# EMDR Self Therapy: Flash — Guided Flash technique

> Guided Flash technique (iPhone/iPad app by Alisan Burak Yasar.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emdr-self-therapy-flash/id1637317439 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alisan Burak Yasar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1621059438)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emdr-self-therapy-flash/id1637317439/reviews.md

## What is EMDR Self Therapy?

A step-by-step companion for practising the Flash technique at your own pace. You never have to describe or write down your memory.

PLEASE NOTE: The app interface is in Turkish.

In the Flash technique your attention stays on an engaging, pleasant focus rather than on the disturbing memory. A steady left-right rhythm plays in the background, and at each spoken "Flash" cue you blink naturally three times.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Starter guide: learn the sound, the butterfly hug and the Flash cue without touching any memory. You can try a practice round first.
2. Positive focus: choose a place, activity or moment that feels good. Add a short note or photo if you like.
3. Rating: mark how disturbing it feels right now, from 0 to 10.
4. Sets: rounds with rhythm, spoken Flash cues and a butterfly-hug video.
5. Re-rate: continue or stop. You do not need to reach zero.
6. Closing: "Back to the present" steps bring you back to where you are.

WHAT YOU GET
- Left-right rhythm with headphones, centred sound on the speaker
- Video guidance filmed with a real person showing the butterfly hug and the blinks
- Pause, Short break and Back to the present, available at any time
- Grounding and positive-focus videos
- Optional history: date, number of rounds and ratings kept only on your device
- Free. No ads. No subscription.

PRIVACY
We do not ask for memory text, voice recordings or health history. History is off by default; if you turn it on, records stay on your device.

WHO IT IS FOR
Adults (18+), for mild distress, as recommended by a therapist trained in the Flash technique. Without therapist support, use the practice round and the back-to-the-present steps only. Do not try to process intense or complex trauma on your own.

WHO DESIGNED IT
The content was designed by Assoc. Prof. Alisan Burak Yasar, MD, psychiatrist and EMDR trainer, first author of a randomized controlled trial of the Flash technique (Yasar AB et al., Frontiers in Psychology, 2022;13:845481). Those findings concern clinician-delivered Flash; the effectiveness of this digital version has not yet been clinically tested.

IMPORTANT
This app is not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and does not replace psychotherapy or emergency care. If distress increases, stop and use the back-to-the-present steps. If you are at risk of harming yourself or in immediate danger, do not stay alone; call your local emergency number.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4.3 — 2026-09-23

- A short video explaining the Flash technique is now linked from the home screen.
- English language option: the app follows your phone's language and can be changed in Settings.
- English subtitles for the guide videos.
- The starting distress range is now 1-10; the session still closes whenever distress rises.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-09-21

The date, ratings and number of rounds of your sessions from the previous version now move into the new app automatically, once, on first launch. Old records are not deleted. Minor fixes.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-09-19

Uygulama baştan yenilendi. Flash tekniği artık adım adım bir rehberle, ses ve kelebek dokunuşuyla uygulanıyor; topraklama ve kapanış adımları eklendi. Anı metni istenmiyor, kayıtlar cihazınızda kalıyor. Not: Önceki sürümdeki seans geçmişi bu sürümde görünmez.

### 1.0 — 2026-03-27

No release notes.

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