In the News: October 21, 2022

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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Why Your EMDR Therapist Brand Matters

Branding might be a dirty or overused word to some. It can be. But, as an EMDR therapist, what do you want to be known for? How is your private EMDR practice different from those of your colleagues? When potential clients find you online, what story do you want to tell them about you and your approach to EMDR therapy?

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Antiracist EMDR Therapy

David Archer, MSW, MFT is devoting his EMDR therapy practice to helping his clients (and the broader EMDR therapy profession) understand what it truly means to be an antiracist EMDR therapist.

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The psychological impact of the COVID emergency on Italian nursing homes staff and the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Frontiers in Psychology)

We describe the subjective experience of staff in a number of Italian nursing homes during COVID-19 and effectiveness of EMDR with them.

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A case report on the effectiveness of virtual eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in childhood OCD (International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences)

A 10-year-old was given EMDR therapy to address his OCD after intrusive thoughts such as witnessing his parents being fatally slashed.

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Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: an open trial combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, and physical activity (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The aim of the study was to test the effectiveness of an eight-day (two-week) intensive treatment for PTSD within a public health care setting.

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EMDRIA Members Respond: Identity and Heritage Representation for Hispanic Heritage Month

EMDRIA Members answer the question “Describe a bit about your experience as a member of the Hispanic/Latinx community and how your identity has informed, strengthened, and/or challenged your EMDR practice.”

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Trauma-focused therapies for post-traumatic stress in psychosis: Study protocol for the RE.PROCESS randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

The first RCT to compare the effects of cognitive restructuring (CR), prolonged exposure (PE), and EMDR in individuals with psychosis & PTSD.

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EMDR Therapy and OCD

EMDR therapist Dr. Kendhal Hart discusses how she uses EMDR therapy with clients who have OCD in this episode of Let’s Talk EMDR podcast.

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Using EMDR to treat intimate partner relationship break-up issues (Frontiers in Psychology)

The Break-Up Aid Procedure (BUAP) is a proposed EMDR intervention designed to address the difficulties of complex break-ups.

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The reducing effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment on exam anxiety in students (Demiroglu Science University Florence Nightingale Journal of Medicine)

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in the treatment of exam anxiety in high school students in the 11th grade.

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EMDRIA Trailblazers Offer Recommendations for Newly Trained EMDR Therapists

We are celebrating the EMDRIA Trailblazers, EMDR therapists who have been with EMDRIA for more than 20 years! Here they answer “What recommendations would you offer to newly trained EMDR therapists?”

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