Counselor’s Corner: Resources for Emotion in the Body

EMDR therapists respond to the question, “resource[s] that can help explain what it means when clients identify the emotion and location of that emotion in the body?”

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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.

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EMDR therapy for adolescents with misophonia: A pilot study of a case series (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)

The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in treating adolescents with misophonia.

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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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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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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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