Healing the Healer: EMDR-IGTP-OTS & Vicarious Trauma in Black Clinicians

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Treatment Protocol in Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR- IGTP-OTS) has been studied effectively in Latin communities since 1997 (Jarero, 2010), but not yet with…

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EMDR Therapy with an Afrocentric Critical Race Perspective

EMDR is an evidenced based intervention designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories. Despite EMDR’s efficacy, there are minimal references to diversity in EMDR research, and no protocol adaptations for African…

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Racial Trauma, Neurons, and EMDR: The Path Towards an Anti-Racist Psychotherapy

Although race is a social construction, it carries great significance and dire consequences in our North American culture. This presentation will explore how Anti-Black racism, racial trauma, and White Supremacy…

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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation

Self-alienation maintains attachment to abusive caregivers by disowning one’s self as “bad,” a solution made possible by the innate ability of young children to create imaginary worlds. The cost is…

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The Role of Spirituality in Trauma Wounding and the Healing of EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy clients with Complex PTSD, PTSD, and/or addictions often report that spiritual crises play an integral role in their suffering, and use spiritual terms when describing healing. The AIP…

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EMDR in the Treatment of Pain – Underlying Concepts and Current Evidence

The lecture outlines the use of EMDR in the treatment of chronic pain. In the context of this lecture, we will first address the question of how emotional stress and…

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EMDR Therapy in College and University Settings in a Brief Therapy Model

This workshop discusses tools to increase the utilization of EMDR therapy in university settings. College students experience high rates of sexual assault and other traumatic events. Campus counseling services face…

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The Evolution of EMDR: From Technique to Psychotherapy – Implications for Clinical Practice

Since Dr. Shapiros first publication on EMD the technique evolved to a comprehensive therapy – EMDR Therapy. EMDR Therapy consists of theory (AIP Model), description of a comprehensive therapy and…

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EMDR Therapy Facilitated by Hypnosis Distillates: Spoken and Unspoken

This presentation distills procedures, strategies, and tools from hypnosis principles that do not necessitate induced trance and applies them to EMDR therapy; case conceptualization in general, and within the 8…

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The Third Wave: The EMDR Standard Group Protocol, SGP

The “First Wave” occurred with the development of the individual standard protocol. This protocol is the foundation of all EMDR practice. The IGTP and G-TEP, both designed for emergency situations,…

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Using EMDR with Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation

Clients’ trauma-related fragmentation presents challenges for the EMDR therapist when dissociative responses complicate or disrupt trauma processing. The processing may appear to be going smoothly but, despite the apparent success,…

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Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR Therapy for Chronic Pain—The SAFE Model

The AIP model states that most pathologies are derived from earlier life experiences that are maladaptively stored in the nervous system. This is easy to see with symptoms like depression…

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