REWIND Therapy
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REWIND Therapy

"closure without disclosure"

In April, I had the privilege of training in the REWIND technique with founder David Muss.

REWIND is applied to the treatment of PTSD and can effectively put a stop to intrusive thoughts, involuntary recall, flashbacks and recurring nightmares which are associated with trauma.

REWIND is also effective in the treatment of phobias, for example: fear of flying, needles and medical procedures, or specific places and situations.

REWIND therapy carries the tagline ‘Closure without Disclosure’. This is helpful to many as it is immediately effective without the need for discussion or disclosure  to facilitate the healing.

 In talking therapy, clients can sometimes find it difficult to communicate or recall traumatic events in a useful way; REWIND offers another way in. Talking about the trauma can for some clients lead to re-traumatisation, which can be unsettling and frightening, REWIND takes this risk away. 

Unresolved trauma, whether from childhood, adolescence or adulthood, can cause symptoms which interrupt and confuse our everyday sense of wellness and wholeness. This causes us to limit ourselves and our ability to reach our full potential in life.

Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma researcher famously wrote: “Trauma comes back as a reaction, not a memory.”

Some signs you may have unresolved trauma are:

  • Flashbacks, nightmares, or repeated trauma-related thoughts or memories when you don’t want them
  • An inability to function, focus, or complete basic tasks
  • Panic attacks, irritability, mood swings, or depressive episodes where you can’t fully identify the trigger
  • Thoughts or urges to act in self-destructive ways
  • Dissociative episodes/zoning out that take you by surprise
  • Avoidant behaviour
  •  Misremembering or being unable to remember shared events from the past or ‘lost time’

The REWIND technique originated from NLP and is also known as the Visual Dissociation technique. Rewind therapy successfully helps reduce, or in some cases removes PTSD symptoms within a short period of time.

REWIND therapy can be successfully applied to one-time traumatic incidents such as:

  • Car accidents
  • Unforeseen disasters and incidents
  • Injury
  • Birth trauma.

And more complex multiple traumas such as:

  • Sexual Abuse
  • Mental/Domestic abuse
  • Recovery from a traumatic separation or divorce
  • Witnessing an event of a traumatic nature

 

REWIND can be used whether the trauma was a direct personal experience, something that you witnessed, or something that happened to someone else.

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PTSD UK say that REWIND can help up to 85% of people who use the therapy in just three sessions

For the month of June which is PTSD month, I am offering a consultation and 1h session of REWIND for £45. Sessions can be booked in advance.

Some recent client feedback received:

“I did the Rewind session with Laura, I was sceptical, given the way I understood it to work. However, it has in fact made a life changing difference and allowed me to process something I’d not been able to get close to in Therapy.” JM

 

“I realised I had being carrying something around with me every day for a very long time, it’s just not there now and I feel peaceful about that.” AS

If you want to find out more about REWIND and how it works email: info@walktalkbreathe.com  

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