Emotion Regulation Archives

EMDR Therapy for Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Trauma-Informed Approach

Vanessa Vaughter, EMDRIA member and expert on domestic violence, shares insights regarding EMDR therapy in situations with intimate partner violence.

Affect-Focused EMDR: Clinical Strategies for Working with Relational Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This theoretical article explores affect-focused EMDR, which posits that the reprocessing of affect is central to the EMDR process, rather than the reprocessing of memories or mental representations.

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.

The interplay of emotional intelligence and EMDR therapy outcomes (Journal of Anxiety & Depression)

This brief review examines how emotional intelligence (EI) might affect EMDR therapy outcomes.

Alexithymia, dissociation and emotional regulation in eating disorders: Evidence of improvement through specialized inpatient treatment (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

67 female eating disorder inpatients (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) were treated with EMDR and other methods.

Counselor’s Corner: Crying Clients

EMDR therapists respond to the question “How do you handle crying clients? My client started crying during desensitization…”

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.

Interview with Anabel Gonzalez: Emotion Regulation and Processing in EMDR

This interview with Dr. Anabel Gonzalez explores emotions’ role in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment.

EMDR y Procesamiento Emocional: Trabajando en Pacientes con Desregulación

La regulación emocional es un elemento transdiagnóstico presente en muchos trastornos derivados del trauma. En este taller se hará un análisis momento a momento y se discustirá técnicas de intervención.

Ego-State Therapy Interventions to Prepare Dissociative Clients for EMDR

The workshop will introduce a collection of ego state therapy interventions from the Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS) for stabilizing dysregulated, dissociative, and attachment-wounded clients.

Do emotion regulation difficulties affect outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment of patients with severe PTSD(European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that emotional regulation difficulties are not associated with worse PTSD treatment outcomes, but that the difficulties improved after trauma-focused treatment of prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy.

Intervening in the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma by Targeting Maternal Emotional Dysregulation With EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Studies show the relationship of child & caregivers is critical for a child’s brain function and intergenerational transmission of attachment.

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