EMDR Association UK - Past, Present and Future

Dr Derek Farrell former President of EMDR UK, Psychologist and Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester is a major contributor to the development of EMDR around the world. 
In this episode, he discusses his work with adult survivors of clergy sexual abuse, Hillsborough, Grenfell and the concept of moral injury and his Humanitarian Trauma Capacity Building work. 
Dr Farrell also talks about EMDR research and why he thinks EMDR works as a therapy, particularly with shame-based trauma.

This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK.

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Episode 2
This is the second part of a 2 episode mini-series from EMDR UK introduced by Russell Hurn. In this interview, EMDR Consultant Millia Begum talks to Professor Ad De Jongh from the University of Amsterdam about current research and the application of the working memory model to  EMDR theory and practice.

This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK.

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Episode 1
EMDR Consultant Millia Begum looks at the origins of working memory theory, the research behind the model and its applications and links to EMDR therapy. In this episode, she talks to Professor Jackie Andrade from the University of Plymouth about the concept of working memory.

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This is a Past, Present, and Future special edition where Russell Hurn presents some of the highlights from the past year of webinars from the Child and Adolescent Committee with leading clinicians from around the world. 

This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presenters and are not endorsed by the Association.  

This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presenters and are not endorsed by the Association.  

in June 2020 during the pandemic, Russel Hurn interviews  EMDR UK Association President-Elect, Matt Wesson.  It includes interesting details of his EMDR journey from combat to the couch, his work with service personnel, and why he thinks it's important that the EMDR community comes together to fight against challenges posed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

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In this episode, Consultant Trainer and founding member of the EMDR UK association Sandi Richman
recalls her first experiences with EMDR, her training with Francine Shapiro and the building blocks of the association.

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In this special episode, Russell Hurn talks to Kathy Steele and Ana Gomez about trauma across the lifespan from an EMDR perspective. Kathy who works with adults and Ana who specialises in working with children are well known for their work with Complex PTSD, dissociation, and attachment disorders share examples of their work in advance of the EMDR UK 2022 conference in Cardiff. 

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Recorded in March 2020, at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first podcast produced for EMDR UK. In this episode, Mike O’Connor reflects on how his life and career changed on 13 March 1996 — the day of the Dunblane school shootings.

An hour after the Dunblane tragedy in 1996, child psychologist Mike O’Connor was called to support the grieving community — a moment that would change the course of his professional life and lead him to EMDR. He speaks about the profound impact of that experience, and how subsequent research revealed the widespread prevalence of trauma and loss in children. From this work came a deeper understanding of how vital early psychological support can be.

Mike also shares his vision for EMDR UK at the start of his presidency, and discusses the unexpected challenges facing the organisation at that time — including the rapid shift to remote working during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EMDR Europe President Isabel Fernandez talks about her career providing treatment for the military, law enforcement, and emergency personnel. She was awarded the title of Knight Commander by the President of Italy, for her contribution to society, public health and for the Early EMDR interventions in the aftermath of mass disasters. 

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