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One
or more sessions are required for the therapist to
understand the nature of the problem and to decide
whether EMDR is the appropriate treatment. The
therapist will often ask the new client to complete a
Psychological Inventory to assist in understanding
potential characteristics that might either forestall
or help to foster change. The therapist will also
discuss the EMDR program and provide an opportunity to
ask questions about the method. Once the therapist and
client have agreed that EMDR is appropriate to the
specified problem, the EMDR therapy can begin.
A
typical first session lasts approximately ninety
minutes. Subsequent sessions range in length from
forty-five to ninety minutes. The nature of the
problem, life circumstances, and experience of
previous trauma will determine the number of treatment
sessions required. In some cases a single EMDR session
is sufficient. More typically the course of treatment
is three to ten sessions, scheduled weekly or for
alternate weeks. While EMDR may be used as the therapy
of choice, it may also be used along with other forms
of therapy, such as "talk therapy." The
process could involve the same therapist using the
various forms of therapy, or different therapists for
each form of therapy being utilized
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