In the News
EMDRIA member Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW receives the EMS Supporter of the Year award from the Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Councils and will receive the award at the EMSPRO/FIREPRO Conference on October 24, 2024. “The award commends individuals who are ‘behind the scene’ supporters of Emergency Medical Services in Connecticut… the unsung heroes whose work goes on behind the scenes and typically goes unappreciated.” View Bonnie’s EMDRIA blog post ‘10 Tips for EMDR Therapists Working With First Responders’.
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EMDR therapy is featured in the show ‘The Penguin’ as character Sofia experiences a flashback during an EMDR therapy session as mentioned in Den of Geek’s article “The Penguin: Dr. Julian Rush Has Big Batman Villain Potential” and Yahoo’s article “Who is Dr. Julian Rush in ‘The Penguin’ and What Does He Want With Sofia Falcone?”
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EMDRIA member Sandra Stanford LMHC writes about her journey toward becoming an EMDR therapist and trainer. Her article “Healing Through EMDR“ is the feature article in Florida Mental Health Counselors Association’s October 2024 issue of magazine In Session.
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MGBHealth article “I Suffered From PTSD As A Result of Trauma – This Was the Treatment That Gave Me My Life Back” tells the story of Co-founder and CEO of Charlie Health Carter Barnhart. Barnhart shares that EMDR therapy “ended up saving [her] life.”
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EMDRIA member Paige Mauceri, LCSW is featured discussing how EMDR therapy can help with grief in The Bobby Bones Show podcast Take This Personally with Morgan Huelsman “Episode 13; Grief with Psychotherapist Paige & Judah of Judah & The Lion.”
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EMDR therapy is mentioned as a way to treat college students struggling with substance use in The Seahawk’s article “Unlocking Recovery: EMDR Could Transform Treatment For Patients With Substance Use Disorder.” The article states: “College students are constantly under stress due to coursework and exams and many look for ways to de-stress by engaging in substance use which can be highly addictive. By hiring therapists that specialize in EMDR therapy, UNCW can potentially prevent students from relapsing and expand their support resources for students who might be suffering from a substance abuse disorder.”
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EMDRIA member Lauren Stinson, LPC utilizes EMDR therapy to help prevent PTSD after disasters like school shootings. In The Den article “Alumnae Provide Trauma Therapy to Those Impacted by Georgia School Shooting” Stinson shares how she “organizes therapists trained in EMDR… to deploy to sites of man-made or natural disasters in the state [of Georgia].”
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Date
November 1, 2024
