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About Focal Point Blog

Our Focal Point Blog serves as a written resource to showcase EMDRIA™ members' knowledge and best practices on a variety of topics related to EMDR therapy, highlight the latest news and insights in the field, and foster a sense of belonging in the EMDR therapy community. This award-winning blog is the place where both EMDR therapists and the public can find credible, accessible, and relevant information about EMDR therapy.

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Recent Blog Posts

10 Tips for EMDR Therapists Working with First Responders

October 27, 2023

EMDRIA member Bonnie Rumilly discusses using EMDR therapy with first responders.

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EMDR Therapy and ADHD

October 23, 2023

EMDRIA member Christine MacInnis discusses the spectrum of neurodivergence and using EMDR therapy with people who have ADHD.

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In the News: October 16, 2023

October 16, 2023

EMDRIA members are featured in various articles and interviews discussing EMDR therapy.

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War Anxiety: How EMDR Therapists Can Help

October 12, 2023

The war between Hamas and Israel has left us deeply concerned and full of uncertainty about the adverse impact on the mental health of individuals, families, and communities worldwide. It is a reminder that the people of many countries have experienced and continue to experience trauma from civil and external wars. EMDR therapy, especially EMDR Early Intervention can help to heal.

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EMDR Therapy and OCD

October 9, 2023

The second week of October is OCD Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness and education around obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We turned to EMDRIA…

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EMDR Therapy, Intimate Partner Violence, and the LGBTQIA+ Community

October 5, 2023

Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, affects many types of communities. This post features Sue Genest’s Go With That Magazine article “EMDR, 2SLBGTQPIA+ Community and Intimate Partner Violence.”

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