EMDR for Parental Favoritism: Treating Developmental Trauma We Often Miss
Antonio D’Costa, EMDRIA member, looks at how parental favoritism can shape attachment patterns through an AIP lens in EMDR therapy.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for parenting-related outcomes: A scoping review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This review aimed to summarize and assess existing research on the impact of EMDR on parenting-related outcomes in order to identify research gaps and inform future research.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing integrative group treatment protocol for the reduction of perceived stress in parents with disabled children: A therapeutic approach (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This research aims to verify if the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) is effective in reducing stress symptoms of caregivers of disabled children.
Reducing trauma-related parental stress in neurodevelopmental disorders: A randomized feasibility study (European Journal of Pediatrics)
This study aimed to explore the feasibility of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) focused on reducing traumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
“The Most Loving Decision a Mother Can Make”: Using EMDR to reduce internalized abortion stigma within TFMR parents (Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research)
This case study demonstrates how phase five of EMDR therapy can be utilized to restructure a TFMR parent’s negative self-beliefs rooted in internalized abortion stigma, to decrease shame.
EMDR-therapy for child-related PTSD in parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and severe emotional dysregulation: A multiple baseline evaluation (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
A single-case design study with the application of EMDR therapy for parents of adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and emotional dysregulation (ED).
EMDR therapy with unpaid carers of people living with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions: Practical application ideas (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)
This article discusses EMDR therapy as having a significant place in unpaid carer interventions and presents a range of ideas about how to do this.
Developing Maternal Efficacy While Living in a Second Culture: How EMDR Can Help
Christine Forte, EMDRIA member, discusses ways that EMDR therapy can help mothers giving birth in a second culture.
Healing Young Hearts: Treating Attachment Trauma in Children with EMDR Therapy
This podcast explores the potential of EMDR therapy for children struggling with attachment trauma with guest Debra B. Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP.
EMDR and family therapy: Integrative treatment for attachment trauma in children (W. W. Norton, 2025)
A practical guide to treating children suffering from early attachment trauma—now updated and revised.
EMpower Parents: Effectiveness of EMDR treatment for parental PTSD related to a child’s medical condition in a randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychology)
A study examining the effect of brief EMDR treatment (offered in-person or online, compared to waitlist control) in reducing PTSD symptoms and comorbid symptoms for parents of children with medical conditions.
Healing the Past: EMDR Therapy for Generational Trauma
Susan Weissbach Friedman, breaks down how traumatic patterns can be passed down through families—and how EMDR helps disrupt that cycle.
