EMDR therapists can celebrate BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (also known as the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mealth Health Awareness Month) by integrating Community Cultural Wealth principles in their work with clients.  RESI stands for Racial Equity Support Initiative and refers to an EMDRIA Foundation program working to increase diversity in EMDR therapy. The RESI program is for EMDRIA members seeking EMDR Certification and Consultant status. The program aims to address systemic discrepancies by increasing access to leadership in the EMDR field (EMDR Certification and Cons ..read more

If you’re reading this, you likely know that EMDRIA (the EMDR International Association) is a membership organization of EMDR therapists passionate about EMDR therapy. EMDRIA’s vision is “to foster healing, health, and hope by defining, disseminating, and promoting standards and innovations in EMDR therapy.” But maybe you are curious to know more. Where the EMDR International Association started ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership, states that “a sense of community coordination is at the heart of the association profession.” Associations help members who wish to work together toward a ..read more

Integrating EMDR With Other Types of Therapies Go With That Magazine Issue We invited several authors to write about “Integrating EMDR With Other Types of Therapies” in the Spring 2024 Go With That Magazine issue. We are sharing Dr. Sarah Dominguez’ article here, and EMDRIA members can access all other articles and issues in the Go With That Magazine.   United We Stand: EMDR as an Integrative Psychotherapy By Dr. Sarah Dominguez Excerpt: “Experts have suggested that there is a paradigm crisis in mental health (Sarris et al., 2014; Schenberg, 2018). If you were asking a group of mental hea ..read more

In the News The New York Times article “PTSD Has Surged Among College Students” discusses the increase in PTSD diagnoses, mentioning EMDR therapy (referred to as E.M.D.R. in this article) as “highly effective against PTSD.” _______________________ Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is discussed in The Columbus Dispatch article “ADAMH, Syntero Bring Awareness To PTSD And Where To Find Help.” In the article, the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH) and Syntero, a nonprofit organization bring awareness to PTSD stating “the most common treatment for the disorder ..read more

EMDR therapists can celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month by intentionally using the lens of Community Cultural Wealth to identify internal and external resources in their clients. We asked EMDRIA members for video or written responses for the following: “Describe ways that you incorporate community cultural wealth into your work with clients who identify as LGBTQ+. For instance, what internal or external cultural resources might you install or strengthen to help these clients?”   ***NOTE: Play the video and click on the ‘CC’ icon in the lower right-hand corner for closed captioning on the videos ..read more

EMDR Therapists: “Get Curious Not Cautious” Guest Blog Post by Dr. Annabel McGoldrick   How can getting curious about our own parts help an EMDR therapist to avoid being too cautious?   Note from the author: Treating three new clients who described having been ‘harmed’ by EMDR left me curious about what’s missing in EMDR training. The more I understand about parts and ego states and become informed by the insights of Internal Family Systems therapy, the more I realize that’s just a part of me–a therapist part, a worried part, a perfectionist part, an impatient part perhaps, that’s ge ..read more

In the News EMDRIA’s Board of Directors announced that EMDRIA has “reached an agreement with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Beginning January 1, 2025, the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (JEMDR) will be published by AAAS’s Science Partner Journal’s (SPJ) program.” _______________________ EMDRIA member Megan Bigwood, LCMHC and business partner Ali’i (Bear) Alo are featured in St. George News article “This New Therapy ‘Brings You Down to Earth’ While Having A Knockout Impact on Healing.” The article highlights their program Grow Your Mind Body & Spirit ..read more

EMDR Therapy and Medical Trauma Guest Blog Post by Dr. Livia Perez   Tell us a little bit about you, your experience becoming an EMDR therapist, and how you became interested in medical trauma and health psychology? I initially graduated from law school. While working as an attorney, I had to take a workshop in psychology, and a shift occurred that led me to change my career. The connection I felt with psychology during that training was what I call “my real purpose.” I honored it and decided to follow my new professional path. When I graduated with my master’s degree in psychology, I beg ..read more

EMDR therapists can celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month by intentionally using the lens of Community Cultural Wealth to identify internal and external resources in their clients. We asked EMDRIA members for video or written responses for the following: “Describe ways that you incorporate community cultural wealth into your work with clients who identify as AANHPI. For instance, what internal or external cultural resources might you install or strengthen to help these clients?”   ***NOTE: Play the video and click on the ‘CC’ icon in the ..read more

The Road to Understanding Guest Blog Post by Decca Knight, LPC The integration of Ego State Therapy with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a comprehensive approach to trauma treatment. By addressing different ego states or parts of an individual’s personality, Ego State Therapy addresses complex trauma and fragmented parts, promoting self-integration. While parts work can support EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, some clients struggle with understanding the organization of their internal parts. The “Road to Understanding” framework, developed by the ..read more