Sample EMDR Progress Note Structure
Learn the essential components of a high-fidelity EMDR note and use our AI medical scribe to generate your own drafts from live encounters.
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EMDR Practitioners
Best for clinicians who need to document target reprocessing, bilateral stimulation, and patient distress levels.
Structural Guidance
You will find the specific sections required for a compliant EMDR progress note, from preparation to closure.
Automated Drafting
Aduvera turns your recorded EMDR session into a structured draft, eliminating manual data entry after the visit.
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Precision Documentation for EMDR
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SUD and VOC Tracking
Capture Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) and Validity of Cognition (VOC) scales directly from the encounter transcript.
Transcript-Backed Citations
Verify the specific patient responses and reprocessing breakthroughs using per-segment citations before finalizing the note.
EHR-Ready Output
Generate a structured EMDR note that is ready to copy and paste into your EHR, maintaining the fidelity of the clinical session.
From Session to Final Note
Turn the EMDR process into a professional clinical record.
Record the Encounter
Use the web app to record the session, capturing the dialogue during the reprocessing and desensitization phases.
Review the AI Draft
Review the structured draft, ensuring the target memory, negative cognition, and positive cognition are accurately captured.
Verify and Finalize
Check the source context for any specific patient quotes and copy the finalized note into your EHR system.
What Makes a Strong EMDR Progress Note?
A comprehensive EMDR progress note must document the specific phase of the 8-phase protocol being utilized. Key elements include the identified target memory, the negative cognition (NC) and positive cognition (PC), and the starting and ending SUD levels. It should also record the type of bilateral stimulation used and the patient's response during the desensitization and installation phases, ensuring the note reflects the actual movement of the reprocessing work.
Using Aduvera to draft these notes prevents the common failure of forgetting specific SUD shifts or VOC changes that occur during the flow of a session. Instead of recalling these numbers from memory hours later, the AI scribe captures them in real-time from the recording. Clinicians can then review the transcript-backed draft to ensure the fidelity of the reprocessing sequence before finalizing the documentation.
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EMDR Documentation FAQs
Transcript-backed documentation, clinician review, and EHR-ready note output are built into every workflow.
Can I use this sample EMDR structure to create my own notes in Aduvera?
Yes. Aduvera generates structured drafts from your recorded encounters that can be tailored to follow the EMDR protocol and specific note styles.
How does the AI handle the non-verbal or repetitive nature of bilateral stimulation?
The AI focuses on the clinical dialogue, capturing the patient's reported shifts in distress and cognition while ignoring the repetitive nature of the stimulation process.
Will the note include the specific SUD and VOC scores mentioned in the session?
Yes, the AI identifies and extracts these numeric values from the conversation to populate the structured sections of your note.
Is the AI scribe secure for mental health sessions?
Yes, the app supports security-first clinical documentation workflows to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive clinical documentation.
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