EMDR Practices

Guided preparation and stabilization practices to support grounding, containment and access to internal resources.

You’re welcome to explore what feels supportive and return to these practices as needed.

Included Practices

  • Practice Containment

  • Explore Calm

  • Return to the Present

  • Explore Physical Ease

  • Access Your Resources

  • Strengthen a Supportive Response

A practice PDF is also included to support your experience.

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These six guided practices draw from EMDR preparation and stabilization strategies. They offer opportunities to explore containment, grounding, calming, supportive imagery and resource development before or between therapy sessions. You’re welcome to practice them in any order, repeat a practice, pause, or choose something different at any time based on what feels available to you.


✓ practicing containment
✓ exploring grounding and present-moment awareness
✓ accessing calming or supportive imagery
✓ identifying people, places or qualities that feel resourcing
✓ strengthening internal resources

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