Conference
Is EMDR Therapy in danger of splitting?
How can we develop EMDR without losing its essence? Peter Liebermann's provocative keynote address to the 2021 Europe conference gave much food for thought.
News
Opinion
What the Prince has done for EMDR
None of us can have missed that Prince Harry was filmed during part of an EMDR therapy session for his Apple TV series on mental health, The Me You Can’t See. The image of the Prince with his eyes closed, hands crossed in the butterfly tap, has been broadcast around the world, catapulting EMDR into […]
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Andrew Leeds’ Research News Blog
Read the latest EMDR research published on Andrew Leeds’ blog, on the website of the Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute, which he directs. In the July posting there are 22 new articles related to EMDR therapy. Thirteen articles have links to the open access full text article.
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Research
Seeing the wood and the trees: a pilot study of the clinical value and ease of use of four approaches to case formulation
This article compares four approaches to case formulation and treatment planning in EMDR therapy. The paper suggests revisions to the diagrams used and reflects on the relationship between case formulation and treatment protocols.
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Opinion
A new NHS competence framework for EMDR
Oenone Dudley summarises a new competence framework for EMDR, which she co-authored. The framework was recently published by UCL.
Practice
Help or hindrance? Medication in therapy
As the use of psychotropic medication becomes increasingly widespread, therapists have a responsibility to understand their place. Dannie Rosenhammer reports on a recent EMDR UK webinar given by psychiatrist Dr Millia Begum.
EMDR Europe Conference 2021 Highlights
Conference
Caring for the carers: EMDR in the context of a pandemic
Professor Brandon Hamber's keynote address drew parallels between the wider impacts of conflict and those of the pandemic. Amie Smith elaborates from her experience of working with frontline NHS staff.
Conference
A deeper look at interweaves through the lens of dissociation theory
Olivier Piedfort-Marin''s workshop considered the 'Psychological Process of Integration of Traumatic Memories in EMDR Psychotherapy'. Omar Sattaur reports.
Conference
Deep Brain Reorienting: unlocking body memory
Abrar Hussain was fascinated by Dr Frank Corrigan’s talk on Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and the role of the midbrain in processing trauma.
Conference
Preventing and managing secondary trauma among supervisees
Jessica Woolliscroft looks at the difficulties of managing secondary trauma in supervision groups
Conference
The potential impact of group protocols on lifting the burden of trauma
Emma McClane reports on research into group approaches to EMDR therapy, one of the themes of this year’s Europe Conference.
Conference
No spiders were harmed in the making of this experiment
Frightening undergraduates with spiders sheds light on how EMDR does its magic. Report by Jessica Woolliscroft
Conference
New ideas on the role of BAS and a proposed new mechanism for EMDR
Does BAS merely destabilise a memory? Omar Sattaur reports on new animal research into the mechanism of EMDR
Conference
More evidence for intensive EMDR in complex PTSD
Daily therapy, intense physical activity plus psychoeducation sessions. Professor Ad de Jongh provides evidence for Psytrec's success in treating CPTSD. Report by Jessica Woolliscroft
Conference
EMDR Therapy and Research: what have we got right and what can we improve?
The evidence base for EMDR is very good. The trouble is that guidelines for treatment are woefully out of date. Professor Chris Lee revealed the forces that EMDR has to fight against.
Conference
Serendipitous resource installation
Michael Hase holds that it is essential to resource depressed patients prior to Phase 4 processing and offered 'instant' resourcing approach.
Regulars
Review
EMDR primer gives theoretical information in bite-size pieces
Since starting my basic training in EMDR, the second edition of this text had been my constant companion. Well thumbed, decorated with splashes of fluorescent marker pen and a smattering of coffee cup rings, it has lived either by the side of my laptop and, more recently, underneath it for optimum height during Zoom sessions. […]
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