A practical guide to EMDR therapy

This EMDR guide offers six trauma-sensitive pathways for identifying core memories and provides flexible, trans-diagnostic tools for treating complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and other clinical challenges.

About the Book

“This EMDR guide offers essential, evidence-based tools and strategies to help clinicians effectively treat trauma and mental health challenges.

This first English-language edition presents a concise, trauma-informed approach grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, offering updated strategies for new and seasoned clinicians. It introduces six trauma-sensitive pathways for identifying core memories and provides flexible, trans-diagnostic tools for treating complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and other clinical challenges. With clear case examples and step-by-step guidance, the guide connects theory to practice in diverse settings.

Key Features:

• Step-by-step EMDR therapy guidance for CPTSD, co-occurring conditions, and trauma-related disorders
• Builds clinical competencies in trauma-focused care using evidence-based EMDR strategies
• Includes clinical case examples, structured protocols, and adaptable interventions
• Written by expert EMDR clinicians grounded in the AIP model
• Equips professionals with the latest research and innovations to optimize EMDR interventions

Contents:

• Copyright  Free
• Dedication  Free
• Foreword  Free
• Preface  Free
• Acknowledgments  Free
• Introduction
• I: A Comprehensive Overview of Trauma-Sensitive Case Conceptualization
  • 1: EMDR Case Conceptualization  Free
  • 2: Applying Learning Theory Principles to EMDR Trauma-Focused Case Conceptualization
  • 3: Optimizing EMDR Therapy: Practical Applications of the Working Memory Hypothesis and Memory Reconsolidation Theory
  • 4: The Intrusion Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Intrusions and the Intrusion Path in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • 5: The Timeline Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Stemming From Single Issues, Anxieties, and Phobias
  • 6: The Flashforward Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Work With Anticipatory Fears
  • 7: The Emotion Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Memories Linked to Emotions
  • 8: The Belief Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Linked to Negative (Core) Beliefs
  • 9: The Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Technique Paths: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Basic Emotional Memories
• II: Advanced EMDR Therapy for Case Conceptualization and Designing Effective Interventions
  • 10: Treating Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With EMDR Therapy
  • 11: Identifying Challenges of Blocked Processing and Exploring Solutions, Including Cognitive Interweaves
• Appendix A: Common Paths for Case Conceptualization in Various Disorders  Free
• Appendix B: Timeline Path 4: 15 Optional Questions About the Learning History of Patients’ Complaints  Free
• Appendix C: Timeline Path: Steps for the Timeline Path  Free
• Appendix D: Flashforward Path and Mental Video Check Scripts  Free
• Appendix E: Procedure for Changing Problematic Emotions: Search Strategy for the Emotion Path  Free
• Appendix F: Procedure for Changing Dysfunctional Beliefs (Belief Path)  Free
• Appendix G: An Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Technique: Both Variants of the Affect Bridge  Free

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Book Access

Some Open Access, Some Purchase Required

van Pelt, Y., de Jongh, A., ten Broeke, E., Hornsveld, H., Oppenheim, H-J., Weijermans, J., & Luber, M. (2025). A practical guide to EMDR therapy. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826180667

• ISBN: 9780826156181
• eBook ISBN: 9780826180667

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