EMDR Advocacy Award Winner: Salvatore “Sonny” Provetto

An interview with Sonny Provetto, trauma consultant for first responders, winner of the EMDRIA 2018 EMDR Advocacy Award.

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Protecting Those Who Protect Others

An interview with two first responders and mental health therapists—Jim Reynolds and Brian Simmons—about protecting those who protect others.

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Improving First Responder Resiliency with EMDR

Dr. Gilman’s presentation addresses how EMDR treatment can benefit first responders who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic incidents.

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Responding to Trauma with First Responders in Fairfield, Connecticut

Discover stories from deployments of EMDR Early Intervention (EEI) therapists.

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EMDR Early Intervention & Community Response = Prevention

Following a massive wildfire, EMDR trainers mobilized around the event, providing free training in EMDR Early Intervention (EEI) to 30 EMDR clinicians in the area.

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First Responder Cumulative Traumatic Stress Exposure

First responders (Police Officers, Fire Fighters, 911-Dispatchers, EMS) has a unique stressors. Learn how to help the helpers.

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Questions and Cautions for Deployment of EMDR EIs with First Responders & Public Safety Personnel

Delve beyond psychotherapy when aiding First Responders. What crucial questions and policies must EMDR therapists grasp?

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Anyone Can Do Something for 15 Minutes…Even Self-care!

Self-Care for responders: Answering the call to help comes with a cost. Dive into the balancing act mental health responders face.

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EMDR Early Intervention (Go With That Magazine Issue)

EMDR early intervention (EEI) is an important tool for those who face trauma. Addressing trauma urgently – Fires, wars, losses, and more.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing integrative group treatment protocol (EMDR-IGTP) applied to caregivers of patients with dementia (Frontiers in Psychology)

Preliminary results show that EMDR-IGTP reduces stress-related symptoms, anxiety, and depression in caregivers of patients with dementia.

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The evidence base for interventions targeting individuals with work-related PTSD: A systematic review and recommendations (Behavior Modification)

This review summarizes the evidence base for interventions including TF-CBT and EMDR therapy for people with work-related PTSD prior to 2017.

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High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

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