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EMDR Therapy, Intimate Partner Violence, and the LGBTQIA+ Community

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the US, a time to acknowledge and create a listening space for victims and survivors. Domestic violence (DV), also known as intimate partner…

Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation

Research has highlighted the negative effects of early neglect and abuse on the development of emotional self-regulation and attachment.

EMDR Therapy, Sexual Trauma & Intimate Partner Violence

According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), “sexual violence” is an all-encompassing, non-legal term for crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. The legal definition of…

The Positive Affect Tolerance and Integration Protocol: A Novel Application of EMDR Therapy Procedures to Help Survivors of Early Emotional Neglect Learn to Tolerate and Assimilate Moments of Appreciation, Praise, and Affection

The Positive Affect Tolerance protocol helps survivors of early emotional neglect learn to tolerate appreciation, praise, and affection.

Making Sense of Offense-Related Trauma: Exploring Two Patients’ Lived Experience

This research explores offense-related trauma and EMDR with two patients who perpetrated violence offenses.

LGBTQPIA2S+ and Domestic Violence: Culturally Sound and Ethical EMDR Therapy

This presentation addresses the experiences of LGBTQPIA2S+ individuals who have or are at risk for experiencing domestic violence.

EMDR for Survivors of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence at a Nonprofit Counseling Agency

Trauma related to sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of women, resulting in detrimental impacts to economic, physical, and mental health.

Bound By Our Attachments: Race, Gender, and the Trauma of Violence

This presentation provides case examples that explore the AIP model, intimate partner violence (IPV), and anti-racist psychotherapy perspectives, in light of the increase in IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EMDR Therapy Helps Heal Religious Childhood Sexual Abuse

[Trigger warning.] EMDR therapy helps heal childhood sexual abuse in this Columbus Dispatch news article. Author Danae King shares the survivor story of Chris Graham and explains how being sexually…

EMDR Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse for a Child Molester: Self-Reported Changes in Sexual Arousal

This article describes the changes reported following the application of EMDR therapy to the memories of childhood sexual abuse in an adult male who had sexually offended against prepubescent children.

Idéalisation et émotions positives inadaptées : thérapie EMDR pour femmes ambivalentes à l’idée de quitter un partenaire violent

Après avoir assuré leur sécurité, la prise en charge des victimes de violences d’un partenaire intime est généralement axée sur les expériences…

The Sleeping Dogs Method to Overcome Children’s Resistance to EMDR Therapy: A Case Series

This article provides three case descriptions to demonstrate the use of the “Sleeping Dogs” method to engage children who initially refused to participate in EMDR therapy.

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