Celebrating Community Cultural Wealth

EMDR therapists can use the lens of Community Cultural Wealth to identify internal and external resources in their clients.

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EMDR Therapy for Chronic Pain

Can EMDR therapy help with chronic pain? We talked to EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Gary Brothers, LCSW, to learn more.

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How EMDR Therapy Can Help

EMDR therapy helps by creating connections. View an infographic that helps describe how EMDR therapy can help heal trauma.

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Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and computer-based cognitive rehabilitation on the cognitive bias of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research)

This study investigated the effects of EMDR therapy and computer-based cognitive rehabilitation on the cognitive bias of veterans with PTSD.

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The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: Neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of COVID19 pandemic (Frontiers in Psychology)

Structural dissociation of personality theory & polyvagal theory in conceptualization of COVID-19 pandemic-triggered dissociative disorder.

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An integrative treatment model of EMDR and family therapy for children with severe symptomatology after child abuse and neglect: A SCED study (Children and Youth Services Review)

Children who endured child abuse and neglect may develop a spectrum of symptoms beyond posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) alone.

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Virtual EMDR Therapy during Pregnancy

Can someone pregnant receive EMDR therapy? How effective is it during pregnancy? Find out with EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Dr. Mara Tesler Stein.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Single-Case Experiment Testing the Effect on Persistent Negative Evaluation of Fatigue (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR therapy can reduce emotional distress associated with fatigue, but it is unclear whether it can change its negative evaluation.

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Transcriptional Modulation of Stress-Related Genes in Association with Early Life Stress Exposure and Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression Patients (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Early life stress (ELS) is associated with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Trauma-focused psychotherapy benefits TRD patients with ELS.

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Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research has highlighted the negative effects of early neglect and abuse on the development of emotional self-regulation and attachment.

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Triadic Therapy Based on Somatic Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The triadic therapy based on somatic EMDR for CPTSD (TSP) consists of simplified EMDR, micro-dose medicines, and a pair of Chinese medicines.

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The Effectiveness of Online EMDR 2.0 Group Protocol on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Individuals Who Have Experienced a Traffic Accident: A Preliminary Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This is a preliminary study that aims to explore the role of EMDR 2.0 on groups by developing the EMDR 2.0 group protocol (EMDR 2.0 GP).

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