In the News
Ashley McBryde’s EMDR story is highlighted again in Billboard article’s “Ashley McBryde talks bringing her past into the present with new single ‘What is We Don’t” sharing McBryde used EMDR “to heal that high school episode… involving the death of a close friend in a car accident.” Artvoice‘s article shares more. Watch the video and how it references an EMDR session.
Actress and personality Valerie Bertinelli, wife of late Eddie Van Halen, shares that EMDR therapy “changed my life” and helped her come to terms with past sexual abuse trauma in this USA Today article.
EMDRIA members James Lavino, LPC, Ashley Cook, LPC, LMHC, and Heather Davidson, LPC discuss EMDR therapy and how it helps in this Pennsylvania-based Main Line Today article “EMDR Therapy Helps Individuals With Trauma in the Main Line Region.”
The National article “When Current Events Trigger Past Trauma: How to Address and Overcome PTSD” addresses the reality that war and conflict can activate trauma and PTSD symptoms for some, sharing EMDR therapy as an effective therapy for PTSD.
EMDR therapy “genuinely changed my life” says Katie Bird, a young woman who went to therapy to alleviate intrusive memories and flashbacks related to teen sexual abuse. ABC Australia News article shares how after her successful treatment, she was told she wouldn’t be able to press charges, which was discouraging. The article interviews EMDR experts who encourage courts to update outdated beliefs that EMDR tamper with memories: “if we look at the evidence, EMDR doesn’t lend somebody to having false memories any more than any other kind of intervention.”
Comedian Kathy Griffin is quoted as saying “I love EMDR, I think it’s every effective” in The List article “The Tragedy of Kathy Griffin’s Life has Been Unbearably Sad.”
EMDR therapy helps another school shooting survivor, Ellie Wyse, recover from the 2019 Denver school shooting. This Christianity Today article shares how EMDR therapy allowed her to “walk into school without feeling anxious” and advocates for decreasing stigma in Christian circles regarding mental health: “it’s so important to have trauma-informed schools and churches.”
SXSW film screening for Jay Duplass’ new film See You When I See You adapts Adam Cayton-Holland’s book about healing from PTSD and the success he had with EMDR therapy. The Austin Chronicle article reports on Duplass’ concern about audience members relating to PTSD and EMDR therapy, which were put to rest: “People in the audience kept going, ‘I have been throught his,’ or, ‘My loved one has been through this.’ That was inspiring for all of us.”
Dr. Daniel Amen tells Khloe Kardashian about EMDR in this YouTube clip, explaining how confronting past trauma during EMDR therapy actually helps you process through the experience.
Jess Michaels, victim of Jeffrey Epstein, speaks out about her healing journey and advocacy for preventing sexual abuse and trafficking, sharing EMDR as one of the therapies that has helped her in this WEAU 13News clip out of Wisconsin.
Miley Cyrus linked EMDR therapy again on MSN, mentioning it as “helping her manage stress, work through anxiety, and overcome stage fright.”
EMDR therapy helps a TikToker overcome the PTSD from drinking an energy drink with a dead mouse inside, as this article discusses.
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Date
March 27, 2026
