In the News
EMDRIA members Jennifer Savage, LPC, and Bridger Falkenstien of Notice That Podcast interview Michael Bowers, EMDRIA Executive Director, in “Unlocking EMDR’s Potential: A Deep Dive With EMDRIA’s Michael Bowers on Building Community, Advocacy, and Excellence.”
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EMDRIA member Arielle Jordan, LCPCC is interviewed in The Frederick News-Post article “Trauma-certified Counselor Arielle Jordan Hosts Release Party for her New Book: ‘United We Serve, United We Heal.” Jordan discusses EMDR therapy and her new book United We Serve, United We Heal coming out which “digs into her personal experience with racism in the military as a service member, the PTSD it caused, and how by addressing the issues, healing can begin.”
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Austin American-Statesman’s article “How to Talk to Your Children About Recent School Threats” encourages parents to create a dialogue with children and teens about their feelings in light of an increase in school threats on social media or phone. EMDR therapist Maegan Woytek discusses how traumatic events like school shootings can affect us, and EMDR therapy is mentioned as way to reprocess traumatic events.
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EMDRIA member William Smith, LCSW is offering EMDR therapy for the community in Atlanta, GA affected by the recent school shootings. News Medical Life Sciences article “What Happens Three Months From Now? Mental Health After Georgia High School Shooting“ reports how the community there is bracing for the mental health after-effects of this tragedy.
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EMDR therapy is mentioned as a way to treat burnout for general practitioners at the root in Pulse’s article “Spotting the Early Signs of Burnout: A Guide for GPs.”
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The Bharat Express News article “Was There Ever A More Opportune Time to Commit A Crime?” shares the story of Crystal Caldwell’s journey of racial trauma after a videotaped physical assault four years ago and subsequent experience of injustice in the court systems. The article reports Caldwell is undergoing both physical treatments from the beating as well as EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms.
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EMDRIA member Beau Armistead, LPC and his practice are featured in Vestavia Voice article “The Power to Save: Why Talking About Mental Health Matters.” The article discusses the importance of mental health, reducing stigma around suicidality, and EMDR therapy as a specialized treatment for trauma.
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AOL.com features Parade article “EMDR Is a Modern Therapy Technique Used to Cope With Religious Trauma – Here’s How it Works” discusses EMDR therapy’s “resurfacing as a way to help people cope with religious trauma in light of the hit new Hulu show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
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EMDRIA member Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D. is featured in podcast Resilient Birth with hosts Justine Leach and Sarah Adelma in “You’re a Different Parent After You’ve Seen the Inside of a NICU with Mara Tesler Stein.” They discuss “EMDR for the perinatal population, the impact on Mara’s own perinatal journey as the parent of preemie twins on her professional career, and the experience of having a baby in the NICU.”
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Your Tango article “I Was Skeptical, But EMDR Therapy Changed My Life – ‘It Felt Like Relief From the Confines Of My Mind’” tells a client’s account of feeling relief from chronic depression and anxiety from her mom’s death and being adopted after EMDR therapy.
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EMDRIA member Dr. Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich, LPCC-S is interviewed in Akron Beacon Journal article “What Do Survivors of Gun Violence Experience? An Expert Explains.” Dr. Sangganjanavanich discusses what trauma is, the prevalence of trauma, and suggests EMDR therapy as a way to address trauma.
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The efficacy of EMDR therapy for PTSD is referred to in Future Care Capital’s article “Digital Mental Health Therapies Could Free Up Thousands of NHS Hours, NICE Says.” The article shares that NHS Talking Therapies services is haveily utilized. “NHS Talking Therapies, a service available only in England, offers therapies such as CBT and EMDR for common mental health conditions, including depression, stress, social anxiety, phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).”
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Nicky Swift article “Tragic Details About Joe & Jill Biden’s Youngest Daughter Ashley” shares how Ashley utilized EMDR therapy to help her cope with her brother’s death: “EMDR did wonders for me when it came to my brother’s death.”
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EMDR therapy was part of Mary Bonnet’s healing journey as she worked through the emotional damage of a sexual assault as recounted in Mamamia’s article “10 Years Ago, Mary Bonnet Was Offered a Drink At a Party. She’s Still Healing From the Events That Followed.”
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EMDRIA member Patti Lyerly, LCSW and her use of EMDR therapy is mentioned in Salsibury Post article “Second Annual Walk for Heroes Remembers Those Gave All.” The article features Patti as the founder of Walk for Heroes, “an annual event focused not just on remembering veterans, first responders and medical professionals who have been lost to suicide, but on helping those suffering find healing and learning about the community resources available.”
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Your Tango article “My Unresolved Trauma Followed Me Into the Military – I Should’ve Waited to Enlist” shares one person’s story about entering the military. She mentions the importance of having access to mental health services including EMDR therapy while in the military.
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Mountain News WYMT news report “KSP: Mental Health Resources Are Available” shares that mental health resources, including EMDR therapy, are a focus for the Kentucky State Police, who experience back-to-back traumatic situations.
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EMDR therapy is featured as part of WSB-TV reporter’s Courtney Francisco’s journey to help resolve job-related stress in Simply Buckhead’s article “Hard News, Soft Touch.”
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Date
September 30, 2024
