Community Voices: Cultural Background, Racial Identity, or Political Beliefs
EMDR therapists recall instances when a client’s cultural background, racial identity, or political beliefs posed a challenge in EMDR therapy.
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Self-Care Strategies for Navigating Difficult Conversations
Ideas to practice self-care as a therapist during the current political polarization and constant barrage of information and opinion.
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Thorny Topics: Addressing Oppression and Oppression Trauma as Difference in the Room
Talking about differences in the therapy room between therapist and client can be difficult. Here are some tips.
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Therapeutic Neutrality in an Age of Polarization: A Buddhist-Informed Approach
As an Israeli-born therapist, I watched in horror as events unfolded after Oct. 7th, followed by a surge in global antisemitism.
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Difficult Conversations in the Therapy Room
What do we do with difficult conversations in the therapy room? There are consequences, whether we avoid the issue or address it in some way.
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On Being a Therapist in a Divided World
EMDR professionals are not immune to the pressures and tensions that our society is currently experiencing. Helping one another is important.
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EMDR Therapy and Neurodiversity (Go With That Magazine® Issue)
EMDR can be tailored to meet the unique needs of neurodivergent individuals, helping them process emotional distress and past traumas.
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Neurodiversity Affirming EMDR: Pathological Demand Avoidance – Understanding and Supporting a Unique Nervous System Response
Neurodiversity-affirming EMDR aims to support individuals through a lens that respects their unique neurotypes without pathologizing them.
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Affirming EMDR at the Intersection of Gender Identity and Neurodiversity
This article explores how therapists can adapt EMDR for clients who are both neurodivergent and identify as transgender-gender diverse.
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Finding the Magic in the Neurotype: Using EMDR with Neurodivergent Clients
Article exploring impactful adaptations to EMDR when working with neurodivergent clients, including aspects of the author’s lived experience.
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Using EMDR to Treat PTSD Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury: Navigating a Changed Brain and Sense of Self
With an ever-growing list of diagnoses under the neurodiverse umbrella, what does this mean for how we practice EMDR?
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Community Voices: Neurodiverse Clients
EMDR therapists respond to how aspects of a client’s culture/race are meaningful as a resource/challenge in using EMDR with neurodiverse clients.
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