EMDR Therapy Quarterly

The ETQ Spring edition follows another successful conference. It was great to see so many people discussing and reflecting on EMDR. Among the highlights were the exciting, pragmatic real-world research projects presented as posters. We also welcomed a new president, Russ Hurn, and thanked the past president, Kath Norgate, for her dedication to the role.

This issue brings together a rich and varied set of contributions that reflect the continued evolution of EMDR practice and community. Joanne Porter introduces the newly established Learning Disabilities Special Interest Group (LD-SIG), created in response to growing interest in adapting EMDR for people with learning disabilities, while Ben Stenning offers a reflective account of his first year as an EMDR consultant. Dr Justin Havens shares his personal journey into EMDR and the development of the Flash technique, and Heena Chudasama provides the latest update from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Maya Gagni reflects on Sonya Farrell’s recent training on EMDR and on Jim Knipe’s toolbox techniques for working with complexity and dissociation. Expanding the clinical focus, Deborah Kingston, Jonathan Hutchins and Emma Jackson explore neuro-affirming adaptations across EMDR’s eight phases to better support neurodivergent clients, while Deepti Ramaswamy draws on extensive clinical and research experience to examine the use of EMDR with former violent extremists, highlighting key issues such as engagement, identity and moral injury. Anthea Sutton presents a curated summary of recent additions to the EMDR Publications Database, and Sophie Leader reports on innovative workshops by Cassandra Manning on the use of music within EMDR therapy.

Please continue to send in your articles or contact me with your ideas. This is a journal for the membership and a safe space to share your experiences, opinions, service evaluations, research, and reviews.

Very best wishes

Dean