Healing the Fragmented Self: EMDR & Sand Tray Therapy for Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Ana M. Gomez, MC, LPC discusses sand tray-based therapy as transformative approach for individuals healing from complex trauma & dissociation.
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Affect-Focused EMDR: Clinical Strategies for Working with Relational Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This theoretical article explores affect-focused EMDR, which posits that the reprocessing of affect is central to the EMDR process, rather than the reprocessing of memories or mental representations.
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Adverse effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: A neglected but urgent area of inquiry (Current Opinion in Psychology)
This review critically evaluates the extent to which adverse effects are reported and monitored in EMDR research.
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Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial (Discover Mental Health)
The present study aimed to determine the effect of desensitization based on EMDR on dysmenorrhea intensity and menstrual distress.
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In the News: August 29, 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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EMDR therapy with unpaid carers of people living with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions: Practical application ideas (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)
This article discusses EMDR therapy as having a significant place in unpaid carer interventions and presents a range of ideas about how to do this.
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Perceived feasibility of group EMDR therapy among disaster-affected adolescents in Turkey: A convergent mixed-methods study (Preprint, BMC Psychiatry)
This study aimed to evaluate how symptom severity and psychological resilience influence adolescents’ perceptions of the feasibility of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol.
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Effects of EMDR vs. waiting list for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Affective Disorders)
A systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA 2020 guidelines to evaluate EMDR versus waiting list in adults with PTSD.
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Effectiveness of EMDR therapy on cognitive performances in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A 6-month follow-up study (European Psychiatry)
The aim of this study is to assess cognitive functioning in response to treatment using EMDR therapy.
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Exploring the clinical applications and implications of EMDR therapy for PTSD in forensic settings: A systematic review (European Psychiatry)
The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, to assess the efficacy and evidence supporting the use of EMDR therapy for PTSD within forensic settings
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Developing Maternal Efficacy While Living in a Second Culture: How EMDR Can Help
Christine Forte, EMDRIA member, discusses ways that EMDR therapy can help mothers giving birth in a second culture.
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Yoga as a pre-treatment of EMDR to treat childhood abuse-related PTSD: Feasibility and pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study aimed to test the efficacy of group yoga sessions followed by individual EMDR sessions on PTSD symptoms.
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