EMDR Blog
These are my top 5 picks on working with children. I have tried to include a variety of resources that will cover many age ranges. I highly recommend studying with the experts in person whenever you get a chance. Many of these authors teach at the at conferences or offer…
The question comes up often: what is trauma? Most therapists recognize trauma from the DSM-V definition: That a person has been exposed to a traumatic event in which the person experienced or witnessed or was confronted with an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a…
Are you interested in doing EMDR research? Great News! The EMDR Research Foundation is accepting applications for a Research Grant Award (up to $10,000). They have revised eligibility criteria so check it out using this link: Research Grant RFP. Applications are due February 1, 2012 (and July 1, 2012).…
In the latest Journal of EMDR Practice and Research: Volume 5- Number 4, 2011, a study was done on the treatment of EMDR and migraines. This study was done in Istanbul hospital to see how effective EMDR in the treatment of trauma related to headaches. The sample was…
It’s that time of year again where people start making New Year’s Resolutions. If volunteering is on your list, as trauma therapists, there is a great way to give to your community – “Give an Hour“. This non-profit organization has arranged a national network of therapists who donate one hour…
Come join the Northern CO EMDR Network on Jan. 20th, 2012. The presentation will be “Integrating EMDR and Family Therapy to Treat Attachment Trauma in Children“. The presenter is Kathryn Price Foster, LMFT, who was trained in EMDR at the Maiberger Institute. Kathryn is a Fort Collins based psychotherapist in…
Date: Monday January 9, 2012, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Location: Spice of Life Event Center Flatirons Golf Course 5706 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder , CO 80303 Agenda: 11:45-Noon Sign-in and networking Noon-12:15 Welcome, announcements, discussion 12:15-1:45 Keith Andresen, MA, LPC, will present Andrew Leeds talk on AIP, Attachment Theory and…
The EMDR Research Foundation is helping therapists find ways to research and support EMDR. EMDR Research Foundation relies on continued support from EMDR therapists who believe in the value of EMDR. The two studies that received the grants ($10,000 each): Pre-intra- and post= treatment EEG imaging of EMDR therapy related…
As we have been exploring how to help clients stay resourced over the holidays, it is also important, as therapists, to stay resourced also. It is easy in this profession to forget about one’s own needs but still expect our client’s to maintain theirs. Listening and working with client’s issues…
Through the holidays, it can be stressful in many ways for our clients, especially those who have experienced trauma in their lives. It’s important to take time and review with clients how they are taking care of themselves over the holidays. When small things are done on a regular basis,…
