disaster directly related to the sea (tsunami) and on the other hand they think that the
sea is an integral part of their lives
Keywords: Safe Place
5. Gomez, A. (2009). Using olfactory stimulation with children to cue the safe or happy place. In M. Luber (Ed.), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) scripted protocols: Special populations (pp. 9-18). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Keywords: Children Happy Place Olfactory Stimulation Cuing Protocol Safe Place
6. Hancox, J., & Weber, N. (1999, June). Understanding transformations of energy in EMDR. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Participants will be able to: 1) learn how to utilize the 5 senses in creating a safe environment; 2) learn how to open the 6th sense, the "third eye of intuition" by utilizing at least two breathing techniques that slow thought process, and help establish and maintain the objective observer for the EMDR protocol; 3) learn two creative visualizations that decrease changes of client flooding - learn to install positive resources through color and senses, as well as creating the safe place utilizing bilateral self-stimulation; 4) learn how to diagnose emotional issues through the "Anatomy of Energy" by recognizing 7 energy centers in the body and corresponding physical dysfunctions; and 5) learn how to transform resistant energy through the sensory pathways and eidetic imagery exercises.
Keywords: Energy Safe Place Third Eye
7. Herbert, C. (2004, June). Introduction to a safe place installation protocol for use with clients who have no pre-existing concepts or feelings of safety. Presentation at the EMDR Europe Association annual meeting, Stockholm, Sweden .
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Theoretical background: The teaching of a “safe place installation protocol” forms part of the standard EMDR training and for my EMDR practitioners and consultants alike it belongs to their repertoire of EMDR treatment techniques. Such a protocol requires clients to access and identify with an experienced place of safety in their lives. Complex (i.e., Type II) trauma clients, as well as other clients which have not been able to build a secure, positive sense of inner self, as a result of their unsafe experiences during most of all of their life, however, may find it very difficult to access and identify a safe place, which they can draw on during the use of EMDR safe place installation protocol. The standard safe pace installation protocol therefore frequently does not work for these clients. Yet, it is suggested in this presentation that access to the inner ‘safe place’ resource can be of particular therapeutic benefit for this client group. In recognition of the need for such a resource, Dr. Herbert has developed an alternative version of an EMDR-based safe place installation protocol, which draws on all sensory modalities (involving, cognitive, emotional and somatic systems) that will work with clients who have no known prior access to a place of safety in their lives.
Aim of presentation: The conference audience will have the unique opportunity to experience Dr. Herbert’s safe place installation protocol’ during an in-vivo EMDR demonstration session. Suggested variations of the protocol tailored to individual client differences and clinical applications for the use of such a resource with this client group will also be explored. The latter will include use of the protocol as an inner anchoring point that clients can access and connect to in situations of crisis in their daily life and as an aid to facilitate the rebalancing of nervous system functioning.
Keywords: Complex Trauma EMDR Resource Installation Protocol Safe Place
8. Herbert, C. (2005, April). Introduction of safe place installation for clients who have no pre-existing concepts or feelings of safety. Presentation at 3rd Annual Conference of the EMDR Association of UK and Ireland, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland .
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Safe Place Safety
9. Holmshaw, E. M. (2012, October). Is EMDR a safe place plus desensitisation? Considerations for when, how and why to ‘embed’ EMDR in other therapies. Presentation at the at the 4th Autumn EMDR Workshop Conference, Sheffield, UK.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The aim of the presentation is to offer a background from the findings of the 700 cases to understand how clinicians employed the use of EMDR against the background of other therapies:
1. To consider the efficacy of this approach
2. To question whether embedding should be a random/ spontaneous intervention or part of treatment planning and goal setting
