Mark G. Doherty, CAE, Executive Director of the EMDR International Association sent out an email recently to let all therapists know that in 2013 there will be some changes in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that will affect you directly. The following are resources to help you navigate this…
Denver Regional EMDRIA Meeting Date: January 25, 2013, 10:30 – 12:00pm Location: 1776 South Jackson St. Basement Conference room B Denver, CO 80210 [ map link ] * Park on the street rather than in the parking lot. Food: Coffee, snacks, lunch items are available in…
As an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Consultant and co-developer of several EMDR Advanced Workshops at the Maiberger institute I have had many opportunities to present on the work of Dr. Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory. Seeing Dr. Porges at the 2012 EMDRIA Conference was an opportunity to refine my own understanding…
In the EMDRIA Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (Volume 6, Number 2, 2012), there is an article entitled “Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing for an Adolescent With Internet Addiction Disorder” by Hwallip Bae and Daeho Kim. Both are working in hospitals in South Korea. They state that up…
The 2012 EMDRIA Conference is open for registration and the theme will be “EMDR & Attachment: Healing Developmental Trauma”. It will be held Oct. 4 – 7, 2012 in Washington, D.C. It is a great opportunity to learn more about EMDR and network with fellow EMDR therapists from around the…
The March 2, 2012 edition of the New York Times featured a Q&A session with Dr. Francine Shapiro, the originator of EMDR, on the evidence on EMDR, one of the most highly researched therapies out there. She stated that the American Psychiatric Association (2004), Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of…
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…
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…
During the 2011 EMDRIA Conference, Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of “Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation” posed the question, “What is the definition of the ‘mind’?” Few people had learned a definition in their psychology training programs. Siegel views the mind as “an emergent property that arises from the…
Dr. Francine Shapiro was a keynote speaker at the 2011 EMDRIA Conference. She emphasized that Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) is still the working hypothesis in why EMDR works. The wonderful part of EMDR therapy is that the client’s brain has inherent wisdom of how to heal. The bilateral stimulation used…
