EMDR and art psychotherapy group supervision (Routledge, 2025)
“Simmons has found a way to combine the more structured approach of EMDR supervision with the non-verbal approach used in art psychotherapy and the group analytic approach.”
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Enhancing trauma-focused therapy (EMDR) with imagery rescripting for childhood abuse-related PTSD: A case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of integrating Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) into standard EMDR treatment for PTSD when progress stalls.
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A multicentred two-arm parallel single-blind superiority randomised controlled trial comparing psychological and emotional stabilisation with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing and treatment-as-usual to treatment-as-usual with adults with intellectual disabilities who have post-traumatic stress disorder (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of psychoeducation and emotional stabilisation (PES), together with EMDR plus treatment-as-usual (TAU) in reducing symptoms of PTSD among adults with intellectual disabilities compared with TAU.
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IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and collaborative approaches (Routledge, 2025)
This book explores the integration of EMDR therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.
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The efficacy of EMDR therapy compared to TF-CBT in adopted children to manage post-traumatic stress: An integrative review (Liberty University, 2025)
This review examines the efficacy of EMDR therapy compared to TF-CBT in managing PTSD in adopted children.
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A Case Vignette Illustrating PsyA-EMDR in Psilocybin Therapy: Enabling Symbolic Repair, Inner Reparenting, and Lasting Shifts in Self-Worth, Safety, and Identity
Case vignette showing PsyA-EMDR in psilocybin therapy, illustrating inner reparenting, symbolic repair, and shifts in self-worth, safety, and trauma resolution.
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Script for Transpersonal ai-EMDR Somatic Bridge (Floatback) into the 4th Transpersonal Prong
Scripted protocol for a transpersonal, somatic bridge from psychedelic experiences into early attachment material within EMDR therapy, with prompts and BLS guidance.
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Long-term effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on childhood trauma: A cross-national meta-analysis of adult well-being (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This meta-analysis evaluated the immediate and follow-up effects of EMDR among individuals with childhood trauma.
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of EMDR for treating or preventing PTSD in children and adolescents.
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Early eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for traumatic birth experience: Treatment for maternal postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Evidence-Based Nursing)
EMDR therapy for traumatic birth experience and maternal postpartum PTSD.
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A comparison of attachment-based EMDR therapy and standard EMDR therapy for adolescents with bullying-related trauma symptoms: A randomized controlled trial (Acta Psychologica)
This study evaluated the efficacy of Attachment-Based EMDR (AB-EMDR) in reducing trauma and anxiety symptoms in adolescent bullying victims compared to standard EMDR therapy.
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Exploring EMDR: An innovative approach with Posner Paradigm to reprocessing negative memories in a non-clinical sample (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study explored the underlying mechanisms of EMDR, with results suggesting that the mechanism of attention shifting is what plays a critical role in the therapeutic process.
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