There was some chatter recently on the Internet about a therapy scam that’s been targeting EMDR therapists. Yes, it’s that specific. Because of the wording and style of the email, it looks very legitimate, and is able to bypass most SPAM filters as a result. Be warned, however, it is…
Written by guest blogger, Angela Sasseville, MA, LPC, NCC Regardless of the cause, stress from all sources has a cumulative effect in one’s life. Work problems, relationship issues, economic events, health concerns – they all add to the same metaphorical pile of stress. The mind-body connection is so strong that…
Date: Monday October 24 , 2011 – 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Location: Spice of Life Event Center Flatirons Golf Course 5706 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 [ map link ] Agenda: 11:45-Noon – Sign-in and networking Noon-12:15 – Welcome, announcements, discussion 12:15-1:45 – Using Integrative Medicine…
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…
I recently attended the 2011 EMDRIA Conference: “Healing the Many Faces of Trauma” in Orange County, California where nearly 900 EMDR therapists came together to learn more about EMDR. There were many wonderful topics and incredible speakers in this four-day event. Some of the highlights were hearing Dr. Francine Shapiro…
The purpose of an EMDR group consultation is to share EMDR cases to improve EMDR skills. We wanted to share some etiquette tips on sharing case information within your EMDR Consultation Groups: Case Confidentiality: Case information should only be discussed during the pre-arranged EMDR Consultation Group appointment. Case information should…
In 2010, EMDRIA put out a new study to see if EMDRIA was meeting the expectations of its members. The results from that study were recently release, and EMDRIA was pleased with the results. Overall, the feedback from EMDRIA’s membership was quite positive, with a majority of respondents reporting very…
We are happy to announce that on October 14th, 2011, Arielle Schwartz, PhD is going to speak on the use of somatic interventions and EMDR. Many of you may know Dr. Schwartz as a facilitator of EMDR Basic Training, and as a co-instructor of the Advanced EMDR Workshop: Somatic Interventions…
A question that often arises is the difference between supervision versus consultation. The main differences are relational and a matter of legal liability. A clinical supervisor is legally liable and responsible for all the actions of their supervisees, which includes: knowing full details of client cases assisting with interventions monitoring…
