Neurobiology and treatment of traumatic dissociation: Towards and embodied self (Springer, 2014)

A neurobiological model that accounts for the therapeutic effects of somatic therapies and EMDR, with two chapters specific to EMDR.

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Francine Shapiro Ph.D. EMDR Webinar “The Past is Present”

Shapiro video presentation “The Past is Present: Understanding the Effects of Unprocessed Memories and Using EMDR Therapy in Treatment.”

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EMDR as an Integrative Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This case study reports the use of EMDR and family therapy for a 10-year-old boy with severe separation anxiety disorder (SAD).

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for offence-related trauma in a mentally disordered sexual offender (Journal of Sexual Aggression)

Single case study of EMDR for a sexual offender with offence-related trauma, who offended in the context of serious mental disorder.

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Treating Trauma with EMDR: Healing from Our Nightmares

Treating Trauma with EMDR: Healing from Our Nightmares This video from NICABM features an interview with Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. describing EMDR therapy to treat…

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Redefining trauma and its hidden connections: Identifying and reprocessing the experiential contributors to a wide variety of disorders (Norton, 2013)

Francine Shapiro offers a psychotherapy model to heal trauma, through Adaptive Information Processing, EMDR therapy & therapeutic presence.

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EMDR therapy: An overview of current and future research (European Review of Applied Psychology)

EMDR therapy research over the past decade has addressed eye movements, mechanism of action and comparisons with other forms of therapy.

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Consciousness Examined: An Introduction to the Foundations of Neurobiology for EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The human mind is difficult to investigate, but the biological foundations of the mind, especially consciousness, are generally regarded as the most daunting.

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Adaptive Information Processing, Targeting, the Standard Protocol, and Strategies for Successful Outcomes in EMDR Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Excerpts from “An EMDR Primer: From Practicum to Practice” (Hensley, 2009) to help new clinicians and to serve as a refresher.

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EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children: Complex trauma, attachment, and dissociation (Springer, 2012)

First book to provide a wide range of step-by-step strategies for clinicians using EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children.

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Adaptive Information Processing and a Systemic Biopsychosocial Model (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The author expands the AIP model to include psychosocial mechanisms & suggests a biopsychosocial system depicts positive outcomes of EMDR.

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Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy (Rodale, 2012)

Overcome trauma with self-help techniques that empower readers to take control of their life, based on EMDR therapy.

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