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EMDR Therapy and Suicide Postvention

Guest Blog Post by Marlene Kenney, LICSW Tell us a little about you, your experience becoming an EMDR therapist, and how you became interested in suicide postvention. My career…

Ashley Judd Goes Back to EMDR Therapy after Her Mother’s Tragic Suicide

Actress Ashley Judd, daughter of Naomi and sister of Wynonna, who comprised the award-winning country music duo The Judds, recently told The Guardian that she went back to EMDR therapy after…

EMDR Therapy with LGBTQ Populations

Pride Month is a time to celebrate the wonderfully diverse ways we as humans can express ourselves, our sexuality, our gender, and our love for others. It is also a…

Top Ten Tips for EMDR Therapists in Alcohol and Drug Inpatient Treatment Facilities

By David Franks, MS, LAC, LPCC, NCC, EMDR-T Determine Appropriateness of the Use of EMDR Reprocessing Phases Having a good assessment process is vital in understanding the needs of patients.…

EMDR Therapy and Self-Harm

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EMDR Therapy and Suicide

It is Suicide Prevention Week, a time to focus on being supportive to those struggling to make sense of life. Suicide’s devastating effects make it difficult to talk about, but…

Florida Condo Collapse Survivors Seek EMDR Therapists

As the dust settles, Florida condo collapse Surfside survivors and family members are seeking EMDR therapists to help their trauma symptoms from grief, survivor guilt to PTSD. Search for EMDRIA…

Veterans Resilience Project & Minnesota Tackle Veterans’ Mental Health Hoping to Expand State Help

Article update on 07/13/2021: the Minnesota State Government gave the Veterans Resilience Project $400,000 for this project, which is $300,000 more than originally proposed. This article from the Minnesota Star…

How EMDR Therapy Can Help Sexual Assault Recovery

This Psychology Today blog post discusses how EMDR therapy can help people who have experienced sexual assault heal. It also discusses the intersection of self-harm, sexual assault, trauma, and healing.

Proposed Legislation Created to Help Prevent Stress and Burnout Among Health Care Professionals

Proposed legislation to help prevent stress and burnout in health care professionals features EMDR therapy as a treatment option. Ask your legislators to support “The Workplace Violence Prevention Act for…

EMDR Therapy Helps Military Families

Traumatic experiences impact service members and veterans as well as their families. Since November is Military Family Month, we pulled together a few resources highlighting how EMDR therapy can be…

EMDR Therapy Helps Firefighters

Wildfire season has hit many on the west coast especially hard this year. Firefighters are on the front lines in these areas exposing themselves to stressors like smoke inhalation, extreme…

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