EMDR Therapy Quarterly

When opening the home page of this edition of ETQ, your eyes will have been drawn to the wonderful image that signposts to the lead article. Entitled ‘Growth’ and contributed by one of the authors Sisqui, this image captures the lightness and peace that is often experienced by clients following EMDR therapy. The article was co-created by Sisqui and her two therapists and details the use of EMDR alongside art therapy. It is a good example of how the shared ownership of the data (stories) between therapist and client serves to undermine the dominant paradigm – i.e. that professionals are the experts. Clearly, the client and the therapists educated each other.

I’m sad to say that this is my last edition of ETQ. I am retiring and taking on a greater caring role for elderly parents, so the article by Jonathan Hutchins and his colleagues about using EMDR for people living with dementia and their carers particularly resonated with me.

We have another column from Robin Logie, looking this time at recording videos for supervision. Robin addresses (with humour and compassion) a subject that can be highly activating for supervisees and supervisors alike.

There are regular updates from the Scientific and Research Committee and the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and Anthea Sutton provides the most recent EMDR research update.

Anthea and I presented an Association webinar in January on developing critical analytic skills and a summary of the webinar with resources can be found in this article.

Finally for this edition, for readers interested in the treatment of eating disorders, Emma Mullins-Crocker reviews a new text book.

I have enjoyed my time as Editor. I have had the pleasure of working closely with many Association members, learning about their research and practice and helping them to disseminate it to our readers.