In this episode, titled "Attention, Neglect, and Integration: Affect Tolerance in Flash and EMDR," internationally acclaimed trauma therapist, author, and instructor Dr. Phil Manfield addresses the following topics: -The current use of the Flash Technique in Ukraine -Neurobiological underpinnings of trauma processing -Possibilities for reducing dropout rates in trauma therapy through integrative methods -How his own traumatic experience led him to his preference for efficient treatment with certain modalities and approaches -The conceptualization of complex trauma as fundamentally related to neglect, and the roles of attention and narrative in healing -FMRI studies and the conceptualization of trauma as a phobic phenomenon
In future episodes, guests will offer counterpoints to these views, and this video is intended to present rather than endorse Dr. Manfield's perspectives. The host has a connection to Dr. Manfield through EMDRIA membership and some shared modalities, and likewise, The Dissociative Table does not specifically endorse the views of the host.
Dr. Manfield is the author or editor of five books on psychotherapy, an international EMDRIA-Approved EMDR trainer, creator of The Flash Technique. His websites are www.flashtechnique.com, and www.emdrvideo.com.
The music used in this episode is taken from the song, "The Wood Demon," from the album Gates of Keras, by the band Cracked Machine. The band has generously donated rights to their music in support of increased global access to effective trauma therapy.
