INTRODUCTION: This article examines the history and development of Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), from Dr. Francine Shapiro's original discovery in …

While there is evidence of clinical improvement of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with
treatment, its neural underpinnings are insufficiently clear. Moreover, it is unknown whether …

Wife assaulters attending a treatment group and women who had just exited an abusive
relationship were asked to report on the extent of physical violence and emotional abuse in …

Praise for the First Edition:" This is an excellent guide to the theory and practice of EMDR. It
provides great clarity to readers unsure of how this therapy is conducted. If you want to know …

Historically, mechanisms of action have often been difficult to ascertain. Thus far, the
definitive discovery of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)'s underlying …

Neuroimaging investigations of the effects of psychotherapies treating posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), have …

Traditional methods employed in psychotherapy have limited effectiveness when it comes to
healing the psychological effects of trauma, in particular, complex trauma. While a client may …

Shame, Pride, and Relational Trauma is a guide to recognizing the many ways shame and
pride lie at the heart of psychotherapy with survivors of relational trauma. In these pages …

Objective Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trouble that arises in the aftermath of a
traumatic event. The overwhelming resulting stressful memory can be desensitized by a brief …

Brainspotting is a psychotherapy based in the observation that the body activation
experienced when describing a traumatic event has a resonating spot in the visual field …