Best EMDR International Association (EMDRIA Podcasts (2024)

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EMDR Therapy for Eating Disorders 45:20

3h ago45:20

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Did you know that one person dies from an eating disorder every hour? Did you also know that EMDR therapy can help? EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Marnie Davis, MA. LMHC discusses her experience with clients who have eating disorders and how EMDR therapy heals. Jim Knipe's Loving Eyes Protocol What is AIP (Adaptive Information Processing)?…

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EMDR Therapy for Serious Illness 51:46

5d ago51:46

51:46

Cancer. HIV/Aids. Long Covid. Back, joint, and muscular-skeletal pain. Pulmonary diseases. What do these all have in common? They are considered a serious illness. People who deal with them are usually in it for the long run. Serious illness is a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality AND either negatively impacts a person's daily f…

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EMDR Therapy for Panic Attacks 23:16

21d ago23:16

23:16

According to the U.S. National Institute for Mental Health, an estimated 4.7 percent of the population experience a panic disorder at some time in their lives. They define a panic disorder as "an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart pal…

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EMDR Therapy and Improving Sports Performance 55:50

1M ago55:50

55:50

A study in 2022 from the National Council of Youth Sports reported that 60 million youths between the ages of six and 18 are playing organized sports. Yet, seven out of those 10 youths dropped out by age 13. Can past traumas impact an athlete's performance? Yes, says EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Jennie Abito Carlestav, LMFT. Learn more a…

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EMDR Therapy and the American Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population 22:31

2M ago22:31

22:31

According to the U.S. Census 2019, there were an estimated 22.9 million Asian Americans, 1.6 million Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), together accounting for 7.2 percent of the nation's population. The percentage of Asian alone-or-in-combination military veterans in 2021 was 2.4 percent. While the population numbers might see…

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EMDR Therapy for Suicide & Postvention 33:49

2M ago33:49

33:49

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2021, 48,183 Americans died by suicide and 1.70 million attempts. The numbers tracked by the World Health Organization are more staggering: more than 700,000 people die each year by suicide. How can EMDR therapy help those consider…

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EMDR Therapy for Moral Injury 29:34

3M ago29:34

29:34

What is moral injury, and who can it impact? Moral injury, as defined by this episode's guest is: It is an existential and or spiritual crisis. that can be the consequence of having been trained to override the intrinsic and instinctive aversion to the taking of human life, that it is about killing, which is an act that can't be undone. And that hu…

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Anti-Oppression EMDR Therapy for the LGBTQA+ Community 32:50

3M ago32:50

32:50

What does it mean to create an anti-oppressive EMDR therapy practice? It means that EMDR therapists take account of the impact of power, inequity, and oppression on people and actively combat it. How can EMDR therapists offer anti-oppressive EMDR therapy for the LGBTQA+ community? EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Roshni Chabra, LMF…

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Technical Innovations in Delivering EMDR Therapy 22:30

4M ago22:30

22:30

The global COVID-19 pandemic forced us to find new ways to do things. Providing therapy was no different. Because of this, EMDRIA created Online EMDR Therapy Resources for its members. As the world emerged from lockdown, many EMDR therapists continued to see clients virtually. Are there potential tools that can help facilitate therapy sessions? Yes…

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EMDR Therapy and Neurodiversity 58:04

5M ago58:04

58:04

The Cleveland Clinic defines neurodivergent as people whose brain differences affect how their brain works. How can EMDR therapists work with this population, and what do they need to know to serve their clients? EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Laurel Thornton discusses EMDR therapy, neurodiversity, and the neurodivergent. The Network Balan…

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EMDR Therapy for Vicarious Trauma 28:10

5M ago28:10

28:10

What is vicarious trauma, and how can EMDR therapy help? How does our constant connection to images on the news or social media impact us? How do EMDR therapists find outlets for the trauma that they see and hear in their clients? Find out more from EMDR UK Accredited EMDR Therapist Lee Anna Simmons in this episode. Resources Headington Institute "…

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EMDR Therapy and Anxiety 23:23

6M ago23:23

23:23

Anxiety is intense, excessive, persistent worry and fears about everyday situations. Four percent of the world's population experiences anxiety disorders. That may not sound like a large number, but it equals more than 301 million people worldwide. Can EMDR therapy help? EMDR-certified therapist Nancy Andino, LCSW, CASAC, says yes. Find out how EMD…

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EMDR Therapy for Religious and Spiritual Trauma 26:13

6M ago26:13

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Religious and spiritual trauma is often an overlooked experience that enormously impacts generations. As more and more humans decide to leave organized religions or join cults, we are understanding the effects of those experiences as traumatic and adverse. Listen to Cassidy DuHadway, LCSW, discuss adverse religious experiences and how they lead to …

