Definition
What is DMOKA®?
DMOKA® — Desensitisation through Ocular, Kinaesthetic and Auditory Movements — is an integrative therapeutic method created by Pascale Chavance and continuously developed since 2005. It is designed for the treatment of simple and complex psychological trauma in adults.
Unlike approaches centred on a single sensory modality, DMOKA® simultaneously engages multiple channels — visual, kinaesthetic, auditory and vocal — in a structured therapeutic process. This multimodality aims to facilitate the reprocessing of traumatic memories by mobilising the patient's integrative resources.
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Pascale Chavance
Founder of DMOKA®
Process
How does a session work?
The DMOKA® therapeutic process unfolds in several phases within a session, in a framework of safety and consent. The therapist guides the patient through a series of stimulations adapted to their clinical situation. The protocol integrates the TLEi® (Integrative Technique for the Liberation of Unconscious Emotions), which structures the interplay between different sensory modalities throughout the desensitisation process.
Multimodality
Voice, rhythm, body & vision
One of DMOKA®'s defining features is the role given to voice and rhythm in the desensitisation process. The therapist uses their own voice as a regulatory tool, modulating timbre, intensity and prosody according to the patient's state. This vocal dimension, rarely so central in comparable approaches, serves as a co-regulation lever between therapist and patient.
The kinaesthetic dimension — structured therapeutic touch, bilateral stimulations, bodily anchoring — forms another pillar of the method. In the revised version, somato-vibro-logo-sensory stimulation (TLEi®) further enriches this multimodal approach by combining body vibrations, voice and rhythm in an integrated protocol.
Eye movements, drawn from EMDR research but adapted to the integrative DMOKA® framework, complete the approach by facilitating the reprocessing of traumatic memories stored in neural networks.
The TLEi® (Integrative Technique for the Liberation of Unconscious Emotions) ensures overall coherence: it structures the sequence in which these various stimulations are deployed, based on the clinical response observed in the patient. It is this orchestration that distinguishes DMOKA® from a mere juxtaposition of techniques.
Scope of application
Indications & precautionary framework
Main indications
Simple and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, pathological grief, anxiety linked to an identifiable event, dissociative disorders within a structured clinical setting. DMOKA® is particularly suited to complex trauma (repeated, early or relational trauma), thanks to its multimodal approach allowing simultaneous work across several sensory registers.
Contraindications and precautions
DMOKA® operates within a strict clinical precautionary framework. It requires prior patient assessment, informed consent and regular practitioner supervision. It is not indicated in unstabilised acute crisis, for patients without comprehensive therapeutic support, or outside a previously established therapeutic relationship of trust.
Clarification
A note on the term "quantum"
Some historical DMOKA® presentation texts have used the word "quantum". It is important to clarify that this term is not used in the sense of academic quantum physics. It refers to an exploratory hypothesis about the vibratory and informational processes involved in the method, not a claim of validation by fundamental physics.
DMOKA® positions itself as an integrative clinical method, whose foundations are detailed in the Foundations & references section.
Train in DMOKA®
The training comprises 3 modules of 3 days, with intensive practice, supervision and ongoing support.