When Self-Care Isn’t Enough: How EMDR Can Help Therapists Deal with Vicarious Trauma
EMDRIA member Skye Ross discusses the importance of helping therapists impacted by trauma work, offering EMDR recent events protocols as an effective way to address vicarious trauma for helpers.
Prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Affective Disorders)
This meta-analysis examined the efficacy of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD by identifying fifty-two randomized controlled trials of trauma-focused (including EMDR therapy) and non-trauma-focused therapies.
Breaking the Cycle: How EMDR Helps Children Heal from Domestic Violence
EMDRIA member M. Lupita Renteria discusses the impact of domestic violence on children, and how EMDR therapy can help young survivors move from fear and confusion toward healing and resilience.
Dismantling psychological interventions for youth with complex trauma: A systematic review and component network meta-analysis (Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics)
A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological intervention RCTs (including EMDR) for children and adolescents with complex trauma.
Personalized psychotherapy in irritable bowel syndrome: Results from a pilot randomized controlled trial (PIONEER-IBS) (Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
This study investigated the feasibility of assigning a personalized therapy, including EMDR therapy, based on symptom dynamics to reduce IBS gastrointestinal and psychosocial symptoms.
Attachment-informed EMDR: Framework and illustrative case study (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)
This paper provides the conceptual foundations for future clinical investigations of attachment-informed EMDR for complex post-traumatic distress.
Depressive symptom severity and treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This article explored whether people who started treatment with more severe depressive symptoms showed less improvement in PTSD symptoms overall, and whether this affected how well Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) or EMDR worked.
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) for ICU-related psychological distress among adult intensive care survivors: A scoping review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This scoping review aimed to map the extent, characteristics, and findings of the available literature on the use of EMDR for ICU-related psychological distress.
Systematic review and meta-analysis: The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This updated meta-analysis compared the effects of CBT and EMDR on post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents.
Comparing psychotherapeutic approaches for posttraumatic stress disorder: Umbrella review evidence from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy)
This umbrella review evaluated the comparative effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) variants, EMDR therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in reducing PTSD among trauma survivors.
Healing at Any Age: EMDR Therapy for Older Adults
Gracia Do, EMDRIA member, shares unique considerations when using EMDR therapy with older adults and explains why meaningful healing, growth, and transformation remain possible at any age.
In the News: September 30, 2026
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
