Tragedies Archives

War Anxiety: How EMDR Therapists Can Help

EMDRIA is a community of mental health professionals that exists to create global healing, health, and hope. The recent violence and atrocities in the Middle East are creating anguish and…

Counselor’s Corner on EMDR with Holocaust Survivor

EMDR with a Holocaust survivor struggling with depression. Insights from the Counselor’s Corner column in Go With That Magazine.

Fire in the Belly: The History of the Butterfly Hug, the EMDR-IGTP, and the ASSYST-Treatment Procedures

Jarero and Lucina (Lucy) Artigas use the butterfly hug and group interventions to heal those effected by tragedies.

The TEP Suite of EMDR Protocols: The Family of Trauma Episode Protocols Based on EMDR R-TEP and G-TEP

The EMDR R-TEP is soundly based on and extended from Shapiro’s EMD and Recent Event protocols, and the EMDR therapy profession has widely adopted it with over a dozen published studies, including controlled trials.

EMDR Early Intervention

EMDR early intervention (EEI) is important to so many people in the world who are facing traumas such as fires, earthquakes, war, political and personal violence, and personal loss. There…

Research on Low-Intensity Flash Technique Trauma Intervention by Prelicensed Student Clinicians

In this study, we aim to explore whether a scripted Flash Technique protocol used by inexperienced student clinicians might be effective.

Using EMDR Therapy in Disaster Response

EMDR therapy is often used in disaster response settings all over the world. Early EMDR Interventions and Group EMDR interventions have made a difference in the wake of many devastating…

Together We Can Strengthen Disaster Response Capacity – Are You Ready?

Are you prepared to go beyond day-to-day EMDR clinical practice and into disaster response work? By the end of this program, you will have 3-4 implementable ideas of clear steps you can take to improve your disaster response preparedness.

Addressing the Realities of School Shootings

Having to face the reality of yet another school shooting is gut-wrenching. Our hearts go out to the most recent communities in Nashville and Denver, and all communities impacted by…

Uvalde Shooting Survivor Uses EMDR Therapy to Treat Trauma

The mother of a 10-year-old Robb Elementary School shooting survivor from Uvalde, Texas, said that her daughter now uses EMDR therapy to treat her trauma. The May 24, 2022, school…