Revolutionize Your Therapy Practice- Why choose MEMI over EMDR?
Explore how MEMI Therapy outperforms EMDR, offering unique benefits for therapists and clients alike.
MEMI (Sensory-based Memory Integration)
A cutting-edge, evidence-informed therapeutic approach designed to quickly integrate traumatic memories through multi-directional eye movements, and memory reconsolidation techniques. MEMI offers a refined and less complicated alternative to traditional trauma therapies like EMDR.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
A well-established therapy involving bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements) to process traumatic memories. While EMDR has helped many clients, MEMI offers distinct advantages in terms of flexibility, speed, and client comfort.
Key Differences Between MEMI and EMDR
Feature | MEMI Therapy | EMDR Therapy | |
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1 | Treatment Focus | Automatically reorganizes cognitions without cognitive restructuring. | Intense focus on cognitions as necessary to restructure thoughts. |
2 | Therapist Involvement | Collaborative and integrative, because it’s based on client sensory reactions, not cognitions. | More structured, with therapist guided protocols. Intense focus on cognitions thought necessary for desensitization. |
3 | Speed of Results | Faster processing of traumatic memories in 1-2 sessions. | Takes longer with a need for multiple (6-12) sessions. |
4 | Client Comfort | Client-friendly, non-invasive approach; suitable for highly sensitive clients. | Too intense for some clients due to multiple exposures. |
5 | Training Required | Shorter and easier for therapists to learn, adopt and use. | Multiple trainings and consultations required for certification. More expensive. |
6 | Research & Evidence | Extensive clinical evidence of effectiveness. Controlled studies in process now. | Well-established with numerous studies supporting efficacy. |
7 | Cost for Clients | Less expensive due to fewer sessions required. | Longer treatment duration increases cost. |
Why Choose MEMI Over EMDR?
- Faster Results: MEMI achieves rapid memory integration, by utilizing advanced neuroplasticity principles that allow clients to process traumatic memories in fewer sessions than EMDR.
- Gentler for Clients: MEMI's safety mechanisms avoid the potentially distressing side effects of repeated bilateral exposures, making MEMI less threatening to clients with a range of sensitivities.
- Simpler for Therapists: MEMI’s therapeutic model is easy to learn, with only three certification requirements This allows therapists to more rapidly integrate MEMI into their practices. Because EMDR is much more complicated, it requires a lengthier and more expensive training process.
- Proven Effectiveness: While EMDR has been extensively researched, its complex procedures and required number of sessions limit its appeal. Although formal studies of MEMI’s efficacy are in process, testimonials from EMDR-trained practitioners who now use MEMI as their first-tier approach to trauma confirm superior MEMI results, especially for clients with complex trauma.
How MEMI Works
1. Client Comfort
Before any exposure to distressing events, clients are “anchored” in safety and security, allowing them to comfortably access emotional memories.
2. Targeting of Sensory-based Variables
By focusing on trauma-related imagery, sensations and feelings, chronic neurosensory reactions are quickly reprocessed and emotional distress is released with only four eye movement sets.
3. Rewiring the Brain
In only one 50-minute session, even the most difficult memories are reprocessed as the brain rewires itself and new, healthier neurological pathways are formed.
Professional Testimonials
Who Can Benefit from MEMI?
- Trauma Therapists: Help your clients process emotional memories without the need for prolonged sessions or invasive techniques.
- Clinicians with Clients Struggling with Complex Trauma: Offer a gentler, more flexible option for clients who have had difficulty with EMDR.
- Life Coaches, NLP Practitioners and Hypnotherapists: Integrate MEMI into your practice when working with trauma and stress-related issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
MEMI offers faster results with fewer sessions– particularly for clients with complex trauma–and it’s gentler, making it a better option for sensitive clients.
MEMI training is shorter, less expensive and more accessible compared to EMDR certification. This allows therapists to achieve more immediate and sustained client results.
Yes, some of our MEMI practitioners report success in combining the two approaches based on client needs.
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