3. To judge whether there could be guidelines as to how and when to ‘embed’ and how to develop these
4. To think which of the eight phases are most likely to be used in this way
5. To discuss whether this approach is likely to aid the development of EMDR or have the opposite effect.
10. Hornsveld, H. K., de Jongh, A., ten Broeke, E. (2012). Stop the use of eye movements in resource development and installation, until their additional value has been proven: A rejoinder to Leeds and Korn (2012). Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 6(4), 174-178. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.6.4.174.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
This brief article responds to Leeds and Korn's (2012) commentary on our article (Hornsveld et al., 2011) in which we found that eye movements (EMs) during recall of positive and resourceful autobiographic memories (such as those used in resource development and installation [RDI]) led to decreases of (a) vividness, (b) pleasantness, and (c) experienced strength of the intended quality or resource. Hence, we found an opposite effect than what was intended and critically discussed this in our article. In their comments, Leeds and Korn stress their positive clinical experience with RDI and emphasize the limitations of our study. Here we argue that our results, despite their limitations, are fully in line with mounting evidence supporting a working memory account for EMs. Moreover, opposite effects for EMs in the RDI and the safe place procedure accord with several other clinical observations. Given the absence of any confirmatory results, we again advocate, and now even more strongly, to stop the use of EMs in the RDI and safe place procedures until their additional value has been proven.
Keywords: Clinical Impressions RDI Resource Development and Installation Safe Place Working Memory
11. Kiessling, R. (2005, September). Extending safe place/resource development protocols to increase client stability. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Seattle, WA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
While many clients are able to immediately access and utilize their safe
place/resource development strategies for EMDR trauma reprocessing, some
are not. This workshop will teach participants the difference between state
and trait change, and how to develop access, utilize, and strengthen a client's
safe place/resource during and between sessions. Clinicians will learn, through
a live demonstration, the extending safe place/resource development
protocols. Clinicians wlll be able to discuss how re-evaluation helps increase
client stability and bullds confidence in their safe place/resource to the point
where they are ready to address their traumatic material with the EMDR
protocol.
Keywords: Resource Installation Safe Place
12. Knipe, J. (2009). "Shame is my safe place": Adaptive information processing methods of resolving chronic shame-based depression. In R. Shapiro (Ed.), EMDR Solutions II: For depression, eating disorders, performance, and more, (1st Ed.) (pp. 49-89). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co..
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Keywords: Depression Shame
13. Knipe, J. (2010, September/October). Shame is my safe place: AIP targeting of shame as a psychological defense. Presentation at the annual meeting of EMDR International Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Within the AIP model, psychological defense can be defined as the part of the trauma-based dysfunctionally stored memory network that blocks access to other parts of the network. For many clients, an essential first step in therapy is to identify and target defense, in order to then access and resolve post-traumatic emotional disturbance. For the AIP therapist, it is useful to categorize defenses as avoidant, idealizing and/or shame-based (i.e. shame as a distortion in identity, left over from a time when it was “better to be a bad kid with good parents than a good kid with bad parents”). This presentation will focus on a method of targeting and processing an identity of shamefulness that is functioning as a defense against full realization of the original trauma.
Keywords: Shame
14. Kusumowardhani, R. (2010, July). Safe place and light stream stabilization technique on EMDR prepartion phase are effective for coping insomnia on women patient that newly diagnosed HIV infected. Presentation at the 1st EMDR Asia Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This paper will look at the effective use of the eight phases of the EMDR protocol in IMAGO therapy. It will be used to provide theoretical linkages between the use and integration of EMDR and IMAGO in couple’s therapy. Both these will be understood in relation to how they will help achieve integration with couples at diverse levels. Therapists will learn how to utilise both modalities (EMDR & IMAGO) effectively. They will understand the use of the touchstone event, to bring about shifts in individual and couples behaviour. They will also witness that without the use of EMDR the behavioural change cannot be long term. Capacitate participants in process and strategies for incorporating EMDR into IMAGO couples therapy practices. Provide participants with practical examples of EMDR and IMAGO through the behaviour change.
Keywords: HIV Insomnia Light Stream Safe Place Women
15. Leibovich, H. A., & Zabala de Leibovich, L. N. (2008). El lugar seguro: Un recurso terapéutico de elección [The safe place: A resort therapy of choice]. In P. Solvey & R. C. Ferrazzano de Solvey (Eds.), Terapias de avanzada [Advanced therapies]: Vol. 4, EMDR: avances en teoria y tecnica [EMDR: Advances in theory and technique] (1st ed) (pp. 23-28) Buenos Aires: TdeA Ediciones.
Language: Spanish
Format: Book Section
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Safe Place
16. Phillips, M. (2001, June). EMDR and the body. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Austin, TX.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This course presents a five-step model for body focused psychotherapy. Specific methods for incorporating EMDR into each phase are included. The existing EMDR somatic protocol is expanded to facilitate skill development in the areas of body awareness, sensory discrimination, symbolization, body learnings, and integration of more functional somatic patterns. Topics include uses of EMDR to create the body safe place, develop the body felt sense, reduce pain and increase comfort, reprocess aspects of trauma, and explore somatic developmental issues.
