In the News
Miley Cyrus is featured in New York Times‘ article “Miley Cyrus Told Us to Ask Her Anything” where she discusses undergoing EMDR therapy and her own growth and well-being. USA Today covers what she says about EMDR therapy in “Miley Cyrus Says This Type of Therapy Saved Her Life. What is EMDR?” Well+Good article “What is EMDR – The Form of Therapy That Miley Cyrus Says ‘Saved My Life?’ also reports on this interview, sharing that EMDR therapy helped Miley move past her fear of large performances during the pandemic, and is quoted regarding EMDR “Love it, saved my life.” Some additional reports on Miley’s experience can be found here in Vogue, Music Times, Cultura Colectiva, Yahoo, and OnlyMyHealth. The Tennessean and The Free Press Journal quoted EMDRIA member Wendy Byrd, LPC “[EMDR] It’s almost a wave that can’t be stopped because people are hearing their friends talk about it, they’re seeing the changes in their family members.”
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For PTSD Awareness Month and Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, this U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs article covers PTSD treatment options, naming EMDR therapy as a core treatment option. “EMDR is often preferred by Veterans with multiple traumas because it adapts to the brain’s natural healing process.”
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“Evidence-based psychotherapies, especially EMDR, significantly reduce PTSD diagnosis rates, with 65% to 86% of participants losing their diagnosis post-treatment” states HCPLive article “Up To 86% Lose PTSD Diganosis With Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy.” The articles cites this recent JAMA Psychiatry systematic review and meta-analysis encouraging further research but noting “our findings indicate possible superiority of EMDR with respect to diagnosis loss.”
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Hannah Brown, former Bachelorette and reality star is featured in Parade and US Weekly article “Hannah Brown Says EMDR Therapy Helped her Process Deaths of Relatives Who Were ‘Brutally Murdered’.” The article covers her The Squeeze podcast interview in which she shares about her mental health journey and how intensive EMDR therapy is helping her “deal with long-held family traumas.”
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EMDRIA member Dr. Sarah Dominguez based out of Sydney Australia discusses EMDR therapy in Australian ABC News article “EMDR is Being Heralded As ‘Life-Changing’ For Mental Health Treatment. But What Is It?”
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EMDR therapy is the highlight of a pilot program to treat trauma in a broader way in Los Angeles County as reported in “LA County Launches Pilot Program Using Eye Movement Therapy to Aid Trauma Recovery.” “Not everyone experiences trauma the same way, which is why launching an EMDR pilot program is critical to expanding our ability to meet the diverse mental health and healing needs of our residents,” said Los Angeles County 2nd District Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell. “In addition to broadening mental health service options, the County’s Department of Mental Health is helping to expand the skill set of service providers to deliver EMDR to residents seeking this specialized support. I look forward to the insights this pilot will provide to better inform our ability to serve our communities.”
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EMDRIA member Gracia Do, LPCC is featured speaking with podcast host Dr. Christine Chen of Mayo Clinic in the podcast Aging Forward. In this episode “Never Too Late To Heal: Overcoming Past Trauma As An Older Adult,” Do shares about her own journey as an immigrant that led her to become a mental health therapist, being drawn to work with trauma in the older adult population, and using EMDR therapy.
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“Getting vets the help they need during PTSD Awareness Month” includes offering EMDR therapy as outlined in KOTA Territory news report “Black Hills VA Offers Veterans with PTSD Many Treatment Options.”
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Doctors Without Borders article “Not All Wounds Bleed: Providing Care for People with PTSD in Ukraine” reports that EMDR therapy is offered at a Doctors Without Borders psychological support center in Ukraine. EMDR is offered as an evidence-based treatment for war veterans and family members to “help patients process traumatic memories and alleviate symptoms of PTSD.” EMDR therapy is listed as treatment for “Ukrainians who have survived captivity” at the newly opened St. Leo the Great Mental Health Centre in Lviv as this Urkainska Pravda 25 article reports.
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EMDR therapy is offered as a group therapy response to the Pearl Street Mall attack in Boulder as Denver7 news report “Free Mental Health Help Offered After the Pearl Street Mall Attack” reports. The mental health agency that is offering help is quoted saying “EMDR sessions are specifically effective for people who have experienced trauma and just in distressing experiences as well.”
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EMDRIA member Nicole Rodriguez, LMHC, based out of Vero Beach, Florida is featured in VeroNews article “EMDR: Effective Treatment for PTSD and Related Conditions,” where she discusses EMDR therapy and the benefits she’s seen when using EMDR therapy with her clients.
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Newsweek article “Woman Recalls Avoiding Fatal 1985 Plane Crash After Last-Minute Change” shares the story of Karine Shashoua and how she dealt with her fear of flying with EMDR therapy.
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EMDR therapy is at the heart of this Indonesian Totabuan.News report covering new research (Grant, et al. 2025) done on mobile apps utilizing bilateral stimulation, a treatment element of EMDR, that can help manage mental health symptoms.
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EMDRIA members Jacqueline Rousselow, LPC and Toni Sands, LPC are featured in Heart of the Big Bend podcast “On-Air Conversation with Host Chris Ruggia Dives Into healing, EMDR, and the Science of Desert Serenity” about the intersection of mental health and nature and “how the desert uniquely supports EMDR-style healing and grounding.”
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Date
July 4, 2025
