In the News: February 27, 2025

EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Intervention in Preventing Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This pilot study aimed to provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of addiction-focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

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Therapeutic effects of short-term trauma stabilization techniques combined with escitalopram in treating adolescent major depressive disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry)

This study explored the efficacy of short-term trauma stabilization techniques derived from EMDR therapy combined with escitalopram in the treatment of adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD).

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EMDR Therapy and Neurodiversity GWT Magazine® Issue

We invited several authors to write about “EMDR therapy and Neurodiversity” in the Winter 2025 Go With That Magazine® issue.

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Pilot study of the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) intervention for injured Division 1 student-athletes (The Sport Journal)

A study examining the use of EMDR therapy for student athletes who had previously been injured.

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2025 EMDR Consultant™ Day

This EMDR Consultant™ Day event was recorded live on Friday, February 21, 2025, and has been edited.

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EMDR Therapy and Yoga

Madeline Vann, yoga instructor and EMDRIA member, discusses best practices for EMDR therapists when considering integrating EMDR therapy and yoga.

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EMDR for eating disorders and body schema disorder: An update (Intech Open, 2025)

This chapter discusses EMDR therapy for eating disorders, underlying theory and a narrative case study.

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Tips for EMDR Therapists Holding Space in Divisive Times

Susanna Kaufman addresses practical answers to the question: “As EMDR therapists, we feel an obligation to serve, but how do we continue to best serve our clients when we feel activated ourselves?”

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EMDR Therapy: A Path to Better Sleep

Podcast episode on how EMDR therapy can effectively treat sleep disorders, with guests Dr. Jaan Reitav and Dr. Celeste Thirwell.

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EMDRIA Members Respond: Creating Understanding for Black History Month

EMDR therapists celebrate Black History Month by getting to know the challenges that this community might bring into therapy.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of tfCBT and EMDR interventions for PTSD in an NHS talking therapies service (The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist)

Study describes a service evaluation of trauma-focused CBT (CT-PTSD) and EMDR treatment outcomes for PTSD.

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