The brain-body disconnect: A somatic sensory basis for trauma-related disorders (Frontiers in Neuroscience)
This article proposes that trauma symptoms are rooted in brainstem-level somatic sensory processing dysfunction, affecting emotion, arousal, and self-regulation, and offers a model linking body-based sensory processes to brain mechanisms for treatment guidance.
EMDRIA Members Respond: Identity and Heritage Representation for Native American Heritage Month
EMDRIA Members answer the question “Describe a bit about your experience as a member of the Native/Indigenous community and how your identity has informed, strengthened, and/or challenged your EMDR practice.”
EMDR Therapy with Veterans and Service Members
Dr. Jamie Zabukovec discuss her decades-long work experience using EMDR therapy with veterans and service members. Find out how her experience can help you and your clients.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-stroke post-traumatic stress disorder: Case report using the three-phase approach (Brain Injury)
The current study reports on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of EMDR therapy for PTSD subsequent to a pontine stroke.
What Resources Does EMDRIA Offer?
A video on EMDRIA member resources. EMDRIA would not be possible without our members, and we are committed to continuing to develop resources to support this community.
Understanding the AIP Model: The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor
This video by Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC explains the AIP model with The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor.
EMDRIA Trailblazers Reveal What They Would Like People Outside the EMDR Community to Know
We are celebrating the EMDRIA Trailblazers, EMDR therapists who have been with EMDRIA for more than 20 years. Here they answer “What would you like people outside the EMDR community to know about EMDR therapy?”
General EMDRIA Member Resources
This short video outlines all the valuable resources you have access to when you become an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) member. Find out more about what EMDRIA can offer you!
EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Disorders
EMDR therapist Jamie Marich discusses dissociation and dissociative disorders and how EMDR therapy can help.
EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies (Routledge, 2022)
This book guides EMDR therapists in creative arts therapies to make healing safer and more accessible for patients with complex trauma.
In the News: October 21, 2022
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Epigenetic impact of a 1-week intensive multimodal group program for adolescents with multiple adverse childhood experiences (Scientific Reports)
This study suggests that a week-long EMDR-based group program for adolescents with childhood trauma can reduce PTSD symptoms and trigger DNA methylation changes linked to stress-related health outcomes.
