Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) was the probably the most effective tool out there for dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma, but as with anything, things develop, change and improve over time.
The BLAST Technique® (Bi-Lateral Analysis and Stimulation Treatment) started in 2008 with its creator, leading International Hypnotherapist and Media Body Language Expert Nick Davies. Nick managed to speed up the process and efficacy of PTSD and trauma treatment for an all-round better and more efficient experience for the client and therapist.
It has been created, developed and refined to work faster and more effectively with PTSD and trauma utilising the brain’s natural processing systems, rather than only using ‘bilateral stimulation’ and without being a ‘confusion technique’.
It has now been effectively used thousands of times by hundreds of trained BLAST® Technique Practitioners in the UK, USA, Africa, UAE, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and the Czech Republic.
If something has happened to you and you can’t get rid of that memory and it keeps playing it back in any way and creating negative emotions, then blast will work to resolve this chronic, yet curable condition. Let’s regain your freedom.
FAQ’s
How does it work?
The BLAST Technique® is very gentle and utilises precise bi-lateral movements with a light pen (which helps the memory access the left side/hemisphere of the brain) and specific suggestions to the client which helps reprocess the traumatic event so they understand what happened and can remember, but it no longer has any physical or emotional response. In summary, the event or experience has lost its power or emotional charge through the bilateral movements in BLAST.
In really simple terms the research agrees that the right hemisphere of the brain is overactive in some way and blast re-addresses the balance in the brain. By getting to the root of the trauma, your trauma can be resolved very quickly.
Blast is really kind and gentle technique that is a collaborative process to nurture you through the process with bi-lateral movements, the specific suggestions and then very specific eye movements which can very quickly readdress the balance and reprocess your trauma.
It is safe, you will not be “stuck” in the trauma, you will not be hypnotised or do anything against your will. You are in control of your mind and senses throughout the session.
What is the Neuroscience behind The BLAST Technique®?
When we have a traumatic experience, we can be left suffering with the emotional effects of the trauma. This is because the trauma hasn’t been processed properly in the limbic system. Neuroscience research shows that structures in the right side/hemisphere of the brain are overactive and acting as if there is an immediate threat in sufferers of PTSD and trauma.
Will I have to relive the traumatic event over and over during treatment?
No. We do talk about the trauma again briefly, but this can be the only and last time that you will have to do it.
Is the BLAST Technique® suitable to everyone?
No. If you are pregnant, have epilepsy, have chronic asthma or are suicidal then this technique can only be used under the advice of your GP.
To Help Ease Any Worries
To help ease any worries you may have, I offer a free 15-minute enquiry session either by phone or zoom to see if we would be a good fit to work together and for you to see how comfortable you feel talking to me.
Please do check out my general FAQ’s which may answer any questions you have.
I am professionally qualified, a registered member of the BACP. I am a qualified Online & Telephone Counsellor, a qualified Blast technique practitioner. And a certified Natural Mindfulness Guide. I am fully insured through Howden Insurance and registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office).
Green Space Therapy and Counselling is an inclusive service that embraces diversity.
I am regularly refining my approach to counselling through further training, regular monthly supervision and my own personal therapy. This enables me to keep my work effective and ethical with my clients.