EMDR Therapy for Couples Go With That Magazine® Issue
We invited several authors to write about using EMDR therapy with couples and couples issues in the Fall 2024 Go With That Magazine® issue. We are sharing Arun Mansukhani’s article here, and EMDRIA members can access all other articles and issues in the Go With That Magazine®.
Treating Interpersonal Dependency and Pathological Bonding Patterns (ID-PBP) with EMDR
By Arun Mansukhani
Excerpt: “Relationships are key to emotional well-being but can foster issues like dependency and pathological bonding, often rooted in early trauma. These problems lead to cycles of conflict, distress, and dissatisfaction in close relationships. Originally developed for acute trauma, Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is now recognized as an effective approach for treating chronic relational and attachment trauma in both individual and couples therapy. This article examines how EMDR can help heal the effects of interpersonal dependency and pathological bonding.
The Clinical Relevance of ID-PBP
The ability to form healthy adult relationships is crucial for physical and mental well-being (Waldinger & Schulz, 2023). Interpersonal dependency, which impairs this ability, is often comorbid with mental disorders, ranging from anxiety to personality disorders (Wright et al., 2012; 2022). It also plays a key role in complex PTSD (Herman, 1997) and is linked to intimate partner violence (IPV), including extreme cases like homicide and suicide (Garcia et al., 2007; Campbell, 2004). Thus, interpersonal dependency is a significant clinical and social issue. …”
Continue Reading Mansukhani’s Full Article Here
This issue also includes the following articles:
- Sex Therapy Treatment for a Couple in a Sexless Relationship: EMDR and CBT Therapy, the Perfect Therapeutic Couple by Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck
- EMDR with Couples: A Somatic and Attachment Lens by Deborah Kennard, MS, LLP
- Integrating EMDR in Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy by Jason Linder, PsyD
- Integrating EMDR Therapy and Couples Therapy by Barry Litt, LMFT
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