"How can I get out of here?" Bringing EMDR to children and families

How can I get out of here?is an illustrated album written by Cristina Cortés, therapist psychologist, specialized in Child and Adolescent and director of the psychology center vitalize, located in Pamplona. The book has been edited by Desclée de Brouwer publishing house. This is an ambitious project that seeks to explain to children and families how to intervene with EMDR in children, in a fun and simple way.

Thus, becomes a valid therapeutic material for professionals in the world of psychology.

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Explaining the use of EMDR in the child population

How can I get out of here? It allows us to understand, through the use of metaphorical and simple language, what we are looking for in the intervention with EMDR therapy. This therapy seeks, in the same way as with any other type of psychological intervention, to be able to leave the past behind and move on with our lives in a healthy way.

It also invites families to be aware of the important role they have in the therapeutic processes of their children, when these have been overcome by life experiences. How they are architects of the emotional resources of their children.

Through the analogy of the emotional garden It is described how parents have a primary role in regulating emotions.

In addition, illustrations are included, which are available to be downloaded from the editorial with the aim of facilitating other psychology professionals to carry out family dynamics of emotion identification through play and fun.

How can I get out of here?: a book that takes care of the details

The book How can I get out of here? It has been illustrated with sublime beauty. The images are evocative, and are loaded with details that support the message of the book in a subtle and intuitive way.

Cristina Cortés combines clinical practice with dissemination, being the author of publications such as Look at me, feel me. Strategies for attachment repair in children through EMDR, a book with a foreword by Stephen W. Porges, which is already in its third edition. His extensive experience and track record in EMDR have led him to promote an editorial line specializing in children's EMDR for bring this therapy and its benefits closer to society.