Month: June 2024

EMDR & Beyond had the privilege of creating an educational video with Samantha Gronlund, reporter for WHO TV on a public service news clip for WHO TV Channel 13 & Fox News.  It was a great opportunity to educate the public on EMDR therapy as a treatment for adverse life experiences. Take a look!

Integrating EMDR Therapy in Addiction Treatment: Insights from Experts Alicia Rowley, LMHC,  and Katrina Serfling, LMHC, EMDR Approved Consultants, provide valuable guidance for using EMDR therapy to treat addictions. Here’s a consolidated view of their approaches and experiences: Understanding Addictions and EMDR Addictions often start as solutions to deeper issues and gradually become problems themselves. […]

Before my EMDR training, my grasp of the link between emotions and bodily experiences was basic. I quickly learned the importance of both therapist and client recognizing and addressing these elements for effective EMDR processing. Although enthusiastic about this discovery, convincing some clients to engage with their emotions and bodily sensations proved challenging. Preparation Strategies […]

Through 25 years of providing EMDR therapy, consultation, Basic and specialty training, I have responded to many questions and concerns about what presenting issues and client populations can be treated with EMDR therapy. There is not a diagnosis or issue of which I am aware that cannot be effectively addressed by EMDR therapy, including those […]

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing EMDR is a comprehensive therapy designed to address a wide range of psychological issues by focusing on how past experiences continue to influence present behavior. Often, these effects may not be apparent until they manifest through overreactions or other symptoms. The therapy is based on the understanding that the human […]

After Basic Training: EMDR Therapy as a Career Path So, you have completed your EMDR Basic Training and have your Certificate of Completion. Congratulations!! Some of you may want to celebrate this achievement. With your brain still full of new information, there may be no desire for a further step on your EMDR journey.  What’s […]

Michelle Kellar LMHC, an EMDR therapist in Iowa, contacted me on behalf of her client Rob Burton, whom she had treated with EMDR therapy. After suffering with worsening symptoms of PTSD for 5 years after a traumatic loss, Rob came to see Michelle and agreed to EMDR therapy. His healing and recovery was so powerful […]