Practice-based learning
IEMT case studies
Practitioner-written reports showing how IEMT has been applied in individual cases. These documents can support reflection and hypothesis-building, but they do not establish effectiveness or replace controlled research.
How to read these reports
Case studies describe what was reported in one person’s care. They cannot determine causation, rule out placebo effects, natural change or concurrent treatment, or show that the same result will occur for others. The documents below are practitioner submissions rather than peer-reviewed clinical trials. Any diagnostic, neurological or medical interpretation within a report should be read critically.
Medical and psychiatric symptoms require appropriate assessment. IEMT should not replace urgent care, medical investigation, medication review or specialist mental-health support.
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Each PDF opens in a new tab. The short descriptions identify the subject of the report without endorsing its interpretation or conclusions.
Identity imprints
Self-doubt and procrastination
A practitioner report by Glennda Barker describing two sessions with an adult client, focused on identity statements, self-doubt, procrastination and a difficult parental relationship.
Physical symptom report
Psychosomatic pruritus
A report by Roni F. Matar concerning an adult client with long-standing itching. It describes client-rated change in itching and scratching while physical dryness remained.
Unusual perceptual experience
Psychosomatic auditory disturbance
A report by Roni F. Matar concerning an adult client who experienced a recurring sound when attempting to sleep. The document reports a single session and a later follow-up.
Clinical caution: new or distressing auditory experiences require appropriate medical or mental-health assessment.
Educational formulation
Dissociative personification in an adolescent
An educational report concerning an adolescent, family stress and a recurring visual personification. It discusses the presentation through an IEMT identity-focused formulation.
Safeguarding caution: work with children and unusual perceptual experiences requires appropriate qualifications, consent, safeguarding and specialist assessment.
Neurological symptom report
Chronic migraine
A report by Roni F. Matar concerning an adult client with a history of chronic migraine. It describes one online IEMT session and subsequent client-reported changes in symptoms and functioning.
Medical caution: migraine is a neurological condition. New, changing or severe symptoms require medical assessment, and prescribed treatment should not be altered without appropriate advice.
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