Rewind trauma therapy can quickly and effectively process traumatic memories without requiring any in-depth discussion. It helps remove intense emotions from memories, preventing them from triggering traumatic responses.
Rewind Therapy, also known as the Rewind Technique. It is used to help overcome the effects of trauma, PTSD, phobias, and anxiety.
Trauma can significantly impact daily life, regardless of whether it occurred four weeks ago or 20 years ago. And whether it was a single event or ongoing events or experiences. It can be debilitating and scary to live with.
Trauma can cause depression and anxiety; it can shape the way we think and feel and make us angry, anxious, sad, confused, and stressed. It can lead us to avoid certain situations. It can increase our reliance on unhelpful coping mechanisms. Additionally, trauma can significantly impact our relationships, including those with family and friends.
Using the Rewind therapy technique, we will work specifically on your trauma in the safety of the therapy room. The aim is to reduce the effects of the trauma, helping with PTSD, flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, and panic attacks.
How does rewind therapy work for trauma?
- Relaxation and safety: I will work to help you to reach a relaxed state, often using guided relaxation or grounding exercises, helping you to safe and secure.
- Mental “rewinding”: I will then ask to visualise the traumatic event, but you’ll do so from a dissociated perspective. Instead of reliving the event from your own perspective, you will visualise it as if watching a movie or from a third-person view. You don’t have to talk to me about what happened.
- Desensitisation: During the visualisation, I will guide you to “rewind” the memory, playing it backwards in your mind and then “fast-forwarding” it again, repeatedly. This process is designed to change the emotional connection to the traumatic memory, gradually reducing the distress it causes.
- Integration: After the repeated visualisation and desensitisation, I may bring you back to the present, helping you to integrate this new, less-disturbing version of the memory into your psyche.
What are the benefits?
Non-intrusive: Rewind therapy differs from other trauma therapies by respecting your boundaries and not requiring a detailed recounting of trauma. This approach is more accessible and less distressing, offering comfort and reassurance to many individuals.
Quick: Rewind is a relatively short therapy, sometimes requiring only a few sessions. This quick turnaround can bring a sense of hope and optimism, knowing that relief from trauma can be achieved in a short span of time.
Effective for trauma: Research and anecdotal evidence strongly suggest that Rewind can be effective in reducing PTSD symptoms, flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety. However, its effectiveness can vary based on the individual and the specific nature of their trauma.
It’s important to note that while many find it beneficial, it may not work for everyone, and there are no guarantees of complete resolution of trauma-related issues.
If you are interested in Rewind therapy, please contact me for more information or to book a session.