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.
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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.
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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.
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Counselor’s Corner: Crying Clients
EMDR therapists respond to the question “How do you handle crying clients? My client started crying during desensitization…”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Compassion-Focused EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Compassion-focused therapy was developed to help people where shame and self-criticism inhibited progress in therapy.
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