Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR, is a NICE recommended psychological treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, and is also becoming more widely used in the prevention of PTSD in healthcare settings where staff are exposed to traumatic events in their work. 

In this episode, Paula is joined by Dr Michael Paterson OBE, a clinical psychologist and EMDR Europe accredited senior trainer.

Michael describes what EMDR is and how it can be used to support health professionals with both recent and past events, both big T and small T traumas. He also movingly talks about his own experiences of being involved in an explosion that led to life-changing injuries while he was a serving police officer in Northern Ireland and the difference EMDR has made to him personally and professionally. 

Michael’s details and links:

Websites: 

drmichaelpaterson.com

www.emdrmasterclass.com (visit the Resources page for tips for good EMDR Therapy practice and links to short training videos)

Facebook: Michael Paterson

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/drmpaterson

LinkedIn: Dr Michael Paterson OBE

References:

Jinhee Baek et al: Neural circuits underlying a psychotherapeutic regimen for fear disorders (www.nature.com)

Marco Pagani: Neurobiological correlates of EMDR monitoring - an EEG study (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Zaghrout-Hodali: Building Resilience and Dismantling Fear: EMDR Group Protocol With Children in an Area of Ongoing Trauma (www.psy-tcc-mougins.fr)

Francine Shapiro: Recent Events Protocol (emdrfoundation.org)

Elan Shapiro: The EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (EMDR R- TEP) for Early EMDR Intervention (EEI) (emdrfoundation.org)

Elan Shapiro: EMDR Group- Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) (emdrfoundation.org)

Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps The Score (www.besselvanderkolk.com)

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