Developed in mid- 2016, this technique is used
during the preparation phase of EMDR, and allows clients to reduce
the disturbance associated with extremely painful memories without
actually feeling the pain. Defenses that are normally obstacles to
processing are not activated because the process is not
threatening or painful. Clients who dissociate have less need to
dissociate and those who are afraid of the intensity of their
memories can process without being afraid. Dramatic reductions in
disturbance happen often in 5 to ten minutes. And, for clinicians,
this technique is easy to learn and use.
A
paper describing four cases utilizing flash has been published in
the November 2017 issue of the Journal of EMDR
Practice and Research.
Upcoming Trainings
Flash Technique Webinar
Presented by Philip Manfield, Ph.D. and Lewis Engel, Ph.D.
November 16th, 2019
9:00am - 4:30 pm PST
We have designed this intensive six-hour webinar to provide the basic skills that will allow attendees to immediately begin using the Flash Technique in their own clinical practices.
The webinar is a multimodal experience including:
- Videos of Flash Technique sessions
- Live demonstrations with volunteer attendees
- Group practicums in which all attendees experience the Flash Technique
- Troubleshooting instructions
- Q & A, both written and live
- Review of research that supports and explains Flash Technique
Upon completion of the webinar, you will have:
- A wealth of downloadable documents to reference what you have learned.
- The opportunity to join a lively, supportive Listserv of over 600 Flash practitioners to help you continue to learn and improve your Flash skills.
This format has allowed us to successfully train over 3300 therapists, worldwide over the past year, in the use of the Flash Technique. Here are some of their comments:
"Terrific. Very positive experience!"
"Super
exciting and easy to implement."
"Excited to use with
my clients."
"You all were fun to watch together. Your
friendship is very sweet and your humor with each other made a
long day pass quickly."
Advanced Flash Technique Webinar
Presented by Philip Manfield, Ph.D. and Lewis Engel, Ph.D.
January 11th, 2020
9:00am - Noon PST
This is an opportunity to improve your skills at doing the flash technique. Dr. Lewis Engel and I began teaching flash in October of 2017, and we are excited about how the technique has evolved and improved over that time. If you took one of our first webinars, we hope you have been pleasantly surprised at what you have been able to accomplish with it. But we also understand that you have probably run into some problems using the flash technique. Now that you have had experience working with it, we hope you can share the problems with us, and we hope to be able to offer some satisfying solutions. You will also be happy to know that Flash has become easier to use and results are now generally achieved more rapidly. We look forward to bringing you up to speed on these advances.
Flash Technique Workshops
Live in Europe
Bruges, Belgium – April 27 & 28, 2020
Thousands of providers have been trained in the Flash Technique, all over the world! Click here to find a FLASH trained therapist.
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