Feasibility and acceptability of integrating principles of sensory regulation, Theraplay®, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and dyadic-developmental psychotherapy (STEDi) with adoptive families: A framework analysis (Journal of Child and Family Studies)

This study aimed to establish feasibility and explore acceptability of an integrative developmental trauma intervention for adoptive families. 

EMDR Therapy for Caregivers of Neurodivergent Clients

This podcast explores the unique challenges caregivers of neurodivergent individuals face and how EMDR therapy can help.

Effect of desensitization with eye movement and reprocessing on depression in parents of autistic children (Pajouhan Scientific Journal)

This study aimed to determine the effect of desensitization with eye movement and reprocessing on depression of parents of children with autism.

Parent-child EMDR therapy for children aged 0-4 years: Protocol, pilot-data, and case study (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

This article describes the Parent-Child EMDR protocol for children (0–4 years) and provides a summary of a pilot study with 18 children aged 0–4 years, illustrated with a case study.

‘Please, see me’; Informal and professional support of students with relatives with addiction problems: A three-year longitudinal qualitative study (BMC Public Health)

This study aims to examine: (1) young adult family members’ experiences with informal and professional support in coping with the impact of relatives’ addiction problems and (2) how these experiences evolve over time.

Healing Families: How EMDR Therapy Can Help

Delve into how EMDR can help families heal from trauma, improve communication, & strengthen relationships with guest Amy Wagner, LMFT, LMHC.

Engaging Teens’ Protective Parts to Reprocess Traumatic Memories

Learn EMDR strategies to engage protective parts in teens with dissociation, fostering teamwork, safety, and attachment repair.

Bolstering family therapy: Assimilating EMDR into ABFT in youth and residential treatment (Family Process)

This article explores how EMDR therapy can be integrated with Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) for youth in residential psychiatric treatment. 

Eye movements desensitization and reprocessing with finger movements and Elite mobile health software on guilt feeling of parents of children with autism: A randomized trial (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the impact of different ways to reduce guilt in parents of autistic children, including EMDR therapy.

EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)

This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.

EMDR Therapy and Intergenerational Trauma

EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta discusses how EMDR therapy can help heal intergenerational trauma.

Pilot research study: Utilizing the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol online to help parents with the stresses of having a special needs child (Springer, 2023)

Six parents of special needs children were given assessments before treatment, immediately after and one-month after EMDR treatment.