Johns Hopkins University defines chronic pain as "long-standing pain that persists beyond the usual recovery period or occurs along with a chronic health condition, such as arthritis." According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, an "estimated 50 million adults experience chronic pain."
Can EMDR therapy help with chronic pain? We talked to EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Gary Brothers, LCSW,  to learn more.

• Gary Brothers' BLS Drum Therapy tracks
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
• EMDRIA Client Brochures 
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 15,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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According to an August 3, 2023,Wall Street Journal article, "Researchers estimate that one in five new mothers in the U.S. suffers from mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth—about 800,000 mothers yearly. Yet studies show that a large majority of women who suffer from maternal mental health disorders aren’t able to get help."  World Health Organization (WHO) statistics echo the same: "Almost 1 in 5 women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth. Among women with perinatal mental health conditions, 20% will experience suicidal thoughts or undertake acts of self-harm."

How can EMDR therapy help? Can someone pregnant receive EMDR therapy? What does the research say? How effective is it during pregnancy? Find out with EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Dr. Mara Tesler Stein.

• Touchstone Institute 
• "How safe is the treatment of pregnant women with fear
  of childbirth using eye movement desensitization and
  reprocessing therapy?" 2023, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica published by the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG)
• Maternal Mental Health Month resources
• Stanford University Center for Neuroscience in Women's Health Pregnancy and Mental Health page
• March of Dimes: Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pregnancy 
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
• EMDRIA Client Brochures 
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 15,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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The COVID-19 Pandemic forced EMDR therapists to find new ways to connect with their clients. How can an EMDR therapist provide EMDR therapy virtually? Is it as effective? How can you secure the client's health information because of HIPPA? Sharon Rollins, EMDR-certified therapist, trainer, and consultant, details how she implemented virtual therapy with her clients and why it works well for many. 

• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
• EMDRIA Client Brochures 
• Comprehensive Demo on Offering BLS through HIPPA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms (Jennifer Marchand)
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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What is an EMDR therapy intensive? Find out what EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Robert A. Grigore, MCC, RCC, has to say about them. Learn how EMDR intensives can help to heal trauma, how to find an EMDR therapist who knows how to do intensives, what to ask your potential EMDR therapist about certifications, their area of expertise, and what you need to know as a potential client.

Resources

• Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series, Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
  Vol 11, Issue 2, Jan 2017
• A five-day Inpatient EMDR Treatment Programme for PTSD:  Pilot study, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 9, 2018
• PTSD Coach App
• Sign up for Robert Grigore's free e-book, "You Need Therapy." 
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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First responders spend their careers working in and around their communities to protect the safety and welfare of citizens. They experience daily personal and professional exposure to traumatic incidents. Enter EMDR therapy and EMDR-certified therapists like Kate Pieper, MFT. She has spent most of her 30-year counseling career working with firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and police officers. Learn more about how EMDR therapy helps this population, what kind of education, experience, and cultural relevancy a therapist must have before treatment, and how EMDR helps first responders with their post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI). 

• Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement Officers: A Guide for Officers and Their Families by Kevin M. Gilmartin, Ph.D. 
• EMDR Therapy with First Responders, Go With That Magazine, December 2018 
• EMDR for First Responders and Protective Services Personnel  EMDRIA Online Community Special Interest Group
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists
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According to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, complex trauma is "both children’s exposure to multiple traumatic events—often of an invasive, interpersonal nature—and the wide-ranging, long-term effects of this exposure. These events are severe and pervasive, such as abuse or profound neglect. They usually occur early in life and can disrupt many aspects of the child’s development and the formation of a sense of self. Since these events often occur with a caregiver, they interfere with the child’s ability to form a secure attachment. Many aspects of a child’s healthy physical and mental development rely on this primary source of safety and stability." Professor Paul W. Miller, M.D.,  BCh, BAO, DMH, MRCPsych, FRSA, psychiatrist, EMDR-certified therapist, trainer, consultant, speaker, and author discusses how complex trauma can impact someone, whether PTSD is always a given with those clients, and how EMDR can improve their lives - even patients with Schizophrenia. Learn more about how EMDR therapy helps clients, the research behind it, and why this treatment is more than "pixie dust." 

• Mirabilis Health Institute
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists
• Musical soundtrack, Acoustic Motivation 11290, supplied royalty-free by Pixabay.
  
  Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.
  
  Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

Sex therapy and sexual dysfunction are never comfortable topics, even in the therapy room. EMDR-certified therapist Dr. Cyrstal Hollenbeck, EdD, LMHC, CST, CSAT, CCTP, will introduce our listeners to how EMDR therapy can help. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, APSATS Certified Clinical Partner Trauma Specialist, and Certified Sex Therapist, Dr. Hollenbeck talks about how EMDR therapy can treat the issues impacting a sexual relationship. 

• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP)
• The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATP) 
• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
• Focal Point Blog 
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists
• Musical soundtrack, Acoustic Motivation 11290, supplied royalty-free by Pixabay.
  
  Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.
  
  Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

People outside the therapy community often wonder if EMDR can be used with children. Yes, it can. Meet Ann Beckley Forest, LCSW, RPT-S, who had made it her life's work to help the most vulnerable of our human race: children. Learn more about how therapists can use EMDR therapy with children. 


Resources

• EMDR Therapy and Children Toolkit
• Focal Point Blog 
• AnnBeckleyForest.com
• PlayfulEMDR.com
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, sensory experience, memory, and/or sense of identity. On a mild level, dissociation is a common experience many people recognize as wanting to detach from something emotionally stressful. On a more extreme level, it can cause difficulty functioning in everyday life and create a loss of connection to a person’s sense of self. Dissociation can occur as a result of experiencing trauma. In this episode, we chat with EMDR Certified Therapist, Trainer, and Consultant D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW, about EMDR therapy, complex trauma, and dissociation.

 References from this episode. 

• Dworkin, M. (2005). EMDR and the relational imperative: The therapeutic relationship in EMDR treatment. Routledge.
• Laliotis, D., Luber, M., Oren, U., Shapiro, E., Ichii, M., Hase, M., La Rosa, L., Alter-Reid, K., & Tortes St. Jammes. L. (2021). What Is EMDR Therapy Past, present, and future directions? Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 15(4), 187-201. 
• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD, Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders PTSD and Complex PTSD (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• Dissociative Disorders (Adults; International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)
• Dissociative Disorders (Children and Adolescents; International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)
• Fine, C. G. (1999). The tactical-integration model for the treatment of dissociative identity disorder and allied dissociative disorders. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 53(3), 361-376.
• Kinsler, P. (2018, June 8). Relational aspects of therapy. In ISSTD Webinar Series VIII. 
• Lazrove, S., & Fine, C. G., (1996). The use of EMDR in patients with dissociative identity disorder. Dissociation, 9(4), 289-299.
• Paulsen, S. L. (1995). EMDR: Its cautious use in dissociative disorders. Dissociation. 8(1), 32-44.
• Young. W. C. (1994). EMDR treatment of phobic symptoms in multiple personality disorder. Dissociation, 7 (2), 129-133.
• The Journal Dissocia

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EMDR Early Intervention (EEI) is crucial to people worldwide who experience trauma. In this episode, learn more about EEI, its implementation, and its successes. We talked with EMDR Certified Therapist, Consultant, and Trainer Reg Morrow Robinson, Ed.S., LMFT, LMHC, about her experiences with EMDR Early Intervention.

Due to description resource space constraints, we cannot list all the resources mentioned. However, our website has a downloadable PDF where the podcast is housed. This is episode 10. 

• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources 
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 14,000 EMDR therapists.
• Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.
• Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.

Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.