The comprehensive guide to EMDR self-coaching

Learn to noticeably reduce stress & strain. Download the EMDR self-help guide now.(more...)

The comprehensive guide to EMDR self-coaching

Learn to noticeably reduce stress & strain. Download the EMDR self-help guide now.(more...)

Therapist, coach, trainer and inventor of the EMDR glasses REMSTIM 3000 and the self-coaching method

Thomas Buhl

Alternative practitioner for psychotherapy, EMDR trauma therapist, EMDR coach and trainer as well as developer of the EMDR glasses REMSTIM 3000 and the self-coaching method

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Welcome, I look forward to your visit and your interest. Let me briefly tell you how I came to develop the EMDR self-coaching method and the EMDR glasses REMSTIM 3000.

Before I learned about EMDR, I believed that I was always powerless to endure any of my emotions – especially the depressing ones and their fluctuations.

Stress, grief and worries, existential fears and fears of failure in everyday life, interpersonal conflicts, a lack of purpose, demotivation, sadness; the list of emotional, mental and physical conditions that all too often have a negative impact on our lives is long.

Today I know that we are not helplessly at the mercy of our negative emotional states. My experience with many dear people who have confided in me so far taught me that hardly any of us have to endure our emotional burdens, such as stress or worry, for long. No longer than the moment we need to become aware of it. After that, we have a real choice and can help ourselves.

EMDR, the rapid eye movement method, makes it possible in so many situations. For years I have been using this method in coaching and especially in self-coaching. And then, while I was personally treating my clients with EMDR as a coach, I came up with the idea of showing people how they could help themselves in the moment of extreme stress.

This gave rise to the EMDR self-coaching method and the instructions for EMDR self-coaching in 6 steps.

What was still missing at that time was a handy and reliable EMDR device that stimulated the user externally while he coached himself. It turned out that an external visual stimulus in particular puts each of us in that helpful position in which we can devote ourselves to our issues in complete peace.

There was nothing to be found on the market at the time. So I developed the EMDR goggles REMSTIM 3000, which simulate the typical waving hand movements of an EMDR coach. At the same time, the goggles obscure the user’s field of vision, which helps them focus their attention on their innermost self during self-coaching. This is where the positive effects of EMDR self-coaching can be felt in the form of beneficial changes in your own thoughts and emotions.

Thanks to the EMDR glasses REMSTIM 3000 and my instructions(free download), EMDR self-coaching is quick and easy to use for almost anyone. Nevertheless, I am regularly asked whether I would be willing to teach the special handling of this effective method and the REMSTIM 3000. Yes, I am happy to do so.

In my 1×1-INTENSIV-Workshops: EMDR self-coaching with the REMSTIM 3000, I teach the 6 steps of self-coaching.

In moments of intense experience of particular emotional stress, we carry within us at the same moment the great opportunity for lasting change. For it is above all the small and recurring sensitivities and emotional fluctuations of everyday life that can indirectly show us the way to more serenity, conflict stability, mental fitness and creativity. We just have to walk the path.

Thanks to EMDR self-coaching, we are able to regulate ourselves at precisely such moments and trigger the change towards more courage and confidence in our own abilities. There are so many rich and beneficial experiences and opportunities waiting for us in life. Let’s not let them pass us by unused.

Yours sincerely, Thomas Buhl

Article by Thomas P.H. Buhl in the magazine Sein, issue July/2014

Read online the latest article by Thomas P.H. Buhl in the magazine Sein on www.sein.de: “Self-coaching with EMDR*: Almost every day we experience stress and unpleasant moments… Thomas Buhl has developed – based on trauma research – a self-coaching method with EMDR glasses, which…[more]

You can find the download version of Sein magazine, July/2014 issue here: https://www.sein.de/print-archiv/juli-2014/

Thomas Buhl is a member of the European Society for Trauma Therapy and EMDR e.V.(more).

EMDR device REMSTIM 3000

Designed for EMDR self-coaching: with the REMSTIM 3000 EMDR goggles, effective self-help with EMDR becomes an easy exercise!(Experiences)

Workshop notes

Frequently asked questions about the workshop

Can I use EMDR self-coaching with the REMSTIM 3000 without a workshop?

Yes, it is possible. Attending the intensive workshop is not a prerequisite for successful EMDR self-coaching. The REMSTIM 3000 EMDR goggles were developed precisely for EMDR self-application in coaching without prior knowledge. However, the workshop helps to gain a deeper understanding of the EMDR self-coaching method. In addition, you will use your own topics to train effective self-coaching under the guidance of Thomas Buhl, the developer of the EMDR device REMSTIM 3000 and the self-coaching method.

Am I allowed to keep my personal topics secret from several participants in a workshop?

Yes, this is even the usual way. Your personal issues do not need to be revealed in detail to the group or to the coach. You will not be asked to do so either. Your personal topics remain personal and therefore secret. The application of the EMDR self-coaching method with the help of the REMSTIM 3000 works without any restrictions. No one will find out about your intimate issues unless you want them to and speak up for yourself. Nevertheless, the self-coaching method can be explained and trained on the basis of the 6 steps without detailed mention of specific topics in the workshop. U.A. exactly this circumstance is a special advantage of the method, because you can coach yourself and your coaching topic without having to confide in another person.

Can the workshop replace therapy?

No, neither the workshop nor the method nor the use of the EMDR goggles REMSTIM 3000 can or should replace therapy. The remstim.com offers are the possibility of self-coaching. Coaching basically requires a normal mental and physical resilience of the participants or users. Accordingly, the EMDR self-coaching workshop focuses on topics that represent mental and emotional challenges and sensitivities of everyday life without being classified as a disease. Please also read the important information.

Will I be provided with EMDR goggles for the duration of the workshop?

Yes, for the time of the workshop each participant will be provided with an EMDR device REMSTIM 3000.

Can I buy the EMDR goggles REMSTIM 3000 after the workshop?

Yes, after the workshop you can buy a pair of EMDR glasses REMSTIM 3000. However, this is of course not an obligation.

How can I clarify my questions in advance?

If you have any questions for us before registering for the intensive workshop, simply use the form below or send us an email at info@remstim.com.