EMDR International Association

EMDR International Association A global community advancing EMDR therapy.

With 19,000+ members in 75+ countries, we support clinicians and expand access to trauma care—driving healing, health and hope worldwide.

08/04/2026

How can creative expression support EMDR therapy for clients with Complex PTSD?

In this preview of her EMDRIA Conference 2026 session, Shirin Mazdeyasna explores how art-based interventions can be thoughtfully integrated within the standard EMDR protocol to support stabilization, trauma processing and integration.

Grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, this session examines how creative approaches may help clients access nonverbal or fragmented trauma memories, strengthen affect regulation, and support meaning-making, all while maintaining fidelity to EMDR's eight-phase, three-pronged framework.

Register today at www.emdriaconference.com to hear from Shirin!

08/01/2026

What role might low-dose ketamine play alongside EMDR therapy for some clients with complex trauma?

In this preview of their EMDRIA Conference 2026 session, Danielle Ciccone and Michele Topel explore an evidence-informed framework for integrating clinician-supervised EMDR therapy with medically prescribed low-dose ketamine.

Grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, this session examines the emerging research, ethical considerations, interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical decision-making involved in thoughtfully integrating these approaches while maintaining fidelity to the standard EMDR protocol.

Register today at www.emdriaconference.com

08/01/2026

While Disability Pride Month has come to a close, the opportunity to learn from the lived experiences of people with disabilities continues throughout the year.

In this EMDRIA Members Respond video, Dawn Priore shares an important reminder for EMDR clinicians: don't assume what disability means to the person in front of you.

For some clients, a diagnosis, mobility difference or deafness may not be what they identify as disabling. Instead, they may describe the greatest challenges as the barriers they encounter or the way they're treated by others. Culturally responsive EMDR case conceptualization begins with curiosity, listening and understanding each client's lived experience on their own terms.

Watch Dawn's perspective and explore how thoughtful case conceptualization can support more responsive, individualized EMDR care.

07/31/2026

How do you identify the right EMDR target when a client isn't presenting with PTSD?

In this preview of their EMDRIA Conference 2026 session, Ytje Tialda van Pelt and Jiska Weijermans explore a trauma-sensitive approach to EMDR case conceptualization designed to help clinicians move from symptom patterns to meaningful treatment targets.

Grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, this session introduces six structured pathways that support clinical reasoning, target selection, and treatment planning for presentations including anxiety, depression and other non-PTSD conditions.

Watch the reel to hear what you can expect from Trauma-Sensitive Case Conceptualization.

📅 August 22, 2026 | Anaheim, CA

Register today at www.emdriaconference.com

Last chance to save.Early bird pricing for the EMDRIA Conference 2026 ends today at 7 p.m. CT.Don't miss your opportunit...
07/31/2026

Last chance to save.

Early bird pricing for the EMDRIA Conference 2026 ends today at 7 p.m. CT.

Don't miss your opportunity to join EMDR professionals from around the world for three days of learning, connection and the latest in EMDR therapy.

📅 August 21–23, 2026
📍 Anaheim, California

Register now before the deadline: emdriaconference.com

07/29/2026

⏰ The countdown is on.

Early bird pricing for the EMDRIA Conference 2026 ends in 48 hours.

Join thousands of EMDR professionals for three days of learning, connection and inspiration featuring:
• Dozens of educational sessions
• World-class presenters
• Networking with colleagues from around the globe
• The latest research and clinical insights in EMDR therapy

Don't miss your opportunity to register at the best available rate.

📅 August 21–23, 2026
📍 Anaheim, California

Register today at emdriaconference.com before early bird pricing ends.

07/28/2026

How can a greater sense of safety support the EMDR therapy process?

In this preview of their EMDRIA Conference 2026 session, Jillian Hosey and Laurie Belanger explore how the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) may be thoughtfully integrated with EMDR therapy to support autonomic regulation, co-regulation and therapeutic attunement.

Grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, this integrative session examines how auditory regulation, neuroception of safety and relational presence can inform preparation, reprocessing and integration while maintaining fidelity to the EMDR standard protocol.

Watch the reel to hear what you can expect from A Relational SSP-EMDR Integration.

Register today at www.emdriaconference.com

New from the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research®:Could the setting in which EMDR therapy is delivered influence treat...
07/27/2026

New from the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research®:

Could the setting in which EMDR therapy is delivered influence treatment engagement and outcomes?

A new real-world evaluation compared EMDR therapy delivered in a traditional outpatient setting with EMDR delivered outdoors for military veterans with military-related PTSD.

The findings suggest both approaches were associated with meaningful improvements in PTSD symptoms, while the outdoor format showed promising differences in treatment efficiency and participant experience. The authors describe these findings as a proof of concept and call for additional research to further evaluate this emerging approach.

Read the latest research from JEMDR: https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/jemdr.0039

07/26/2026

How do relationships shape the way trauma is experienced—and healed?

In this preview of their EMDRIA Conference 2026 session, Jinnelle Powell and Jessica Blakeslee explore how Relational-Cultural Theory and neuroscience can deepen EMDR case conceptualization and inform therapeutic presence.

This integrative session examines the role of relational safety, attachment, co-regulation, identity and sociocultural context in supporting adaptive information processing, helping clinicians strengthen attunement while maintaining fidelity to the EMDR standard protocol.

Watch the reel to hear what you can expect from Relational Neuroscience in EMDR.

Register today at www.emdriaconference.com

What can tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons teach us about trauma treatment?In our latest Focal Point g...
07/25/2026

What can tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons teach us about trauma treatment?

In our latest Focal Point guest blog, Kate Mostyn explores how tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) can be thoughtfully integrated into EMDR therapy to support engagement, resourcing, affect regulation and adaptive reprocessing for some clients.

Grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, the article examines how narrative, metaphor, play and imagination can help create meaningful therapeutic experiences while maintaining fidelity to the EMDR protocol.

It's an innovative look at how creativity and clinical intention can come together to support trauma treatment.

Read the full article at emdria.org/blog

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