EMDR Therapists Archives

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.

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.

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?

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.

Counselor’s Corner: ADHD Medications

EMDR therapists respond to the question “Does anyone have any insight on clients taking stimulant medications for ADHD…?”

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on depression in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) in a 12-month follow-up (Iranian Journal of Critical Care Nursing)

Study was to assess the efficacy of EMDR on depression in patients with Myocardial Infarction (MI) in a 12-month follow up.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) with children and adolescents, 2nd edition (Springer, 2025)

This chapter describes the utilization of EMDR therapy with child and adolescent populations.

Imagery rescripting (ImRs) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: Effects on schema modes (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study evaluated the effects of imagery rescripting and EMDR therapy for adult patients with childhood trauma related PTSD.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD & trauma in XR using AI agents (TechRxiv)

This research contends that merging Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) protocols with Extended Reality (XR) simulations and AI-driven adaptive feedback will substantially improve the accessibility, personalization, and efficacy of PTSD treatment.

EMDR Therapy, Play Therapy, and Polyvagal Theory for Children

EMDRIA member Dora Henderson shares about the power of integrating EMDR therapy, play therapy, and polyvagal theory for effective trauma healing with children.

Free Videos of EMDR Sessions (Philip Manfield, Phd)

Free video examples of EMDR sessions by Philip Manfield of trauma processing including dyadic resourcing sessions and the flash technique.

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms: Effectiveness, duration and completion (Frontiers in Global Women’s Health)

This study assessed the effectiveness of EMDR on childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms; investigated the effect of EMDR duration on symptom reduction; measured the EMDR completion rate; and explored sample characteristics associated with effectiveness.

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