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Practice

Words can harm, words can heal: The power of inclusive language in healthcare

As therapists, words are the tools of our trade, yet how much attention do we give to the effects that some words have on our clients? Philippa Oakley is an award winning chiropractor and LGBTQIA+ advocate. In this article, she explains the possible impact of words relating to sexuality and gender and shows how we can use words sensitively to achieve the best therapeutic outcomes.

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Opinion

Breaking the taboo of suicide – we need to talk

Suicide affects us all in our private lives and in our clinical practice, but Annabel McGoldrick and Mark Brayne point out that rarely do we give the subject the space that it deserves in our professional discourse.

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Practice

EMDR-Informed Coaching for Transformative Growth: Taking EMDR outside the therapy room

EMDR is being used increasingly outside the therapy room. In this article, Dr Hannah Bryan writes about how she has cross-pollinated her coaching practice with EMDR to develop a six-step coaching programme.

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Review

Trauma therapist reflects on murder, art and the uncanny

EMDR consultant, Jessica Woolliscroft reviews and dissects Sir Salman Rushdie's book "Knife" from the perspective of a trauma therapist. She highlights how adaptive information processing is activated to promote healing and how love and validation are necessary components of recovery.

Regulars

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Research

Research News

The quarterly research blog keeping you up to date with all of the latest EMDR research.

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News

News from the Climate Crisis SIG

We have three strands of activity: 1. Using our collective voices EMDR Association climate crisis position statement  If you have not had a chance to view the Association’s climate crisis position paper, you can view it here. We are now keen to work with the Association to see how we can further develop the points […]

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Supervision

When things go wrong in supervision

As ever, in this column, I am attempting to look at supervision from the supervisee’s point of view, as we all are (or should be) receiving supervision for our EMDR practice. Rupture and repair It is inevitable that, as with any other kind of relationship, things sometimes go wrong and ruptures occur. It is worth […]

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