What is Depth Enquiry ?

Depth Enquiry™ is a transformative therapeutic approach that helps integrate implicit memories, release stuck thought patterns, and resolve trauma, anxiety, phobias, and deep-seated shame.

Brief History

Developed by Amanda Gruhn through her extensive work with clients experiencing PTSD and trauma-related symptoms, Depth Enquiry gently unblocks resistant traumas and negative beliefs, providing a supportive and fluid healing process.

Rooted in the principles of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Depth Enquiry is also influenced by the pioneering work of Bessel van der Kolk, Pat Ogden, and Peter Levine. However, unlike EMDR, it does not involve eye movements. Instead, it incorporates binaural sounds, allowing clients to engage with the process either with their eyes open or closed.

Why Depth Enquiry? Isn’t EMDR enough?

EMDR can be highly effective, but Depth Enquiry offers a more holistic, fluid, and embodied experience. It fosters a deeper sense of relaxation and continuity, creating a therapeutic process that feels less clinical and more aligned with humanistic therapy settings.

In many cases, Depth Enquiry produces results that are at least as effective as EMDR—often even better.

How does Depth Enquiry differ from EMDR?

What sets Depth Enquiry apart is its emphasis on depth, fluidity, and the uninterrupted unfolding of experience. The therapist:


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