EMDR-eating disorder protocol as adjunctive treatment for adolescents with an eating disorder: Preliminary findings of a feasibility study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This feasibility study examined the impact of EMDR therapy for eating disorders (EDs) as an adjunctive treatment for adolescents.

‘We still found a way to connect’: Adapting EMDR for the digital space – insights from a qualitative study of therapists and clients (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)

This study explores key considerations for effective online EMDR, helping to build the emerging evidence base for this modality.

EMDR therapists’ use of empathic attunement: A grounded theory study (Tennessee Technological University, 2026)

This grounded theory study investigated how advanced EMDR therapists perceive and utilize empathic attunement (EA) to inform clinical decision-making and develop a holistic understanding of clients.

EMDR in working with migrants and refugees: Trauma therapy in an intercultural context (Trauma and Migration, Springer, 2026)

This chapter explains the neurobiological basis of EMDR, its eight-phase protocol, and how the method can be adapted in intercultural contexts.

Lived experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) certified (Walden University, 2026)

This phenomenological study explored counselors’ lived experiences of utilizing EMDR therapy with children ages 8 to 12 years of age.

Effect of EMDR combined with multimodal treatment on pain and depressive symptoms in adults with fibromyalgia: A preliminary randomized controlled study (Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This study evaluated the effect of EMDR therapy combined with a multimodal treatment, compared to an active control group, on pain perception, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and quality of life in adults aged 18 to 65 years diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

Case report: Integration between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive therapy for autism spectrum disorder. Novel intervention protocol based on case formulation and brief review of literature (Frontiers in Psychology)

This paper presents the EMDR therapy treatment in a clinical case of a young autistic woman.

The body does not keep the score: Trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability (Frontiers in Neuroscience)

“Understanding trauma as a dysregulation of metastability may also dissolve a long-standing paradox in mental health: why so many diverse treatments—exposure therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, exercise, psychedelics, flow-inducing pursuits—can all succeed. Each, in its own way, restores flexible coupling between large-scale networks, quiets maladaptive self-referential loops, and rebalances neuromodulation. The mechanism is not specific content but dynamic reorganization.” 

Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy in reducing infertility distress in women: a community-based randomised crossover trial protocol. (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in reducing infertility-related distress and improving psychological well-being among women undergoing fertility treatment.

Effects of timing and type of trauma-focused treatment on psychosocial functioning: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial in patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

This study examined secondary outcomes from an RCT comparing Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR therapy, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs), delivered simultaneously with or sequentially to SUD-treatment to evaluate treatment responses per type of therapy as well as timing of delivery.

The journey to diagnosis and care of functional neurological disorder (FND) (PLoS ONE)

This qualitative study aimed to explore participants’ experiences of being diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND), accessing EMDR therapy treatment, and navigating life after diagnosis.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing integrative group treatment protocol for the reduction of perceived stress in parents with disabled children: A therapeutic approach (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This research aims to verify if the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) is effective in reducing stress symptoms of caregivers of disabled children.