EMDR Diversity & The Spectrum of Trauma Prevention

Examples unlearning racism ways to modify EMDR for accessibility, virtual and in-person tools for culturally humble sessions.

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Racial Trauma, Neurons, and EMDR: The Path Towards an Anti-Racist Psychotherapy

This presentation will explore how Anti-Black racism, racial trauma, and White Supremacy can impact psychotherapy.

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EMDR Therapy with an Afrocentric Critical Race Perspective

Utilizing an Afrocentric Critical Race perspective, case studies are examined with emphasis on alleviating oppression-based trauma.

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The Elephant in the Room: Systemic Racism and Psychotherapy

This panel addresses systemic racism, the challenges and opportunities to address racism in EMDR therapy & how to challenge systemic racism.

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Historical Trauma & It’s Modern Impacts on American Indians (SIG Brief Presentation)

Saunders encourages awareness of intergenerational trauma as it relates to therapy with underserved populations (e.g. American Indians).

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EMDR & Racial Trauma (Go With That Magazine Issue)

In the Fall 2020 issue of Go With That Magazine, we look to see how EMDR can mend divides to heal trauma, raise awareness, and advocate for those who need it most.

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Spacehogs Make a Difference

Enhancing EMDR Practice with SPACEHOGS: A Holistic Approach. Explore the acronym’s role in addressing biases and supporting clients.

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EMDRIA’s Commitment to Confront the Trauma of Racial Injustice

The EMDRIA Board of Directors recently issued the following statement to our members regarding racial discrimination and the disproportionate experience of violence by police that minority populations face. EMDRIA is committed to supporting those who are marginalized and who suffer from disparate treatment.

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Cultural Themes and Discourse in EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research study examined 56 EMDR clinician responses to case vignette to explore how they integrated the role of culture in EMDR therapy.

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Trauma stabilisation as a sole treatment intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in Southeast Asia (Psychiatric Quarterly)

This research analyzes the impact of trauma stabilisation as a sole treatment intervention for PTSD in adults via EMDR therapy informed training.

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Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale (Child Abuse and Neglect)

The BCEs scale indexes promising promotive factors associated with lower trauma-related symptomatology and stress exposure during pregnancy.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Trauma-centered psychotherapy in patients with refugee background (Psychotherapeut)

Intercultural trauma-centered psychotherapy using EMDR with professionally trained interpreter in refugee and asylum seeker patients.

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