EMDR Therapists Archives

5 Readiness Factors for EMDR and Addictions

Is EMDR therapy right for your clients dealing with addictions and compulsive behaviors? Here are 5 readiness factors for EMDR therapists to consider.

10 Tips for EMDR Therapists and Addictions

How can EMDR therapists help clients with addictions and compulsive behaviors? These 10 tips can help the process.

Challenges for Clients with Addictions

Clients with addictions and compulsive behaviors face unique challenges in their healing process. EMDR therapists should keep these 5 challenges in mind.

EMDR Addictions Acronyms

Do you understand DeTUR, CravEd, or LoUA? These—and more—acronyms are explained for EMDR therapists working with clients with addictions.

JEMDR Addictions Articles

A round-up of citations from our peer-reviewed Journal of EMDR Practice and Research on the use of EMDR to help addictions and compulsive behaviors.

Palette of EMDR Interventions in Addiction (PEIA)

This graphic overview shows resourcing and EMDR therapy interventions in addiction. Two approaches are addressed: trauma-focused and addiction-focused EMDR therapy.

Trauma informed interventions: A systematic review (PLOS ONE)

The purpose of this study was to appraise the types, setting, scope, and delivery of trauma informed interventions and associated outcomes.

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) in improving self-regulation of in-house Filipino clients with substance-use-disorder (Psikodimensia)

Study on efficacy of Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing (DeTUR), an EMDR addiction protocol.

EMDR therapy and research: What have we got right and what can we improve? (EMDR UK EMDR Therapy Quarterly)

Woolliscroft reports on Lee’s 2021 EMDR Europe conference keynote address where he criticized EMDR research and suggested improvements.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for stress management (Guilford, 2021)

In this chapter, authors explore how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help with stress management.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for people with intellectual disability in the treatment of emotional trauma and post traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

This paper assesses evidence on the use of EMDR to treat PTSD in intellectual disability and provide direction for future research.

Psychological and social interventions for mental health issues and disorders in Southeast Asia: A systematic review (International Journal of Mental Health Systems,)

This study provided evidence on the effectiveness of mental health interventions in a range of Southeast Asian mental health and health settings.

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