Racial/Cultural/Ethnic Groups Archives

Counselor’s Corner on Race Identity and NCs

Adapting EMDR History-Taking for Culturally Humble Approaches. Insights from the Winter 2022 issue of Go With That Magazine.

EMDR Therapy for Bilinguals: Utilizing Linguistic Diversity for Improved Therapeutic Success (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Many bilinguals interact with EMDR therapists in their second language, but might also possess memories encoded in a first language.

BIPOC Perspective on Depression

Cultural Resonance in Depression Treatment: BIPOC Perspective on EMDR Therapy. Insights from the Winter 2022 issue of Go With That Magazine.

EMDR Therapy: Insights to Serving Black Populations

EMDRIA members answer “What is something you would like EMDR therapists to know about Black and African American populations?”

Somatic experiencing, EMDR, and brainspotting: An African-centered critique (Routledge, 2021)

This chapter addresses the historical trauma of African Americans and barriers to mental health treatment, including EMDR.

BIPOC Perspective on Dissociation

BIPOC perspectives on dissociation: cultural meaning and dissociation treatment insights from the Fall 2021 issue of Go With That Magazine.

EMDR Therapy: Indigenous Voices

Shelley Spear Chief, EMDRIA member, shares her experience in adapting the EMDR standard protocol for Indigenous and First Nations clients.

Clinical Racial Relevance Within EMDR

This course focuses on some of the unique racial/ethnic/cultural interplays that influence clinical aspects of the Black, Latinx and Asian Pacific communities and impact EMDR therapy in the 8 phases.

Bound By Our Attachments: Race, Gender, and the Trauma of Violence

This presentation provides case examples that explore the AIP model, intimate partner violence (IPV), and anti-racist psychotherapy perspectives, in light of the increase in IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Should EMDR Therapists Know About Native American Populations?

EMDRIA members answer the question “What is something you would like EMDR therapists to know about Native American populations?”

Racial Trauma in High Achievers

The Racial Trauma protocol for high achievers is designed to implement the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) through the intersection of high achieving adults and a culturally competent lens.

Healing Racial Trauma with Somatic EMDR Therapy

This presentation will explore how to assess and address racialized trauma with EMDR therapy, enhanced by somatic approaches.

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