In the News: October 31, 2025

EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

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Frontliners narratives: Qualitative insights into EMDR group therapy during COVID-19 (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study investigated the experiences of frontline professionals who underwent EMDR-IGTP during the first wave of the pandemic, to offer insight for psychotherapists conducting emergency groups.

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Treating complex PTSD with schema therapy, ImRs and EMDR: A review and case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This case study evaluates the effectiveness of a combined therapy approach integrating ST, ImRs, and EMDR for treating CPTSD.

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Integrating EMDR Therapy with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

EMDRIA member Janet Bayramyan discusses integrating EMDR therapy with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

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EMDR Therapy for Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Trauma-Informed Approach

Vanessa Vaughter, EMDRIA member and expert on domestic violence, shares insights regarding EMDR therapy in situations with intimate partner violence.

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Does treating emotional memories come at a price? Effects of single-session EMDR, imaginal exposure, and imagery rescripting on forced-choice recognition of event details in healthy adults (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

This laboratory study addressed concerns of impaired memory accuracy in trauma treatment, and tested whether a single session of EMDR, IE, or ImRs affects forced-choice recognition in healthy adults.

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Therapeutic Relationship and Cognitive Interweaves in EMDR Therapy

EMDRIA member Aurora Luna Walss discusses the therapeutic relationship and cognitive interweaves in EMDR therapy.

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The ‘reducing psychosis risk by targeting trauma’ trial: Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy for people with at-risk mental states (Early Intervention in Psychiatry)

This trial aims to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a future randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine the efficacy of EMDR therapy and trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) in people with at-risk future psychosis.

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Board Member Carmen Jimenez-Pride Dies

EMDRIA and the mental health community are mourning the passing of Carmen Jimenez-Pride, LCSW, RPTS, a respected psychotherapist, author, and mentor. Jimenez-Pride, 45, passed…

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EMDR Therapy and the Perinatal Period GWT Magazine® Issue

We invited several authors to write about “EMDR Therapy and the Perinatal Period” in the Summer 2025 Go With That Magazine® issue.

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Rapid remission of trauma-related somatic pain with a single session of EMDR: A case report (Turkish Journal of Traumatic Stress)

A case report that presents a clinically significant outcome with EMDR intervention involving a patient who complained of persistent pain in his upper arm.

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Investigation of the effectiveness of an EMDR-focused intervention program aimed at enhancing self-regulated learning on self-regulation and trauma symptoms among university students with academic-related traumatic experiences (Turkish Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This study investigated the effectiveness of an EMDR based intervention program for university students with school-related traumatic experiences.

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