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EMDR Therapy: Past, Present and Future 34:59

7M ago34:59

34:59

EMDR has evolved from a simple desensitization technique to a broad-based psychotherapy approach, revolutionizing how EMDR therapists understand change and their treatment approach. From early intervention protocols that address recent traumatic events for individuals and groups to ongoing psychotherapy, EMDR is not cookie-cutter. Its robust method…

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EMDR Therapy and Depression 26:46

7M ago26:46

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According to the World Health Organization, 5 percent of the world's population suffers from depression. Out of 7.88 billion people on the planet, that's approximately 350,000,000 human beings suffering. Learn what EMDR therapist, trainer, and researcher Dr. Sarah Dominguez says about how EMDR therapy can help people with depression. "Every Memory …

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EMDR Therapy and Grief 22:20

8M ago22:20

22:20

According to the dictionary, grief is "the anguish experienced after a difficult loss, usually the death of a beloved person." So, all of us share this at some point in our lives. How does grief impact our ability to function? What is complicated grief? Can you overcome your grief? EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Tamra L. Hughes d…

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EMDR Therapy for Chronic Pain 32:13

8M ago32:13

32:13

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…

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EMDR Therapy During Pregnancy 31:17

9M ago31:17

31:17

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 …

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Virtual EMDR Therapy 26:22

9M ago26:22

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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…

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EMDR Therapy Intensives 38:00

10M ago38:00

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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 wha…

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EMDR Therapy and First Responders 30:21

10M ago30:21

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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 firefigh…

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EMDR Therapy, Complex Trauma and PTSD 1:08:44

11M ago1:08:44

1:08:44

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 dis…

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EMDR Therapy, Sex Therapy and Sexual Dysfunction 26:26

11M ago26:26

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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 Therapi…

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EMDR Therapy and Children 36:50

12M ago36:50

36:50

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 B…

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EMDR Therapy, Complex Trauma and Dissociation 51:15

1y ago51:15

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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 co…

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EMDR Early Intervention 30:42

1y ago30:42

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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 spa…

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EMDR Therapy and Personality Disorders 17:37

1y ago17:37

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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 earl…

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EMDR Therapy and Sexual Trauma 59:22

1y ago59:22

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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. Nat…

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EMDR Therapy and Expressive Arts 40:15

1y ago40:15

40:15

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…

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EMDR Therapy with Couples 37:04

1y ago37:04

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Being part of a couple is never easy. Being part of a couple where one or both partners brings past trauma into the relationship makes it more difficult. Can couples go to EMDR therapy together? If so, what does that look like? Enter Dr. Jason Linder, LMFT, a couples therapist offering EMDR therapy. Find out what he says about how EMDR therapy can …

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EMDR Therapy, Birth Trauma and Pregnancy Loss 28:11

1+ y ago28:11

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As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, this podcast episode introduces us to Ava M. Hart, LCSW, IMH-E, EMDR therapist. She discusses how EMDR therapy can help women when pregnant, have suffered a pregnancy loss, and during perinatal mood/anxiety disorders. Resources: The Calm Before the Storm: When Bad Things Happen by Ava Hart Focal Poin…

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EMDR Therapy, Men and Attachment Disorders 29:42

1+ y ago29:42

29:42

Celebrating Black History Month, this month's episodes will feature Black EMDR therapists. Attachment disorders can develop in young children when their caregivers have problems with emotional attachment with others, according to the American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. To find out how EMDR therapy can help, we talk with EMDR thera…

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EMDR Therapy with Foster Care and Adoption Trauma 40:42

1+ y ago40:42

40:42

Foster care and adoption: two self-sacrificing acts from adults to help children in need. However, this new dynamic is more complicated and traumatic than most imagine. Enter EMDR therapists like Rachel Harrison, LCPC, NCC, and her team. How can EMDR therapists help? Do the foster parents or adoptive parents need EMDR therapy too? Is it true that a…

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Pairing EMDR and Equine-Assisted Therapy 29:10

1+ y ago29:10

29:10

How can EMDR therapists teach presence and centeredness to clients? Sarah Jenkins, MC, LPC, CPsychol, suggests using a four-legged friend. Equine therapy is not a new concept. It's been used for decades to help people with physical disabilities. So, how can these beautiful creatures help EMDR therapy clients? Can equine-assisted therapy with EMDR h…

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Big T and Little T: How EMDR Therapy Can Heal All Traumas 40:10

1+ y ago40:10

40:10

This episode is a little different than usual because it includes talking with an EMDR therapist and an EMDR therapy client. Meet the authors of "Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, The Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal," Dr. Deborah Korn and Michael Baldwin. Listen to Michael's first-hand account of how, after decades of other therapie…

