Latest Featured Episodes
EMDR Chat #1 What is EMDR therapy and what can it do for your clients?
In EMDR Professional Training’s first episode of EMDR Chat, Curt and Michelle talk about what EMDR therapy is and why clinicians may want to be trained in EMDR therapy.
EMDR Chat #2 What EMDR training should I choose?
Are you thinking about training in EMDR therapy? Curt and Michelle have answers to your questions! In the second episode of EMDR Chat, Curt Rouanzoin, Ph.D., and Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D., discuss what you should consider as you choose your EMDR training. From the number of training hours to consultation availability, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) approval and hidden costs, Curt and Michelle cover all the details for you as a psychotherapist planning to train in EMDR therapy.
EMDR Chat #3 What about Dissociation? Part 1
EMDR therapy gets a workout in this Part 1 episode when Curt and Michelle dispel the myths surrounding its effectiveness with dissociation. Listen in while EMDR Professional Training’s leaders discuss the coping mechanism properties of dissociation and how the AIP model works alongside rather than against it.
EMDR Chat #4 Dissociation Part 2
In episode 4 of EMDR Chat, Curt and Michelle discuss dissociation in depth, including adaptations that clinicians may need to use when working with those who have dissociative disorders. Learn how EMDR therapy becomes an essential part of working with all levels on the continuum of dissociation.
EMDR Chat #5 EMDR Certification: What it is and what it isn’t
How do you become a trained and certified EMDR therapist? What is EMDR consultation? Your questions are answered from training to certification and the role of EMDR consultants in this episode of EMDR Chat with Curt and Michelle.
EMDR Chat #6: Isn’t EMDR therapy only for PTSD?
What was once thought of as a psychotherapy primarily useful for PTSD, throughout the last 30 years of clinical practice and research, EMDR therapy has been found to do much more for a wide range of diagnoses. In this episode, Curt and Michelle explain the history of EMDR therapy’s use and why it is used more widely today for a variety of reasons than it once was.
EMDR Chat #7: What about vicarious trauma?
Therapists do difficult work to be sure and many experience vicarious trauma because of their clients’ experiences. Learn how EMDR therapy alleviates this situation for clinicians in this episode with Curt and Michelle.
EMDR Chat #8: Community
Mental health professionals do important but often isolating work. If you are a trauma therapist or an EMDR therapy clinician, you know the support of a community of other clinicians is essential to your practice. Simply put, it’s part of good self care while you care for your clients. Curt and Michelle talk about how you can find your community of other EMDR therapists who will support your important work.
EMDR Chat #9: What about Addictions?
Which comes first? Ending Addiction? Or Treating Trauma?
Most clinicians would say we should work on sobriety first—treat the addiction. EMDR therapy proposes that we should treat the underlying trauma which has led to addictive behaviors. In episode 9, Curt and Michelle discuss how to treat addictions within the EMDR therapy paradigm.
EMDR Chat #10 How do I introduce EMDR therapy to my client?
While clinicians may wonder how to transition clients from talk therapy to the veritable “brain therapy” of EMDR, the move is worth it. In this episode, Curt and Michelle explain how there’s no buy-in necessary once the client experiences the evidence-based standard protocol and its positive, healing results.
EMDR Chat #11 Can I do EMDR therapy with neurodivergent clients?
Clinicians often ask us about using EMDR therapy for various populations, and the answer is often — YES! Today, we’re chatting with EMDR trainer and expert Candise Leininger about using EMDR therapy with neurodivergent clients.