Why am I not a fan of talk therapy? – Part 2

So, we looked a little at how talk therapy cannot address the parts of memory that are stored in the unconscious parts of the brain.

The second thing about the thinking part of the brain is it only processes about 6 bits of information per second. The other than conscious parts of the brain process billions of bits of information per second. Which is why EMDR therapy is so effective. It allows all parts of the brain to do the work of clearing the traumatic material. Not just the thinking part of the brain but the other parts of the brain that store the emotions, sensations, sounds, smells, etc. As a matter-in-fact thinking stops reprocessing in EMDR therapy. Many clients (and therapists train to become EMDR practitioners) are shocked at how much gets done in a short period of time when they are reprocessing. And, that when they think the reprocessing stops. I have many clients say to me: “I know why this works. It won’t let me think.”

Other experiential and energetic forms of treatment …