When Attachment Wounds Run Deep: EMDR Therapy in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
EMDRIA member Kimberly Wilder shares how EMDR therapy can address attachment trauma, emotional dysregulation, and relational patterns associated with borderline presentations.
Effect of EMDR combined with multimodal treatment on pain and depressive symptoms in adults with fibromyalgia: A preliminary randomized controlled study (Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This study evaluated the effect of EMDR therapy combined with a multimodal treatment, compared to an active control group, on pain perception, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and quality of life in adults aged 18 to 65 years diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
In the News: April 30, 2026
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
The body does not keep the score: Trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability (Frontiers in Neuroscience)
“Understanding trauma as a dysregulation of metastability may also dissolve a long-standing paradox in mental health: why so many diverse treatments—exposure therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, exercise, psychedelics, flow-inducing pursuits—can all succeed. Each, in its own way, restores flexible coupling between large-scale networks, quiets maladaptive self-referential loops, and rebalances neuromodulation. The mechanism is not specific content but dynamic reorganization.”
Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy in reducing infertility distress in women: a community-based randomised crossover trial protocol. (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in reducing infertility-related distress and improving psychological well-being among women undergoing fertility treatment.
The Ethics of Clinical Decision-Making in EMDR Therapy
This presentation examines the ethics of clinical decision‑making in EMDR therapy, the tension between protocol fidelity and client needs.
EMDR with Complex Trauma
This presentation examines clinical considerations relevant to working with complex trauma within an EMDR framework.
Engaging EMDR‑Informed Approaches for Dysregulated Youth and Caregivers
Presentation exploring EMDR‑informed, attachment‑focused clinical considerations for working with dysregulated youth and their caregivers.
Neurodiversity‑Informed and Affirmative Approaches to EMDR Therapy
This presentation introduces neurodiversity‑informed principles relevant to EMDR (sensory regulation, communication preferences, and pacing).
EMDR Therapy for Suicidal clients and Self-harming behaviors
This workshop explores clinical challenges with clients with suicidal ideation and self‑harm, with attention to therapeutic relationship.
Making Sense of Psychosis: AIP-Informed Case Conceptualization
This workshop integrates EMDR’s AIP model with the ICoNN framework to understand psychotic experiences through a trauma‑informed lens.
Breaking the ADHD-Depression Cycle in the Workplace: Effective Interventions
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression often co-occur, particularly in the workplace.