Keywords: Body Awareness Body Felt Sense Body-Focused Psychotherapy Body Learnings Body Safe Place Sensory Discrimination Symbolization
17. Reddemann, L. (2009). The inner safe place. In M. Luber (Ed.), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) scripted protocols: Basics and special situations, (pp.71-72). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Abstract:
The imagery of an "Inner Safe Place" is part of a body of work on stabilization techniques for trauma therapy called "Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT)". It is used within PITT to prepare clients for EMDR. However, it works very well as a resource for EMDR. It is important to know that clients who live in unsafe circumstances are often not able to develop the images and so seeing what happens while working on installing the inner safe place can tell us something about clients' external safety. If clients are able to create an inner safe place, the therapist can proceed with the exercise. If clients are unable to create and install a safe place, other stabilization work is used. This chapter provides the Inner Safe Place Script. [PsycINFO Database]
Keywords: Inner Safe Place Protocol
18. Samec, J. R. (2001, December). The use of EMDR safe place exercise in group therapy with traumatized adolescent refugees. EMDRIA Newsletter, 6(Special Edition), 32-34.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
During the last three years, I have included the EMDR induced safe place installation and exercise (Shapiro, 1995) in group therapy work with four groups of refugee adolescents.
Keywords: Adolescents Refugees Group Therapy Safe Place Trauma
19. Shapiro, F. (2005). Developing a safe place, touchstone event processing triggers, and future template. Watsonville, CA : EMDR Institute Inc.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
Scripts of the following scripts developed by Dr. Shapiro: Safe Place, Tiuchstone Event, and Future Template.
Keywords: Future Template Safe Place Scripts Touchstone Event Triggers
20. Swatzyna, R. (1998, July). A tactical therapeutic protocol, for the treatment of PTSD, accentuating both neurologic and psychologic desensitization. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Baltimore, MD.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Participants will: 1) understand the theory behind neurologic desensitization and it physiological necessity as a precursor to EMDR therapy; 2) explore Benson and Everly's strategic metatherapeutic approach to PSTD for the purpose of understanding the design necessities required of tactical therapeutic protocols; and 3) gain a knowledge of Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation training and its applicability to the establishment of a "Safe Place" during the first phase of EMDR, and the return to a "Safe Place" during the closure phase.
Keywords: Benson and Everly's Strategic Metatherapeutic Approach Safe Place Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Neurologic Desensitization Tactile Protocol
21. Twombly, J. (2009). Safe place imagery. In M. Luber (Ed.), Eye movement desensitization (EMDR) scripted protocols: Special populations (pp. 251-267). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Keywords: Protocol Safe Place
22. Twombly, J. H. (2001, December). Safe place imagery: Handling intrusive thoughts and feelings. EMDRIA Newsletter, 6(Special Edition), 35-38.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
This paper will expand on the EMDR protocol of Safe Place Imagery (SPI) making it useful to a wider range of clients. Clients with overt and covert trauma histories will frequently experience traumatic intrusions in to the Safe Place or not be able to find one. Knowledge of trance both explains these phenomena and informs the process of teaching these clients to block out intrusions. Use of SPI with clients with complex ego states and Dissociative Disorders will also be discussed.
Keywords: Dissociative Disorders Safe Place Imagery SPI
23. Uttendorfer, J. (2009, October). Traumazentrierte pädagogik von der entwicklung einer kultur des sicheren ortes [Traumazentrierte Pedagogy, Trauma centered education from the development of a culture of safe places]. Festvortrag anlässlich des 10-jährigen Bestehens der Johanniter Tagesgruppen in Neuwied [Lecture to mark the 10th anniversary of Johanniter-Tagesgruppe fur Kinder und Jugendliche e. V., Neuwied], De [16 pages].
