Making Us Whole: How EMDR Assists Members Within The Black Community
EMDRIA member Janell McGruder discusses using EMDR therapy with members of the Black community can help process trauma rooted in racism as well as connect to and celebrate the stories of Black people.
Effects of wingwave on athletes’ wellbeing and fluidity of gaze behavior (Frontiers in Psychology)
This article discusses using the Wingwave method with elements of EMDR therapy to reduce anxiety & improve relaxation for team sport athletes.
EMDR for symptoms of depression, stress and burnout in health care workers exposed to COVID-19 (HARD): A study protocol for a trial within a cohort study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
In this study, the effectiveness of EMDR in reducing depression, burnout and PTSD in health care workers exposed to COVID-19 is investigated.
EMDR Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Clinical Perspective
EMDRIA member and eating disorder specialist, Marnie Davis, LMHC discusses using EMDR therapy with clients with eating disorders.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in adolescents with autism; Efficacy on ASD symptoms and stress (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Results of this uncontrolled study suggest a partial effect of EMDR in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder symptoms.
EMDR Therapy, Birth Trauma and Pregnancy Loss
Ava M. Hart, LCSW, IMH-E, EMDR therapist discusses how EMDR therapy can help women when pregnant, has suffered a pregnancy loss, and during perinatal mood/anxiety disorders.
In the News: February 13, 2023
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
EMDRIA Members Respond: Identity and Heritage Representation for Black History Month
EMDRIA Members answer the question “Describe a bit about your experience as a member of the Black or African-American community and how your identity has informed, strengthened, and/or challenged your EMDR practice.”
Traumatic childbirth experience and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A contemporary overview (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Support and treatment for women with a traumatic childbirth experience or childbirth-related PTSD, including EMDR.
TEDx Breckenridge: Being Understood as an Immigrant
EMDRIA Board Member Liliana Baylon, in her TEDx Breckenridge talk, discusses the immigrant experience to help others better understand.
In the News – February 2, 2023
EMDR therapy is featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Facilitated extinction but impaired extinction recall by eye movement manipulation in humans – Indications for action mechanisms and the applicability of eye movement desensitization (International Journal of Psychophysiology)
This research found that moving the eyes in a specific way can help the brain “turn down” fear automatically, even if a person’s thoughts about the fear don’t change.
