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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.

Integrative eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and family therapy model for treating attachment trauma: Possibilities in the New Zealand context (Journal of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologist)

This article presents an integrative approach for attachment trauma using EMDR therapy components.

Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

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

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy and Change in Attachment Security: A Pilot Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study explores changes in attachment security in a sample of adults who received EMDR therapy for PTSD/C-PTSD.

Testing an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention approach for parents and young children after interparental violence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

Effective treatment combinations for traumatized parents and their young children after interparental violence.

EMDR and Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults: Reclaiming Authentic Self and Healthy Attachments (Springer, 2022)

Strengths-based, Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults (AFTT-A) that facilitates healthier attachment patterns for adult clients.

The therapeutic relationship in EMDR therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)

Parallels between the therapeutic relationship and the development and core features of an attachment based relationship are discussed.

Rachel Walker explains EMDR, parts work, and structural dissociation (The Art and Science of EMDR)

In this video, Rachel Walker explains the integration of attachment theory, structural dissociation, parts work, and EMDR.

A qualitative study on clinicians’ perceptions of Attachment-Focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Counselling and Psychotherapy Research)

EMDR therapy is starting to embrace attachment theory & the need to factor an awareness of developmental trauma into therapeutic treatment.

Dyadic EMDR: A Clinical Model for the Treatment of Preverbal Medical Trauma (Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy)

The development of the child-caregiver attachment relationship before, during and following the medical trauma.

Attachment theory and EMDR: Interview with Eden Hyder (Finding Your Village Podcast)

A discussion of attachment theory and how EMDR therapy can help people with insecure attachments heal from their wounds and trauma.

Internal family systems informed eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An integrative technique for treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (International Body Psychotherapy Journal, 2021)

IFS-EMDR creates an integration of the contemporary practice of EMDR with the interweave of the IFS model for positive resourcing.

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