An Interview With Andrew M. Leeds

An interview with Andrew Leeds on the early years of practicing EMDR therapy, and initial challenges, successes, and failures.

Article Abstract

“Andrew M. Leeds, PhD, is a California licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist with over 45 years of private practice psychotherapy experience. He maintains a full-time practice in Santa Rosa, California, where he specializes in the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and dissociative disorders. He also provides group and individual consultation for clinicians regarding the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Dr Leeds is an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)-approved consultant and trainer in EMDR and an EMDR Europe-accredited EMDR trainer. He has conducted EMDR training for more than 14,000 clinicians at some 150 training programs in the United States, Canada, France, England, and Japan. Dr Leeds received initial training in EMDR in 1991.”

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Article Access

Open Access

Rydberg, J. (2024). An Interview With Andrew M. Leeds. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 18(4). DOI:10.1891/EMDR-2024-0054. https://spj.science.org/doi/10.1891/EMDR-2024-0054