I have been in therapy for 3 years with a T who uses EMDR. He's had lots of training in it, and that's something you really have to check for. EMDR has helped me A LOT. I'm not sure I know why yours is talking about conception either. My T has never used that word. However, through EMDR I have come to see the moment certain alters were born. Maybe that's what he means.

But I also personally believe that trauma can begin in the womb - that's purely a personal belief. Still, if you can't find anyone in your system who is from the womb then if that's what he's after, he's going to have to start somewhere else.

At any rate all I can tell you is that it works really well, and from what I've read it works for most people. It really changes the way you feel about traumatic events. It has a subtle way of working that I often won't notice for a couple of months, perhaps when I see or hear something that would have been a trigger before. And I'll just notice, WOW, this doesn't trigger me anymore. And the cool thing is that it tends to have a domino effect with me; by which I mean, by handling one trauma with EMDR it sometimes helps with all the similar events.

I just had an alter come forward with new information about my past, and I am handling the flashbacks much better than I have in the past. I'm able to put them away, knowing that I'll be able to take the charge off of them in therapy. Still a bit scary but I know there's an effective tool for handling it.

It has been great for my alters too. They understand and trust my T and the process of EMDR. Crystal