REM and EMDR: Are Eye Movements Necessary in EMDR?
The debate as to the importance of the eye movement aspect of EMDR has been put to rest long ago, and yet there is still confusion about this aspect of EMDR. Eye movements are a signature aspect of the treatment. Many argued in the early days of EMDR that the eye...
Top 3 Most Intriguing EMDR Therapy Uses
The mental health community still has a long way to go in understanding the power and promise of EMDR therapy - that is why EMDR Educators of Florida is working to help competency with it expand through training. We want more clients to experience the great relief...
Being Therapist with Training in EMDR: The Benefits
Being a therapist with training in EMDR has its benefits. Unlike hypnosis, there’s no argument that this is a specific type of treatment method. EMDR isn’t just a therapy, it’s a theory about the way the brain perceives, stores, and retrieves information. It continues...
The Cost of EMDR Training
How Much is the Cost of EMDR Training? One of the biggest excuses graduate students, nurses, and therapists use for not adding EMDR therapy to their repertoire is the cost of EMDR training. Some do this without even knowing what they would have to pay. As with most...
Top 7 Things You Should Know About EMDR Therapy Training
If you want to make more progress with clients who suffer from anxiety, abuse, and trauma, consider EMDR therapy training. EMDR is a treatment designed by Francine Shapiro to alleviate the distress of past traumatic events. The treatment continues to grow in...
How to Get Training in EMDR
Has the way that EMDR transforms lives caught your attention yet? You want this powerful and effective therapy working in your practice. Figuring out how to get training in EMDR is the first step. There are some requirements. Some mental health professionals aren’t...
Larry ‘Bulldog’ Jones was my friend: a look back
Larry 'Bulldog' Jones was my friend This blog entry was originally posted in July of 2014. The headlines read, Aliquippa Grid Star Larry Jones Dies. That was in Saturday’s paper on August 26, 1972. Larry died on August 25th. People that knew Larry, his friends,...
EMDR’s rapid results compare well with Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy or ART vs. the power of EMDR I have heard good things about Accelerated Resolution Therapy. The early research is extremely promising. As a longtime EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist and trainer, I've noted...
Emma’s hair
Emma's hair Embracing symbols of change There’s a saying among therapists. We ask the question: What is the opposite of love? Everyone responds “hate” immediately, thinking, that’s a stupid question; everyone knows the answer to that question. It’s a trick question,...
Loss of identity in Stage Four of EMDR: A client’s experience
Stage Four: Loss of Identity This client was kind enough to write what stage four of the EMDR process was like for him. It was hard and painful work to dismantle the self-defeating beliefs and actions that were no longer working for me. I had come to Dr. Dobo in sheer...
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