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.

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.

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.

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.

EMDR Therapy with Children & Adolescents (Go With That Magazine Issue)

Discover how to use EMDR therapy with children and adolescents through play therapy, co-regulation, sandtray integration and more.

Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy

Children learn mostly through action & imaginative experimentation, not through verbal reflection/imagery as adults using EMDR.

A Systematic Review of Psychological Trauma Interventions for Juvenile Offenders (Research on Social Work Practice)

This review discusses the efficacy of trauma-specific interventions (EMDR, art therapy) among juvenile offenders.

Psychological and brain connectivity changes following trauma-focused CBT and EMDR treatment in single-episode PTSD patients (Frontiers in Psychology)

Neuroimaging data suggest a similar clinical improvement following EMDR and TF-CBT, with changes of bilateral temporal pole connectivity.

When do anorexic patients perceive their body as too fat? Aggravating and ameliorating factors (PLOS ONE)

Our present findings suggest that the treatment of anorexic patients would also benefit from EMDR therapy.

In the News: Brains That Learn Not to Fear

EMDR therapy is featured in these recent Nature journal articles discussing new findings on brain mechanisms of fear extinction. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

Neural circuits underlying a psychotherapeutic regimen for fear disorders (Springer Nature)

Results reveal the neural circuit that underlies an effective strategy for sustainably attenuating traumatic memories.

Summary of the clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (American Psychologist)

This article is a summary of the American Psychological Association clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).