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EMDR Therapy and Traumatic Brain Injury 30:01

1+ y ago30:01

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually conjures images of soldiers in combat, vehicle accidents, or sports-related concussions. Did you know that TBI also includes other conditions such as stroke, asphyxiation, or other injuries that cut off oxygen to the brain? Domestic violence victims can also suffer from TBI. How can someone with TBI use EMDR the…

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EMDR Therapy with Veterans and Service Members 50:37

1+ y ago50:37

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November is National Veteran and Military Families Month. What does it take to work as an EMDR therapist with a nation's warriors? How do you successfully provide EMDR therapy for veterans and service members? Listen to Dr. Jamie Zabukovec discuss her decades-long work experience with this population. Find out how her experience can help you and yo…

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EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Disorders 28:19

1+ y ago28:19

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Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, sensory experience, memory, and/or sense of identity. Do we all dissociate at some point in time? What about when our dissociation level becomes extreme and impacts our ability to function or could create a distance from our sense of self? Enter EMDR therapists like Jamie Marich, Ph.D., L…

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Antiracist EMDR Therapy 56:10

1+ y ago56:10

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What does it mean to provide antiracist psychotherapy? How can EMDR therapists help clients who have experienced trauma because of their race or social identity? We sit down with David Archer, MSW, MFT, who is devoting his EMDR therapy practice to helping his clients and the broader EMDR therapy profession understand what it truly means to be an an…

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EMDR Therapy and OCD 22:45

1+ y ago22:45

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders can take an emotional toll on those who cope with and manage the symptoms daily. Although scientists cannot determine a cause for OCD, they have found that trauma and OCD commonly occur together. Many psychiatrists are beginning to find most OCD treatments remain unsuccessful if a patient’s …

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EMDR Therapy, Addictions and Mindfulness 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

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Can EMDR therapy successfully treat addictions? How does mindfulness impact someone's ability to recover from their addiction? Should a client be sober before beginning EMDR? Get your questions answered by Dr. Stephen Dansiger, EMDR therapist and consultant, MET(T)A Protocol creator and pioneer in the Buddhist recovery field. And, what did Dr. Bess…

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EMDR Therapy and Addictions 26:30

1+ y ago26:30

26:30

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and National Recovery Month. During this episode, we will chat with EMDRIA member Julie Miller, LPC, LISAC, about her work with EMDR therapy and people with addictions. How can someone with addiction recover? Can trauma-informed therapy be done while the individual stays sober, or is t…

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EMDR Therapists: Staying Centered in an Uncentered World 46:28

2y ago46:28

46:28

Staying centered is difficult. Staying centered in an uncentered world seems almost impossible, especially for EMDR therapists. Enter EMDR therapist, trainer, and consultant Rebecca Kase, LCSW. Listen as Rebecca talks about her journey to becoming an EMDR therapist, her successes with EMDR therapy that she has witnessed, and learn her five tips for…

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EMDRIA's Innovation Journey 1:06:11

2y ago1:06:11

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Do you have questions about the EMDR International Association? Curious about how the organization weathered the pandemic, implemented virtual training standards, and what it sees as the future of EMDR? Do you want to know more about the benefits of EMDRIA membership for EMDR therapists? In this guest podcast, EMDRIA member Kambria Evans, MEd, MA, …

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EMDR Therapy with Native Americans/First Nation Peoples 26:57

2y ago26:57

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Yes, EMDR therapy works for indigenous people. If you heard that myth, this episode will bust it and others. Can EMDR therapy make a difference so that you can process your past trauma and racism? Many Native American/FNMI people experience ongoing complex, complicated traumatic experiences similar to PTSD due to the Residential School/Boarding Sch…

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EMDR Therapy and Parents 28:22

2y ago28:22

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Parenting is the toughest job out there. No one provides a manual, yet parents are expected to know all. How do your life experiences influence your parenting approach? How can you change the world through your children by knowing yourself better? Can EMDR therapy make a difference so that you can process your past trauma, especially cultural traum…

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EMDR Therapy, PTSD and Treating Black Men and Adolescents 20:40

2y ago20:40

20:40

Anyone can experience intense trauma. Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) experience racial trauma and microaggressions often. Black men and adolescents experience it much more often. How can clinicians effectively treat this population to help them manage their PTSD? Join us to hear from Dr. Allen Lipscomb, LCSW, associate professor, directo…

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EMDR Therapy & PTSD 17:26

2y ago17:26

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Anyone can experience intense trauma. EMDR is widely considered one of the best treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research has shown that EMDR therapy can be an efficient and rapid treatment for PTSD. Join us to hear from Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, board of directors president of EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), to find out …

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