Let's Talk EMDR

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

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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  Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.

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

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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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.

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

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 Dissociation 

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

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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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE. 

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

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

What is a personality disorder? According to the American Psychiatric Association, 10 personality disorders are defined as one's thinking, feeling, and behaving deviating from the culture's expectations, causing distress or problems functioning, and lasting over time. The pattern of experience and behavior usually begins by late adolescence or early adulthood and causes distress or problems in functioning. Without treatment, personality disorders can be long-lasting. We interview EMDR certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Jamie Sedgwick about how EMDR therapy can help with personality disorders and attachment trauma. 

• 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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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE. 

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

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And, every nine minutes, that victim is a child. In this episode, we talk with EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and virtual trainer Kristina Anderson about her work with victims of sexual assault and abuse. Find out how EMDR therapy can help heal.

• National Sexual Violence Resource Center 
• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
• 1in6.org
• Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP)
• Focal Point Blog
• EMDRConsulting.com
• TherapistAid.com
• Denim Day 
• The Social Dilemma Documentary 
• 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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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE. 

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

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "expressive arts"? Sculpture? Dance? Poetry? Painting or coloring? Drumming? Storyboards? These and more are considered expressive arts in the EMDR therapist community. Listen to Marshall Lyles, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, talk about how he implements expressive arts into his EMDR therapy practice. Find out how clients respond to integrating this approach. 

• Our award-winning Go With That magazine's Spring 2022 issue on EMDR Therapy, Integrative Therapies, and Expressive Arts 
• Marshall Lyles.com
• 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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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE. 

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