EMDR Therapists Archives

Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Women victims of childhood sexual abuse receive either EMDR psychotherapy or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Thematic analysis of therapists’ experiences integrating EMDR and EFT in couple therapy: Conditions and risks of integration (International Journal of Systemic Therapy)

Partial findings of 13 licensed clinicians who integrate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR in couple therapy.

Exploring EMDR with Trauma-Impacted Clients Using Video Therapy (University of Manitoba, 2022)

This project explored specific strategies and experiences of therapists adapting EMDR treatment to video-based services for trauma treatment.

Eye-movement replay supports episodic remembering (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)

When we bring to mind something we have seen before, our eyes move in a sequential pattern very similar to the original encounter.

EMDR Therapy, PTSD and Treating Black Men and Adolescents

Dr. Allen Lipscomb, LCSW, associate professor, director of Minority Male Mentoring (M3) discusses how clinicians can help treat PTSD in Black men and adolescents who have experienced racial trauma.

Can working memory account for EMDR efficacy in PTSD? (Preprint, BMC Psychology)

We examined whether the working memory (WM) hypothesis would provide an explanation for the beneficial effect of bilateral stimulation.

What works? Lessons from a pretrial qualitative study to inform a multi-component intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning through play and EMDR group traumatic episode protocol (Journal of Community Psychology)

Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Treatment Protocol designed to address parental mental health with refugees.

Sensorimotor interaction against trauma (Frontiers in Neuroscience)

Our central hypothesis is that the triadic principle of feedback-synchrony-plasticity governs the adaptive capacity of the body-brain system.

When Did ‘EMDR’ Change to ‘EMDR Therapy’?

In 2014, EMDR therapy founder Francine Shapiro wrote a short article in an EMDRIA Newsletter advocating for the terminology change from ‘EMDR’ to ‘EMDR Therapy.’

EMDR Therapy with LGBTQ Populations

EMDR therapy can help heal the trauma of LGBTQ individuals caused by assault, sexual assault or LGBTQ conversion therapy. EMDR therapy can be used with LGBTQ populations.

Improving Trauma Treatment: Examining the Effects of Different Levels of Activation in Online EMDR (Utrecht University, 2022)

This study for a master’s thesis investigated the effectiveness of different levels of activation and desensitization in online EMDR.

Global initiative for stress and trauma treatment – traumatic stress relief training for allied and para-professionals to treat traumatic stress in underserved populations: A case study (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

To build capacity amongst paraprofessionals, the Global Initiative for Stress and Trauma Treatment developed a four-day AIP-informed training package.

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