In the News: August 1, 2025

In the News

EMDRIA’s Executive Director, Michael Bowers, is interviewed by EMDRIA member Thomas Zimmerman, LPCC in Zimmerman’s The Art & Science of EMDR podcast “EMDRIA’s Approach to Global EMDR Strategy with Michael Bowers”

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EMDRIA member Annie Tam, LPC is interviewed in FOX4 KDFW news clip “Talking to Children About the Deadly Texas Floods” where she advocates for EMDR as a trauma therapy for Texas flooding survivors and give some helpful tips for talking with children about death and tragedy.

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ABC7 news out of Los Angeles County reports the “Department of Mental Health is now offering the increasingly popular and highly sought-after EMDR treatment”to LA County residents in this Eyewitness News segment. Also covered by MSN here.

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EMDR is highlighted as a beneficial support for journalists in City St. George’s University of London article “Peer Support, EMDR and Body Scanning: Media Strong 2025 Highlights Solutions to Protect Journalists’ Mental Health.”

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Miley Cyrus’ ties to EMDR therapy continue to make headlines. New York Post articles “Miley Cyrus Reveals the ‘Powerful’ Therapy that Helped With Stage Fright: ‘Saved My Life’” and Fox News article reports “The pop icon credits EMDR for her confident stage presence: “Saved my life.”

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EMDRIA members Jacqueline Rousselow, LPC and Toni Sands, LPC are featured in Austin Monthly article “Wellness Travel: The Healthy Benefits of Connecting with Nature” where they share that they founded their therapy practice “to bridge the gap between therapy and daily life through EMDR therapy.”

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The potential of EMDR-inspired apps to ease PTSD symptoms is highlighted in PR News Blog’s “EMDR-Inspired Mobile Apps Show Potential in Easing PTSD Symptoms and Related Conditions.” The article cites recent research published in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (Grant et al., 2025).

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EMDR therapy makes a debut in the show Unforgivable as Esquire article “The Ending of BBC’s ‘Unforgiveable’ Explained: What happened in the Court Case?” reports.

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EMDRIA member Jennifer Savage, LPC and Bridger Falkenstein dive into the neuroscience behind EMDR therapy in Notice That podcast “EMDR and the Brain’s Networks: A Conversation About Modern Neuroscience.”

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Psychiatry Advisor article “Trauma Focused Treatments for PTSD Have Higher Diagnosis Loss Rates” states that “The rate of diagnosis loss ranged between 65% and 86% among the general population, in which eye movement desensitization and reprocessing was associated with the greatest diagnosis loss. The articles cites this recent JAMA Psychiatry systematic review and meta-analysis (Milligan et al., 2025).

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EMDR therapy is highlighted as a specialized therapy that first responders can benefit from in Fire Engineering podcast “The Larry Conley Show: Healthy Minds.”

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EMDRIA member Dr. Yael Gold is honored with media recognition in EIN Presswire bulletin “Integrated Therapy Associates Honored for Trauma-Informed Care and Two Decades of Community Service” for local trauma informed excellence and care including EMDR therapy services.

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North American Community Hub Statistics article “PTSD Treatment Success Rates and Therapy Trends in America for 2025” shares that for PTSD, “trauma-focused psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) remain the gold standard” citing research (Minelli et al, 2019) based on trauma-focused pyschotherapy for traumatic experiences that lead to depression.

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EMDR training is made more accessible to students focused on trauma-informed care at Oklahoma’s Northeastern State University’s School of Social Work with the awarding of $2.3 million dollar grant reports Broken Arrow Sentinel article “NSU Awarded $2/3M to Boost Rural Mental Health Workforce.”

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The Toledo Blade article “After the Call: Coping Strategies for Trauma Among First Responders” discusses how first responders face trauma during any call, normalizing and de-stigamtizing the need for help getting through PTSD symtpoms. EMDRIA member Andrew Lesniewicz, LPCC is interviewed and highlights EMDR therapy as trauma treatment of choice for first responders.

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