The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy: Remediating unmet attachment needs

The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy: Eight case studies.

“…With each change, the needs-meeting work appears to become more effective and efficient. Several significant refinements, which were not part of this study, were recently incorporated into the model (Schmidt, 2006a). One major change involves systematically addressing unmet attachment needs in order of importance.…”

“…There are three main DNMS protocols: Resource Development Protocol , Ego State Mapping Protocol , and Needs Meeting Protocol . These protocols are described in detail elsewhere (Schmidt, 2005). The Resource Development Protocol provides a set of special DNMS meditations, used systematically to help clients connect to and strengthen three internal “resource” ego states: a Nurturing Adult Self, a Protective Adult Self, and a Spiritual Core Self.…”

“…The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS; Schmidt, 2005) is a relatively new psychotherapy. Its development has been informed by a number of well-known therapies and disciplines, including ego state therapy, inner-child work, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), neuroscience, attachment theory, and developmental psychology.…”

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and related treatments for trauma: An innovative, integrative trauma treatment.

“…The developmental needs meeting strategy (Schmidt, 2009) utilizes ego state therapy, EMDR, and the findings of developmental traumatology to heal primarily attachment wounds. Clients are guided to create an internal “team” of a nurturing adult self, a protective adult self, and a spiritual core self.…”