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Posted: April 23, 2023
A recent article in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research by Leeds (2023) suggests how to utilize EMDR therapy procedures to help survivors of early neglect learn to tolerate and assimilate moments of appreciation, praise, and affection. As noted in the article, survivors of…
Posted: April 23, 2023
EMDR therapy is considered to be an evidence-based therapy (EBT) for PTSD, but there has been less research done on the use of EMDR therapy to treat complex trauma and attachment issues due to the complex nature of such questions and research. However, in a…
Posted: April 9, 2023
Although EMDR therapy was developed to address single event traumas, it’s been found to be an effective treatment for a wide range of issues. EMDR therapy involves identifying memories that have become neurobiologically stuck. These unresolved memories make the past feel like it is still…
Posted: April 2, 2023
EMDR stands for: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy The EM is for eye movement because when EMDR was first developed eye movements were all that were used. We now know that eye movement, touching (tactile) and sounds can be used to help people desensitize…
Posted: December 19, 2022
As Walt Whitman says, I contain multitudes. We all do. We all contain many parts, aspects and selves. This is not the sole domain of folks with Dissociative Identity Disorder. We all start out with parts, or ego-states that eventually integrate into what we experience…
Posted: October 30, 2022
Today I wanted to take a moment and tell you a little bit about my journey to becoming an EMDR therapist.In 2018 when I first got trained in EMDR therapy, I had been doing trauma work for about ten years. I knew that I was…