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A New Direction

11/14/2016

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Hello Everyone,
 
    This new website is also announcing a new direction in my life.  Since 1995 I have used EMDR in my practice.  Because of what I learned with EMDR, I have been able to help many clients.  Many times I have experience intense gratitude for being able to help clients with EMDR.  At this time, however, I have come to a major change in my life’s work.

 
       As many of you know, I have developed a new therapy called Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT).  From my experience and the experiences of many of therapists, it is clear that ImTT provides a much gentler and more effective approach to releasing trauma as well as changing behaviors than EMDR.  While much research needs to be done, the clinical experiences of myself and other therapists has been extremely positive.  Indeed, many of the EMDR therapists who begin to use ImTT find, over a relatively short period of time, that they no longer use EMDR.  ImTT is so much easier for both therapists and clients.
 
     What I have been teaching in the Feeling-State Addiction Protocol workshops, of course, remains valid.  Feeling-States are an important component in behavioral and substance addictions.  With ImTT, Feeling-State treatment is accomplished with the ImTT protocols instead of the EMDR protocols.  The trauma work in the FSAP is accomplished with less effort and time by using the ImTT trauma protocol than doing the standard EMDR protocol.  The new protocol is called the Feeling-State Image Protocol (FSIP).
 
      For those workshop participants who have taken my FSAP workshop in the last two years, the ImTT builds on the Pain/Terror Release Protocol that you learned in the workshop.  You learned about effective and gentle the P/TRP was.  Now learn to utilize the complete therapy.
 
       Come join with me as therapists, consultants, and eventually trainers to develop and pioneer a radically new psychotherapy.
4 Comments
Cynthia Winn link
11/15/2016 09:46:32 pm

Hello Dr. Miller! My question re. Feeling - State Theory is how do you help a patient to discern if their addiction/compulsions are avoiding negative feelings or of seeking a positive feelings

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Don Carter link
8/31/2019 07:16:58 am

Hi Cynthia, frequently just asking them will work. Most often my clients report that they do both. Some with major trauma are "seeking oblivion" to avoid pain. Others are "Chasing the dragon" of their first (FS) intensely positive experience. If they cannot say, then check for dissociation and explore with Parts of self interventions such as Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) or other forms of parts work.

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Laura
1/14/2020 05:50:30 pm

First and foremost thank you for this discovery. I have completed the basic ImTT training. I am also EMDR trained. I hardly ever BLS anymore as ImTT is easier and gentle. Less patient avoidance. My question or concern is regarding the lack of research and how we as a clinical community can work together to create more evidence for this therapy to be considered evidenced based practice.

It took 30years to get EMDR recognized and patients can’t wait this long again. As I am new in private practice and in process of credentialing on insurance panels, I am concerned this therapy will be denied by insurance without more research.

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Arnold Greg link
12/28/2020 03:39:56 pm

Great read thankyou

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