In the News
Glamour article “I Had to Practice Saying I Was Raped. Now I Have to Practice Saying I Have PTSD” shares a rape survivor’s story that included EMDR therapy. “EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. What it looked like in my case was holding a buzzer in each hand, their alternating vibrations ping-ponging between my palms as my therapist prompted me to close my eyes and conjure certain memories.”
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EMDR therapy is featured in this interview with Grey’s Anatomy producer Elisabeth Finch in SELF article “How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Got That EMDR Therapy Episode So Right.”
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EMDR founder Dr. Francine Shapiro writes in BrainWorld article “How EMDR Therapy Opens a Window to the Brain” about how EMDR works and gives a case example. “Rather than rely on the deliberate manipulation of beliefs and behaviors as occurs in cognitive behavior therapy, or the use of the relationship as in psychodynamic therapies, EMDR therapy identifies the earlier life experiences that are the basis of current problems and, after accessing the memories of the events, activates the brain’s information-processing system.”
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Additional Resources
If you are a therapist interested in the EMDR training:
- Learn more about EMDR at the EMDRIA Library
- Learn more about EMDR Training
- Search for an EMDR Training Provider
- Check out our EMDR Training FAQ
If you are EMDR trained:
- Check out EMDRIA’s Let’s Talk EMDR Podcast
- Check out the EMDRIA Focal Point Blog
- Learn more about EMDRIA membership
- Search for Continuing Education opportunities
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Date
November 15, 2019
Topics
PTSD
