Use of tapping for bilateral stimulation in EMDR Therapy

Bilateral eye movements, taps and tones are used in EMDR Therapy to tax working memory and facilitate trauma memory reprocessing. This video covers how tapping is administered and how it can be used in a social distance environment.

[mandyrichert]

I don't agree. My Therapist did the tapping on my knees. I did not tap. I was speaking my traumas and crying as I watched myself like in a movie. Believe me. When it hit me at the end....wow!!!! I felt soooo different. I can't even explain how life changing that was! I feel that's the best....by far method! At least for myself. My therapist is very well known for her work with EMDR, a lot of experience! Maybe it depends on who's doing the EMDR and the experience that they have. I've seen some therapist on YouTube doing EMDR, and it's almost laughable to me! I would never waste so much time like they do, with finger movements and asking the client questions?! That's not a helpful method

[RealiTEAwithKristaMarie]

What is the way to tapp like 12 - 3 or 1 -23

[EvgeniiaDolinenko]

I don't think tapping my knees by a therapist is a good idea. I would be way uncomfortable, it's too much of a physical contact. And with trauma we don't need it. 99%

[rhonameeks]

This is not true.I have a client that becomes very stressed by doing their own tapping. They also can’t do eye movement BLS. I do it (tapping on her knees) and it works. In this one case. The person is benefiting greatly from doing EMDR with me. My client is female and so am I. The tapping is with her is with her consent.