Thorny Topics in the EMDR Therapy Room (Go With That Magazine® Issue)

We examine the thorny, sometimes controversial topics that surface in EMDR therapy sessions and the ethics of confronting trauma head-on.

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Counselor’s Corner: Clients with Aphantasia

EMDR therapists respond to the question, “Who has experience treating trauma with EMDR for clients with aphantasia?

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Community Voices: Cultural Background, Racial Identity, or Political Beliefs

EMDR therapists recall instances when a client’s cultural background, racial identity, or political beliefs posed a challenge in EMDR therapy.

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Self-Care Strategies for Navigating Difficult Conversations

Ideas to practice self-care as a therapist during the current political polarization and constant barrage of information and opinion.

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Thorny Topics: Addressing Oppression and Oppression Trauma as Difference in the Room

Talking about differences in the therapy room between therapist and client can be difficult. Here are some tips.

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Therapeutic Neutrality in an Age of Polarization: A Buddhist-Informed Approach

As an Israeli-born therapist, I watched in horror as events unfolded after Oct. 7th, followed by a surge in global antisemitism.

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Difficult Conversations in the Therapy Room

What do we do with difficult conversations in the therapy room? There are consequences, whether we avoid the issue or address it in some way.

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On Being a Therapist in a Divided World

EMDR professionals are not immune to the pressures and tensions that our society is currently experiencing. Helping one another is important.

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In the News: May 30, 2025

EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

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A multisite retrospective review exploring the delivery of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to veterans via telehealth (TH) versus in person (IP) (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This study aimed to (a) evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR among veterans and (b) compare outcomes between in person and telehealth modalities.

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What can EMDR offer people living with dementia and their carers? (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)

This article dives into types of dementia, whether EMDR can benefit people with dementia, and how EMDR can support family and carers.

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Cost-effectiveness of massed versus spaced trauma-focused treatment as first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with multiple trauma exposure: Protocol for a single-blind non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (BMJ Open)

This paper describes the research protocol of a single-blind, multicentre RCT to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of M-TFT versus S-TFT in employed, multiply traumatised patients who seek first-line treatment for PTSD.

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