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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

EMDR Therapy and Bipolar Disorder

March 29, 2021

Can EMDR therapy be used as part of the trauma treatment process for bipolar disorder? Research in this regard is limited but encouraging. Valiente-Gomez et al. (2019) provide an excellent overview of bipolar diagnostic factors.

Courage, Neurobiology, and EMDR Therapy

March 15, 2021

Leaning forward into adversity takes courage. Research now shows how the brain may actually reward this courage. Vision and stress researcher Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses a link between stepping forward to encounter the world and lateral back and forth eye movements.

EMDRIA Joins Forces with the Mental Health Liaison Group to Urge Congress to Continue the TREAT Act

February 26, 2021

EMDRIA has joined forces with the Mental Health Liaison Group, to ask the U.S. Congress to continue the TREAT Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EMDR Therapy and Eating Disorders

February 22, 2021

EMDR therapy can be used as a psychological intervention to help clients with eating disorders.

Dr. AJ Popky, an Early EMDR Contributor, Dies

February 11, 2021

EMDRIA member Dr. AJ Popky, an early EMDR therapy contributor, passed away on February 8. 2021. Dr. Popky created the “The Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing (DeTUR) Protocol,” which is taught nationally and internationally to work with addictive behaviors.