EMDR Week in Denver, Colorado

In honor of the 2014 EMDRIA Conference in Denver, Colorado, and to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of EMDR, Mayor Michael B. Hancock has officially proclaimed September 15-21, 2014 as “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Week” in Denver, Colorado Francine Shapiro, PhD — the founder of EMDR and the author of…

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Registration Open for 2014 EMDRIA Conference (Denver, CO)

Registration for the 2014 EMDRIA Conference is officially open! The 2014 EMDRIA Conference will include a dynamic and remarkable line-up of educational sessions and networking events. Experience cutting edge sessions dealing with EMDR practice, research and education. EMDR has grown and developed so much in these first 25 years. It is now…

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EMDR and Christianity

Guest Blogger: This post was written by guest blogger Lesley Goth, PsyD of Denver Family Counseling Services. In my EMDR practice, I often run into clients who identify themselves as Christians.  It is important not to assume what that means as there are many denominations and belief systems within the Christian…

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EMDR Treatment for Addictions

This blog post is a collaboration between Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC and guest blogger John Gray, MA, LPC, CACIII. See below for information about their EMDR Advanced Workshop, “EMDR Therapy Tools for Addictions“ EMDR therapy is best known for helping people heal from traumatic events. The use of EMDR is expanding and…

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Resilience Psychology: A Strength-Based Approach to Trauma Recovery

Arielle Schwartz, PhD will present “Resilience Psychology: A Strength-Based Approach to Trauma Recovery” at this months BIPR.org Psychobabble event. Resiliency is a topic that can often arise when working the trauma, PTSD, and EMDR. More than the flip-side of trauma, this presentation will focus on resilience and the ways in which we, as…

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Self Care for Therapists

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I was reading a blog by Dr. Lissa Rankin the other day on “Why Your Doctor Has PTSD,” and it made me think about an upcoming workshop offered by the Maiberger Institute: “Self Care for Therapists” Dr. Rankin talks about doctors being traumatized by seeing patients who are in pain…

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