EMDR Therapy, Suicide, Postvention and Self-Harm Go With That Magazine™️ Issue
We invited several authors to write about “EMDR Therapy, Suicide, Postvention and Self-Harm” in the Summer 2024 Go With That Magazine™️ issue.” We are sharing Simon Proudlock’s article here, and EMDRIA members can access all other articles and issues in the Go With That Magazine™️.
EMDR Therapy and Suicide
By Simon Proudlock, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Excerpt: “When I was initially trained in EMDR therapy back in 2007, using EMDR with clients who were suicidal or who were self-harming was contra-indicated; instead, it was thought it was best to spend longer resourcing them to help increase their stability. However, in my research on suicide and trauma, I discovered that those who have experienced trauma are 15 times more likely to die by suicide than those who haven’t—a clear role for EMDR. Although resourcing is invaluable to these clients, moving on to the desensitization phase is just as important.
Research in this area has continued to grow. The first RCT was published in 2019 (Fereidouni et al., 2019), adding to the work I was undertaking within the National Health Service in the U.K. More recently, work by Burback et al. (2024) has shown that not only is EMDR therapy effective in processing the trauma of those who are suicidal, but it is also safe, often leading to a decrease in the desire for suicide. …”
Continue Reading Proudlock’s Full Article Here
This issue also includes the following articles:
- EMDR and Suicide Postvention by Marlene Kenney, LICSW
- Can I Do EMDR With My Client with Suicidal Ideation? by Dr. Jennifer Fee, Psy.D., Viviana Urdaneta Melo, LCSW, Susanna Kaufman, LPC-Associate
- Weaving EMDR Into a World of Pain: Suicide and Self-Harm by Stella Bhagwat, Ph.D.
- EMDR Therapy with Suicide Loss Survivors by Viviana Urdaneta Melo, LCSW, Dr. Jennifer Fee, Psy.D., Susanna Kaufman, LPC-Associate
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