Questions & answers
Everything you might be wondering.
Grouped by topic. If you don’t see your question, reach out — we’re glad to help.
General
How does this work?
Traumalis is a brief cognitive intervention that activates similar neural pathways as EMDR. It reduces distress related to a traumatic event by disrupting the memory of that event.
How is this different from EMDR?
This approach uses a puzzle game instead of bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping or sounds). It is brief, self-guided and no certification is needed to administer it.
Is it evidence-based?
Yes. It represents a specialized area within cognitive psychology, mental health, and trauma research that has been developed and refined over nearly two decades of laboratory and clinical studies.
Does this replace therapy?
No. Clinicians use it as a brief, solution-focused intervention to augment their therapeutic work.
Why have I not heard about this before?
Traumalis is a first-of-its-kind digital therapeutic tool translated from mental health science.
Clinical
What are the outcomes?
Trauma symptoms are reduced by 50% after one session. Symptoms of anxiety, depression and complex grief also improve. These results have been observed in both clinical settings and research studies.
How soon will patients start feeling better?
Traumalis is designed to lessen distress during the session and patients will feel relief immediately. The full therapeutic effects continue gradually up to a week after the session.
How long do the effects last?
Research shows lower trauma-related symptoms up to 6 months post-intervention. In clinical settings patients maintain significantly lower levels of distress for years after using Traumalis.
Who is this designed for?
Any patient with a type-1 trauma. It should not be used to treat complex trauma. It is also not recommended for patients in crisis or in the acute phase of a psychotic episode.
What are the side-effects?
No unpleasant or harmful side-effects have been reported. Patients may experience random thoughts or dreams related to the trauma for several days after the session.
Operational
Where do patients do this?
On a laptop or desktop in a quiet setting (Traumalis does not work on mobile devices). Depending on your practice, you might administer it in your office, observe it during a telehealth visit, or assign it as structured work between sessions.
How long does it take?
About 20 minutes. A single administration is usually sufficient. It can be used multiple times for the same trauma or a different one. There is no limit to how many times a patient can use it.
Do patients need an account?
No. You assign a one-time access code for each session. Patients do not create accounts.
Will you need training before using this?
An online tutorial is available that will walk you through the simple setup and administration.
Is this HIPAA-compliant?
Yes. Protected health information (PHI) about a patient is neither collected nor stored.
For treatment centers & clinicians
See Traumalis in your program.
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