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EMDR Readiness Checklist

The EMDR Reprocessing Readiness Checklist helps therapists assess if a client is ready to begin reprocessing target memories. Key criteria include the establishment of a trusting relationship, the client's safety and comfort, their ability to articulate internal experiences, and a commitment to the therapy process. If any criteria are unmet, therapists should focus on those areas before proceeding with EMDR therapy.

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EMDR Readiness Checklist

The EMDR Reprocessing Readiness Checklist helps therapists assess if a client is ready to begin reprocessing target memories. Key criteria include the establishment of a trusting relationship, the client's safety and comfort, their ability to articulate internal experiences, and a commitment to the therapy process. If any criteria are unmet, therapists should focus on those areas before proceeding with EMDR therapy.

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EMDR Reprocessing

Readiness Checklist

Do you have a hard time deciding whether or not a client is ready to reprocess target
memories? Use our handy readiness checklist to get clarity and transition into target
memories with confidence.

My client and I have established a trusting relationship. They feel comfortable and safe with me.
I feel comfortable with my client. I trust their reports and that they are open and honest with me.
My client has expressed interest in EMDR Therapy and we've identified it to be a modality that aligns
with their goals.
My client has enough safety in their life to work on targets.
My client feels safe enough in their body to feel feelings and sensations.
My client has skills to notice and name their internal experience. They can use language to describe
their internal experience and their emotions.
My client has the skills to regulate distressing states. They use skills regularly. While skills might not
work 100% of the time, they have skills that work sometimes and reduce overwhelm.
My client is committed to the work and keeps their appointments.
I have screened my client for dissociation using an assessment such as the Dissociative Experiences
Scale or the Somatoform Dissociation tool. The results of those assessments do not indicate that my
client is struggling with high levels of dissociation which need to be attended to prior to reprocessing
targets.

How to use this checklist

If there are any items on this list that you can't check off, focus your work there. Each of these
items should be checked off to proceed into unimpeded processing with the Standard EMDR
Protocol.
If you have checked off each item on this list, you are well on your way to reprocessing!
The next steps would be:
Explaining EMDR to your client
Reviewing forms of BLS
Discussing potential side effects after a reprocessing session
Exploring hopes and fears of the work

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