EMDR Therapy Quarterly

We’ve had a very warm welcome to summer this year. As temperatures soar and the climate continues to change, we are all faced with new challenges. For the first time, I have come across a series of emails within the EMDR community about managing the heat in the UK. Times are changing, and we in the UK are not set up for a climate that is likely to continue on this trajectory year after year. Extreme weather can disproportionately affect marginalised and vulnerable people in society and globally.

EDI committee member news

Following our recent recruitment drive, we received some wonderful and passionate applications. We are delighted to welcome Gabriel Best, Davis Deen, William Fley and Claire Layhe to the EDI Committee.

As a reminder, the other members of the EDI Committee are: Emma Mullins Crocker (Chair), Heena Chudasama, Aisha Docrat, Kathryn Gough, Russ Hurn, Louise MacKinney and Taffy Tapfuma.

Both current and new members of the Committee bring their own lived experiences, alongside experience of working with people from both privileged and marginalised backgrounds in a variety of contexts. We reflect on and recognise our own experiences of privilege and marginalisation, as well as our positionality in different settings.

As a committee, we share a strong commitment to advocacy, growth, development and positive change. Members are encouraged to reach out to any Committee member to share their voice, experiences and perspectives.

A Multimedia Approach and Having a Voice

As you are aware, the Association is committed to a multimedia approach to both supporting and listening to our membership. The EDI Committee continues to source and deliver content with a particular focus on working with marginalised and underserved groups, adapting and developing EMDR practice.

If you are an EMDR therapist, practitioner, consultant, or trainer and would like to contribute, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please reach out to:

• Dean Whybrow – ETQ contributions or publication ideas
• Heena Chudasama – ‘Extraordinary Stories’ for the ETQ (see below), webinar and conference contributions
• Aisha Docrat– Webinar contributions
• Russ Hurn – ‘Extraordinary stories’ and other podcast ideas

We welcome your suggestions for conference topics and speakers related to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.

Extraordinary Stories

The EDI Committee would love to hear about your work—or from clients who may wish to share their extraordinary stories- contributions can take the form of podcasts or written pieces for the ETQ.

We are actively seeking interviews to help amplify lived experiences and share stories of how EMDR is being used around the world. Our approach is intentionally collaborative and co‑produced.

Extraordinary Stories Podcast Series:
https://emdrassociationukpresentsemdrextraordinarystories.buzzsprout.com

Please contact us if you are interested in being involved or have a story to share.

Bursary to standard and child and adolescent EMDR training

The Association has agreed to offer some bursaries to support access to standard EMDR training, Child and Adolescent EMDR training, relevant books and clinical supervision. This is now with the operations team to execute a pathway to delivery. 

Awareness Days

We aim to work with Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Regional Groups (RGs) to highlight awareness days and months. Aisha Docrat will be leading this work. While we may not be able to promote every event, highlighted topics will be rotated.

For queries, please contact Emma Mullins Crocker. Katy Bell will also continue to support and promote the work in this area.

Accessible Answerphone

To increase accessibility, the Association’s answerphone has been live since May 2023.

Accessible Answerphone: 0151 372 6802
This service is available for members who are unable to email. Please note it is not monitored at weekends or during holiday periods, and responses may take a few days.

If possible, please email:
admin@emdrassociation.org.uk

Reasonable adjustments and mitigating circumstances are available to members. Please contact admin to be directed to the appropriate person.

Heena Chudasama

HChudasama@emdrassociation.org.uk

EDI Committee Past Chairperson

EDI committee member