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CASE REPORT article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Digital Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1391980
This article is part of the Research Topic Present and Future of EMDR in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy – Volume III View all 9 articles

Online Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Approach in Children: A Case Series

Provisionally accepted
Canan Citil Akyol Canan Citil Akyol 1*Mustafa Kutlu Mustafa Kutlu 2Ümran Korkmazlar Ümran Korkmazlar 3
  • 1 Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye
  • 2 İnönü University, Malatya, Malatya, Türkiye
  • 3 Independent researcher, Istanbul, Türkiye

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    The aim of this study was to examine the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in online counseling for children with single-incident trauma. Method: A qualitative case study method was employed. The research was conducted with two volunteering children and their parents. The sessions were transcribed by the authors, and code names (Ipek and Eylül) were assigned to protect the participants' identities.İpek's traumatic memory was explored through drawing pictures with tactile bilateral stimuli and Eylül's traumatic experience was addressed using tactile bilateral stimuli during the EMDR therapeutic story technique. The Child Revised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-8) was used for pre-test, post-test, and follow-up testing to support the session descriptions. Results: The results indicated that post-traumatic symptoms were reduced and remained at a low level for an extended period in both clients. Conclusions: It is suggested that future studies should explore various bilateral stimulation methods in online EMDR, conduct larger-scale studies with children who have experienced different types of traumatic events, and investigate the impact of various EMDR protocols on children.

    Keywords: EMDR, Trauma, Psychological counseling, Online, case study

    Received: 26 Feb 2024; Accepted: 26 Aug 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Canan Citil Akyol, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye

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