In the News
EMDR therapy hit the metal headlines when Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe opened up on social media about re-setting and reflecting and “doing EMDR therapy… a golden ticket if you’re up for a change.” Blabbermouth article “Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Nixx Says He Has Been Undergoing EMDR Therapy” and Rock Celebrity’s article share more about the singer’s traumatic childhood and healing journey.
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Newsweek article “What Celebrating Birthday After Twin’s Death Looks Like: ‘Part of You Dies‘” discusses a personal story of loss, grief, and healing: “Through the process of learning how to navigate my grief, I dove into grief therapy, EMDR therapy, and … yoga.”
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EMDRIA member Steven Lecce, LMHC discusses EMDR therapy and borderline personality disorder in Network Therapy.com’s article “Treating Borderline Personality Disorder with EMDR: A Promising Approach.”
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EMDR therapy will be offered at Valor Station, a new Georgia-based center that will offer mental health resources for first responders and law enforcement. FireRescue1 article “Mental Health Treatment Center for First Responders Planned in GA” shares that the center is offering “the same forms of treatment the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has found effective for military veterans with PTSD. Among them are individual and group talk therapy and … EMDR…”
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The Buzzfeed article “25 Eye-Opening Confessions From a Trauma Therapist That Changed the Way I Think About Mental Health” discusses EMDR therapy from both a client’s and a therapist’s perspective.
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EMDRIA member Oraine Ramoo shares about EMDR therapy in Daily Express article “Overcoming Trauma: What is EMDR? And How Does It Work?”
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The List article “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have a Heartfelt Connection With Ashley Biden” describes Ashley’s advocacy for mental health, grief, and EMDR therapy, which was influenced by her own healing process. She states “EMDR did wonders for me when it came to my brother’s death.”
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EMDR therapy is featured as a go-to therapy for PTSD in this Calm app article “Can EMDR Help You Better Manage Your PTSD? 6 Things To Consider.”
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The Gazette article “Studies Show Trauma Increases Likelihood of Disease, Poor Health” discusses trauma, how it affects the body, and research like the ACES study that demonstrates long-term effects of trauma. EMDR therapy is mentioned as “having a great reputation for being an effective treatment for trauma.
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EMDR therapy is suggested as PTSD treatment in regional publication Elizabeth St. article “How EMDR Therapy For PTSD Is Transforming Lives Across the Front Range.“
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Date
January 31, 2025