Client Handout (Phase 1 Toolkit)

An introductory handout on Phase One of EMDR therapy to share with your clients.

Issue-Driven Treatment Planning Video (Phase 1 Toolkit)

This video offers guidance and an example of issue-driven treatment planning during Phase One of EMDR therapy.

Getting Started with Phase One Video (Phase 1 Toolkit)

This quick video introduction offers guidance for orienting yourself to Phase One of EMDR therapy and structuring early client sessions.

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Screeners (Pfizer)

This website provides the GAD-7 and many versions of the PHQ screening tools. 

EMDR and the power, threat, meaning framework (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)

This article explores the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model of EMDR and the Power, Threat, Meaning Framework (PTMF).

Counselor’s Corner: Clients with Aphantasia

EMDR therapists respond to the question, “Who has experience treating trauma with EMDR for clients with aphantasia?

Authentic Clinical and Theoretical Decision Making in EMDR Therapy Across the Life Span

Explore how theory, attunement, and embodiment guide adaptive EMDR practice beyond protocolized approaches for deeper client healing.

Instruments: Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale (University of Denver)

There are three versions of the BCEs scale (the BCEs-Original scale, the BCEs-20 scale, the BCEs-Revised scale), all have unique advantages.

Free Videos of EMDR Sessions (Philip Manfield, Phd)

Free video examples of EMDR sessions by Philip Manfield of trauma processing including dyadic resourcing sessions and the flash technique. 

Containment Kit

A structured containment and organization system for EMDR preparation, stabilization, and target planning across early treatment.

EMDR Therapy as a Transdiagnostic Approach

Explore how EMDR therapy’s AIP model supports a transdiagnostic approach to complex psychopathology for better outcomes.

Right-Sizing Screening and Assessment for Dissociation

Refine EMDR readiness by selecting and using effective dissociation screening tools to guide safe, tailored trauma treatment.