Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy

EMDRIA member Ann Beckley-Forest explores the Intersection of EMDR Therapy and Play Therapy.

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Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients. A randomized, controlled pilot-study (Psychiatry Research)

Pilot trial evaluated whether trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) or EMDR can help treatment-resistant depression patients.

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Changing negative autobiographical memories in the lab: A comparison of three eye-movement tasks (Memory)

Study testing if eye-movement tasks that load working memory while thinking of a memory reduces the emotionality/vividness of this memory.

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Dual-tasking during recall of negative memories or during visual perception of images: Effects on vividness and emotionality (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

We tested the effectiveness of an experimental intervention that consists of elements from virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy and EMDR.

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The Applicability and Effect of EMDR in a Patient With a Mild Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Clinical case study of a woman who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease–clinical usefulness of EMDR.

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Flip the Script: Messaging to Heal the Parent-Child Connection

Parent-child bonds are important for healing. Learn how to foster a supportive atmosphere and enhance a child’s self-perception.

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How We Do What We Do: The Therapist, EMDR, and Treatment of Complex Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Strategies for working with patients who present with the specific psychological deficits associated with complex trauma.

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Perspectives in Practice: Navigating the Child Welfare System as an EMDR Therapist

Treating children in a child welfare system can complicate EMDR treatment. Learn skills to help this population.

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Synthesis and Realization (Personification and Presentification): The Psychological Process of Integration of Traumatic Memories in EMDR Psychotherapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Memories are successfully integrated in a narrative—stored in an adaptive memory network—with synthesis of the different elements.

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Using EMDR Therapy with Suicidal Children and Adolescents

Little is known about younger children and suicide and even less has been written about using EMDR with suicidal children and teenagers.

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Parents as Partners: Enhancing Co-Regulation and Coherence through an Integration of Play Therapy and EMDR

Parents are important partners for healing childhood trauma. Discover the transformative role of co-regulation.

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The World of Stories and Symbols: The EMDR-Sandtray Protocol

Unlocking healing through play: Explore EMDR-Sandtray Protocol. Delve into innovative approaches for child trauma recovery.

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