Language: German
Format: Other
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Abhandlung skizziert das Konzept der Traumazentrierten Pädagogik, die Erkenntnisse aus der Psychotraumatologie und Ergebnisse der Gehirnforschung in die Pädagogik integriert. Wesentlicher Bestandteil dieses Konzeptes ist die aus der Arbeit mit Imaginationen abgeleitete Entwicklung einer Kultur des „Sicheren Ortes“ in Jugendhilfeeinrichtungen. ... Durch die Erkenntnisse aus der Psychotraumatologie, der Neurophysiologie und
Neurobiologie sowie der Hirnforschung – um einfach einmal die wesentlichen
Forschungsrichtungen aufzuzählen, die multidisziplinär in diesem neuen Ansatz
zusammenwirken - haben sich Fakten ergeben, an denen eine zeitgemäße
Pädagogik nicht vorübergehen kann. Ich bin der Überzeugung und diese will ich
Ihnen in meinem Vortrag nahe bringen: Eine zeitgemäße, traumazentrierte
Pädagogik, in der die neuen Erkenntnisse einfließen, vermag bei Kindern, deren
Entwicklung durch Traumatisierung blockiert ist, die Potentiale für Entwicklung
wieder frei zu räumen!
The present paper outlines the concept of trauma-centered education, the findings from psycho-trauma and results of brain research in the integrated education. A key component of this concept is from the work with imagery derived development of a culture of "safe place" in youth services facilities. ... Through the findings of the psychotraumatology, neurophysiology and
Neurobiology and brain research - to simply once the essential
Research directions enumerate the multidisciplinary approach in this new
- Work together facts have emerged, in which a contemporary
Education can not pass. I am of the conviction and that I will
Bring you close in my presentation: A contemporary, traumazentrierte
Education, incorporated in the new knowledge can, in children whose
Development is blocked by trauma, the potential for development
to grant free again!
Keywords: Safe Place
24. Uttendorfer, J. (2008). Traumazentrierte pädagogik. Von der entwicklung der kultur eines "Sicheren Ortes" [Trauma-centered education. From the development of a culture of a "safe place"]. Unsere Jugend, 2, 50-65.
Language: German
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Das vorliegende Papier umreißt den Begriff des Trauma-Zentrum Bildung, die Erkenntnisse aus psycho-Trauma und die Ergebnisse der Hirnforschung in der integrierten Bildung. Ein wichtiger Bestandteil dieses Konzepts ist aus der Arbeit mit Bildern abgeleitet Entwicklung einer Kultur des "sicheren Ort" in der Jugendhilfe Einrichtungen.
The present paper outlines the concept of trauma-centered education, the findings from psycho-trauma and results of brain research in the integrated education. A key component of this concept is from the work with imagery derived development of a culture of "safe place" in youth services facilities.
Keywords: Children Safe Place Youth
25. Wilensky, M., & O'Shea, K. (2013, May). When calm/safe place doesn’t work. Presentation at the annual EMDR Canada Conference, Banff, Alberta CAN.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
In the Client Preparation Phase (Phase 2), the client learns self-soothing skills before progressing to trauma
processing. It is essential that the client be able to voluntarily change from a state of high distress to a state of
lower distress. Commonly, this is accomplished through the development of a Calm Place (used to be called
Safe Place). Some clients are unable to do this exercise. This is often a clue about the presence of a Dissociative
Disorder. Generally, they will require a longer Preparation Phase. This workshop will teach how to identify these
clients, what it means and two methods to find resources for self-soothing and self-regulation. These resource
states provide a base of operations for trauma processing.
Learning objectives:
• To identify clients, including those with dissociative disorders, who need more preparation before trauma
processing.
• To learn two methods to increase readiness for trauma processing
• To learn two methods for increased client self-regulation
Keywords: Calm/Safe Place Preparation Phase Self-Soothing Skills
26. Yang, Y., & Wu, W. (2008, June). A Chinese way to use ‘safe place’ in grief work. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England UK.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Every culture has its special way to deal with grief. In Chinese culture which is collectivism-oriented, people deal
with grief not only in a society context, but also have a lot of connection with the bereaved ones. We found that
it is hard to help the clients to be stabilized and work with EMDR on their grief before you help them to find a
“Safe place” to settle their bereaved ones down. Hence, we use a modified “safe place” technique to help the
clients to create a “heaven” for their loved ones, a “place” they can visit to say “hello” again to their bereaved
ones. Our presentation will how we did that in a case series of adults and children by using imaginary ways and
artistic ways. Using EMDR as standard protocol was effective to remove the symptoms and got the SUDs down.
Keywords: Chinese Grief Poster Safe Place


