The note that follows the fixed phases of the EMDR protocol — from target memory to closure. Here's how it's built, section by section.
No diagnoses — observations only.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — a therapy approach with its own standardized note structure. An EMDR note follows the phases of the session: the target memory, the associated cognitions, the measurement moments during processing, and the closing.
Use the EMDR note specifically for EMDR sessions — it follows the protocol's fixed phasing and so differs from generic formats like SOAP or DAP. If you also use other interventions outside the EMDR protocol within the same session, record those separately in the format you normally use, such as BIRP or GIRP.
The memory or image that's central to the session.
The negative cognition associated with the image, and the positive cognition the client would rather feel instead.
The distress the client experiences at the image, on a scale of 0 to 10. A measurement the client reports themselves and the therapist records — never an AI estimate.
What happens during the sets: where the client's attention moves, what comes up.
How true the positive cognition feels to the client at the end, on a scale of 1 to 7. Also a measurement the client reports themselves and the therapist records.
Whether any physical tension remains at the original image.
How the session is closed and what the client takes away until next time.
A fictional example — for illustration only, not based on a real client.
Draft — for illustration onlyTarget memory
A moment when client S. felt unheard during a group project.
Cognitions (NC/PC)
NC: 'What I say doesn't matter.' PC: 'My voice counts.'
SUD — before
SUD: — (confirmed by therapist)
Desensitization — process
During the sets, attention shifts from the moment itself to how the client feels about the situation now, looking back.
VOC — after
VOC: — (confirmed by therapist)
Body scan
Still to be checked in at closing.
Closing and homework
Session closed with a brief grounding exercise. No homework this time — continue exploring next session.
After your EMDR session, Intuita turns the conversation into a draft note with the structure above. SUD and VOC are measurements you determine with your client as the therapist — Intuita never fills in these fields automatically; you fill them in yourself before the note goes into your file.
AI-generated draft — you review and sign off
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