A call to action: Integrating EMDR into sport social work and psychology (The University of Alabama 2025)
The purpose of this capstone project is to examine the role of trauma in athletic populations and evaluate the potential application of EMDR as a trauma-informed intervention within sport settings.
Pilot study of the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) intervention for injured Division 1 student-athletes (The Sport Journal)
A study examining the use of EMDR therapy for student athletes who had previously been injured.
The effectiveness of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing and imagery on self-efficacy, confidence and anxieties of elite academy footballers (soccer) and 1st team goal-keepers (Anglia Ruskin University, 2024)
This thesis explores EMDR therapy for reducing anxiety, small-t traumas in sports, and confidence.
EMDR-Based Interventions for Athletic Traumas: A Case Study of Two Female Golfers (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This article discusses the possible benefit of using EMDR therapy in treating competitive state anxiety in two female golfers.
A single-session eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy reduces anxiety and improves self-confidence in athletes with post-traumatic stress associated with injury (International Journal of Sport Studies for Health)
Use of EMDR therapy allows sports psychologists to intervene with post-injury athletes to help them recover & achieve peak sport performance.
Effects of wingwave on athletes’ wellbeing and fluidity of gaze behavior (Frontiers in Psychology)
This article discusses using the Wingwave method with elements of EMDR therapy to reduce anxiety & improve relaxation for team sport athletes.
Fast Feet Forward: Sports training and running practice to reduce stress and increase positive cognitions in unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors (Counselling & Psychology Research,)
This paper looks using running as bilateral stimulation (BLS) and findings of an unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors sport trauma group.
The shift: With sports psychologist Dr. Michelle Deering of Curative Connections
In this video, Michelle Deering, Ed.D. talks about the psychological pressures placed on people who perform (athletes, singers, dancers, etc.) who can struggle with expectations and performance.
Preliminary Evidence for the Treatment of Performance Blocks in Sport: The Efficacy of EMDR With Graded Exposure (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Using EMDR with performance problems in sport where athletes suddenly lose the ability to execute automatic movements.
Vergleich von Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) und Biofeedback/Stress-Impfungstraining in der Behandlung von Prüfungsangst (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
EMDR und Biofeedback / Stress-Impfungstraining und Nicht-Behandlung (NB) wurden in ihrer Wirkung, Prüfungsangst zu reduzieren, verglichen…
Reducing anxiety and enhancing physical performance by using an advanced version of EMDR: A pilot study (Brain and Behavior)
The purpose of this paper was to investigate an advanced version of EMDR for the treatment of performance anxiety: the wingwave method.
Integrating positive psychology applications into the EMDR peak performance protocol (European Review of Applied Psychology)
This article describes an innovative EMDR protocol to the reduction of performance anxiety and enhancement of skillful performance in higher functioning clients.
