TABLE 3.

Phases of EMDR PHASE TASK

PHASE	TASK
1	Patient’s history with identification of targets, traumatic events, and experiences
2	Preparation: creating a therapeutic alliance, building and practicing resilience and self-soothing
3	Assessment: collaboratively developing a target, i.e., a trauma to be addressed
4	Desensitization: reprocessing the memory until distress is decreased
5	Installation: the disturbing event is associated with positive cognition
6	Conducting a body scan to assess for residual bodily distress/somatization
7	Debriefing and closure, including informational and support techniques
8	Re-evaluation: checking in on the level of ongoing symptoms