Treatment of attachment trauma: Effects of an online EMDR couple protocol on trauma symptoms, conflict resolution, and forgiveness (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an online EMDR couple protocol in reducing trauma-related symptoms, improving conflict resolution strategies, and increasing willingness to forgive among couples with a history of attachment trauma.

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Healing Young Hearts: Treating Attachment Trauma in Children with EMDR Therapy

This podcast explores the potential of EMDR therapy for children struggling with attachment trauma with guest Debra B. Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP.

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EMDR and family therapy: Integrative treatment for attachment trauma in children (W. W. Norton, 2025)

A practical guide to treating children suffering from early attachment trauma—now updated and revised.

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Healing in Motion: Insights from Equine-Assisted EMDR With a Neurodivergent Youth

EMDRIA member Dr. Elizabeth Warson shares a case study outlining the benefits gained in an Equine-Assisted EMDR approach with a neurodivergent child.

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Healing Early Attachment with EMDR Therapy

EMDRIA members Rachel Harrison and Jamie Sedgwick discuss healing early attachment and how EMDR therapy can help.

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Feasibility and acceptability of integrating principles of sensory regulation, Theraplay®, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and dyadic-developmental psychotherapy (STEDi) with adoptive families: A framework analysis (Journal of Child and Family Studies)

This study aimed to establish feasibility and explore acceptability of an integrative developmental trauma intervention for adoptive families. 

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EMDR with Couples: A Somatic and Attachment Lens

EMDR with couples is a natural fit. EMDR clinicians can quickly observe how couples are triggering each other’s past, unresolved memories.

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Family therapy and EMDR after child abuse and neglect: Moderating effects of child attachment style and PTSD symptoms on treatment outcome (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study examined whether attachment style and PTSD symptoms acted as moderators for treatment outcomes of a new integrative treatment model for trauma and attachment in which family therapy is combined with EMDR.

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Super Resourcing: An EMDR Strategy for Healing Attachment Trauma

Discover Super Resourcing, an EMDR approach integrating AIP, ego states, and attachment theory for rapid, gentle trauma healing.

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Engaging Teens’ Protective Parts to Reprocess Traumatic Memories

Learn EMDR strategies to engage protective parts in teens with dissociation, fostering teamwork, safety, and attachment repair.

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EMDR, Generational Trauma and Criminal Recidivism: Toward Safer Communities

Explore how EMDR in prisons addresses developmental trauma and reduces recidivism by healing early attachment wounds.

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Attachment Considerations and Interventions for Each Phase of EMDR

Gain practical EMDR skills to recognize and treat attachment trauma, with phase-by-phase strategies for effective clinical intervention.

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