Not Just Preparation: Resourcing for Dissociation as a Focus of Treatment

Sandra Paulsen has written of the “ubiquity of dissociation” (2014) and also that “dissociation is the engine…not the caboose” of traumatic symptoms (emdrandbeyond.com/blog/2018/4/13/screening-for-did-and-more). If dissociation drives trauma symptoms, from simple…

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Carrera de Obstáculos: EMDR y Disociación en Población Infantil

Independientemente de los modelos teóricos explicativos, en la experiencia de nuestros pacientes la disociación cumple una función protectora. Ésta, sin embargo, se vuelve desadaptativa cuando la exposición al peligro terminó.…

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Bound By Our Attachments: Race, Gender, and the Trauma of Violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and femicides are prevalent in societies marked by patriarchy and misogyny. While women generally face a higher chance of victimization than men, one’s racial identity and…

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What To Do When “Go With That” Does Not Work: Clinical Choice Points

When we were all trained in EMDR therapy, we were told all you have to do is say, “Go with that” and everything will change. While EMDR therapy is amazingly…

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EMDR y Procesamiento Emocional: Trabajando en Pacientes con Desregulación

La regulación emocional es un elemento transdiagnóstico habitualmente presente en los trastornos derivados del trauma, en mayor o menor medida. Como otros síntomas postraumáticos, puede mejorar a raíz del tratamiento…

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A Multimodal & Systemic Approach to EMDR Therapy with Children During Times of Change

The COVID pandemic has brought trauma, adversity and distress to most parents and children. In addition, it has exacerbated previous and generational trauma as they had to endure losses, seclusion,…

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The Distancing Technique: OCD and Anxiety Disorders, How to Treat with EMDR

The Distancing Technique was initially developed using EMDR targets that had an over-importance of thoughts, the need to control thoughts, and the thought-action fusion. It also targets the misinterpretation of…

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Clinical Racial Relevance Within EMDR

The AIP model applies across cultures, races, ethnicity, and generations. Attunement to these distinctions should guide our use of EMDR therapy’s eight phases in addressing the traumas and adverse life…

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Treatment of Traumatic Attachment to the Perpetrator

This workshop will focus on treatment of complex trauma with the emphasis on treatment of the traumatic attachment to the abuser. Treatment for victims of abuse not only has to…

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Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndrome

The presentation will provide both the theoretical background and a model of care for the integration of the attachment system and the AIP Model to treat clients with chronic health…

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Primary Prevention: Utilizing EMDR in the Perinatal Period

The reproductive period is one fraught with psychosocial and sociological meaning. Understanding perinatal trauma and postpartum loss requires knowledge and sensitivity across the range of cultural constructs framing it. While…

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La Terapia EMDR Desde una Perspectiva Sistémica y Multimodal con Niñas y Niños

El tratamiento del trauma y el TEPT complejo presentan una multitud de retos para el terapeuta EMDR infanto-juvenil. La activación de la arquitectura sináptica de estos niños/niñas que contiene material…

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