VES®EMDR and FIVE MOVESWhere's the difference?
One path processes an old memory. The other stays in the present. Explained clearly, with respect.
The difference at a glance
With a distressing memory, guided by a therapist.
Eye movements or gentle tapping, left, right.
Varies, in trained hands.
The memory loses its grip.
In the present, with the feeling as it sits right now.
No reliving, no retelling the old story.
One guided session, one to one.
40 days of app guidance in everyday life.
Both paths have their place. The question is what you need right now.
What it does well
What is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a well-researched trauma therapy that reprocesses distressing memories with bilateral stimulation, over several sessions in therapeutic hands. FIVE MOVES is not trauma therapy: it works in the present at the body address of a blockage, in a guided 90-minute session, without reliving the past.
EMDR, short for eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, is one of the best-researched methods there is when it comes to trauma. With eye movements or gentle tapping, left, right, left, a trained therapist helps your brain reprocess a distressing memory until it loses its grip.
With real trauma, that's big, important work, and it belongs in trained hands.
And us?
What FIVE MOVES does differently
FIVE MOVES is not a trauma therapy, and we say that on purpose. We don't go back into the memory, and we don't work through it. We stay in the present and go to the spot where a feeling is blocking you right now. No reliving, no retelling the whole story.
If you're carrying real trauma, EMDR with a professional is often exactly the right call. If your body simply locks up in one spot and you want to breathe freely again today, we're your path.
One session with your guide, who walks you through all five Moves. Your body shows where. Then 40 days of app guidance to carry it into everyday life.
EMDR processes the past. We stay in the present.
When to choose what
Honest answer: it depends on you.
EMDR fits when ...
If you're carrying real trauma. Then EMDR with a professional is often exactly the right call.
Five Moves fits when ...
If your body simply locks up in one spot and you want to breathe freely again today.
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What makes FIVE MOVES different from EMDR?
EMDR processes distressing memories. It works with the past, and there it is the clinical gold standard. FIVE MOVES stays in the present: with the feeling as it sits in your body right now, without reliving the old situation.
Does FIVE MOVES replace trauma therapy?
No. FIVE MOVES is not a therapy and does not replace one. With diagnosed trauma, EMDR belongs in experienced therapeutic hands. FIVE MOVES works with blockages in everyday life: without diagnosis, without your story, without retraumatisation.
What does a FIVE MOVES session look like?
One session with your guide, who walks you through all five Moves. Your body shows where. Then 40 days of app guidance to carry it into everyday life.
Can I combine EMDR and FIVE MOVES?
Yes, with one clear line: for trauma, EMDR belongs in therapeutic hands, and FIVE MOVES does not replace it. For everyday blockages that are not trauma, FIVE MOVES works in the present, through the body. Talk to your therapist if you want to use both.
How long does FIVE MOVES take compared to EMDR?
A FIVE MOVES session takes around 90 minutes, and one appointment per blockage is usually enough. Then come 40 days with the app, twice a day for 90 seconds. EMDR runs over several sessions, depending on the topic.
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