Racial/Cultural/Ethnic Groups Archives

Examining the eye movement desensitization reprocessing flash technique on racial trauma (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)

This study evaluated the self-administered EMDR—flash technique (EMDR-FT) as a telehealth intervention for reducing distress associated with racial trauma memories.

An EMDR-specific protocol, incorporating psychoeducation and the client-centered approach for Asian female survivors of sexual assault (Capella University, 2025)

A program is presented that adapts the standard EMDR protocol to better serve Asian female survivors of sexual assault, aiming to reduce PTSD symptoms.

Enhancing Trauma Recovery in BIPOC Communities with EMDR Therapy

Learn practical EMDR strategies to support healing in BIPOC clients through culturally sensitive, client-centered approaches.

Healing Beyond Boundaries: Culturally Sensitive EMDR Therapy

Jessica Crunkleton shares how EMDR can be adapted to be culturally sensitive, ensuring that clients from diverse backgrounds feel seen.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors among internally displaced people due to conflict in Northwest Ethiopia (Frontiers in Public Health)

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PTSD among internally displaced people in Northwest Ethiopia and recommends EMDR therapy alongside other treatment options.

EMDRIA Members Respond: Creating Understanding for Black History Month

EMDR therapists celebrate Black History Month by getting to know the challenges that this community might bring into therapy.

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.

Healing Across Borders: EMDR Therapy for Global Migration

Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S discusses how EMDR can help migrants process the deep psychological scars often associated with displacement.

Psychotherapeutic interventions used in psychological treatment studies with Syrian refugees: A systematic review (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)

This systematic review examines psychotherapeutic interventions employed in psychological treatment studies with Syrian refugees, including EMDR therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Efficacy in improving clinical, neuropsychological, and quality of life in women victims of violence (Women’s Health Reports)

This study examined the effectiveness of EMDR therapy compared with narrative exposure therapy (NET) as treatments for women who have experienced violence.

EMDRIA Members Respond: Creating Understanding for Native American Heritage Month

EMDR therapists celebrate Native American Heritage Month by getting to know the challenges that this community might bring into therapy.

Community Voices: EMDR and Couples

EMDR therapists respond to how aspects of a client’s culture/race are meaningful as a resource/challenge in using EMDR with couples.

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