Re:Science and Pseudoscience

EMDR happens to be validated by research.

What makes it different from reiki, or prayer, or Rogerian psychotherapy, IS that validation by research.

But's it's not just the validation that is so vital. It's EMDR's accessibility. You know, some forms of meditation are easier to practice than others. Zen is generally well understood, easy to learn and to teach. EMDR happens to be relatively easy to teach. That means that clinicians who are uninterested in or unable to grasp abstruse spiritual or clinical prinicipals (Rogers' "unconditional positive regard") can make good use of EMDR, to the benefit of their clients. Let's say it's a "translation" of "faith, hope and love" that is relatively easy to comprehend and convey.

Accessiblity combined with validation by research is a potent mix. Let's not downplay it just for the sake of knocking the "god" off it's pedestal...

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