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RESOURCES

Basic Training Required List

Shapiro, F. (2018). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (3rd ed). Guilford.

Shapiro, F. (2013). Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy. Rodale.

Archer, D. Racial Trauma, Neurons, and EMDR: The Path Towards Antiracist Psychotherapy. Go With That Magazine, Fall 2020, Volume 25, Issue 3

Guidelines for Virtual EMDR Therapy

Foundational Texts

Shapiro, F. (2018). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (3rd ed). Guilford.

Shapiro, F. (2013). Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy. Rodale.

Shapiro, F. & Forrest, M. S. (2016). EMDR: The breakthrough therapy for overcoming anxiety, stress and trauma, (updated edition). Basic.

Van Der Kolk, B. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of the healing of trauma. Penguin.

Children

Adler-Tapia, Robbie. EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children

Forman- Patel, Holly. Intro to Treating Kids with EMDR with Ease.

Siegel, D., & Hartzell, M. (2013). Parenting from the inside out: How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive (10th ed). Tarcher Perigee.

Eating Disorders

Fries, J., & Sullivan, V. (Eds.). (2017). Eating Disorders in Special Populations: Medical, Nutritional, and Psychological Treatments (1st ed.). CRC Press.

Seubert, A., & Virdi, P. (Eds.). (2024). Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders (2nd ed.) Springer Publishing.

Schaeffer, J. Life Without Ed. 10th Anniversary Edition.

EZ Guides and Helps

EMDR Therapy Cheat Sheets. (2021). Adapted by Patricia B. Torres. Empowered Through EMDR Therapy.

Luber, M. (2009). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols: Special Populations. Springer.

Luber, M. (2009). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols with Summary Sheets: Basics and Special Situations.

Pain

Grant, M. (2016). The new change your brain, change your pain based on EMDR. Trauma and Pain Management Services.

Grant, M. (2017). Pain Control with EMDR: Treatment manual. (7th ed.).

Sarno, J.E. (2007). The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. Harper Collins.

Complex PTSD and Dissociation

Knipe, J. (2018). EMDR Toolbox: Theory and treatment of complex PTSD and dissociation (2nd ed). Springer.

Gomez, A., Paulsen, S., (2016). All the colors of me: My first book about dissociation.

Lanius, F., Paulsen, S., Corrigan, F. (2014). Neurobiology and Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation: Towards an Embodied Self. Springer.

Ross, C. A. (2018). Treatment of Dissociative identity disorder: Techniques and Strategies for Stabilization.

Paulsen, S. (2009). Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation: An illustrated guide for EMDR therapists and clients. BookSurge Publishing.

Resourcing

Korn, D., & Leeds, A. (2002). Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology 58(12), 1465-1487.

Psychosis

Miller, P.W. (2015). EMDR Therapy for Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses. Springer.

Attachment

Paulsen, S. (2017). When There Are No Words: Repairing Early Trauma and Neglect from the Attachment Period with EMDR Therapy

Cultural Considerations

Nickerson, M. (2022). Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy: Innovative Strategies and Protocols (2nd ed). Springer Publishing.

Group Therapy

Robinson, R.M. and Kaptan, S.K., eds. (2023). EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond. Springer.

Staff Authors

Adler-Tapia, Robbie. EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children

Forman- Patel, Holly. Intro to Treating Kids with EMDR with Ease.

Fries, J., & Sullivan, V. (Eds.). (2017). Eating Disorders in Special Populations: Medical, Nutritional, and Psychological Treatments (1st ed.). CRC Press.

Gottlieb, M. (2004). Balance and Change: A Journey.

Leininger, C. (2021). Butterfly Killer: How to Identify & Manage a Narcissist. Candise Wells Leininger.

Seubert, A., & Virdi, P. (Eds.). (2024). Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders (2nd ed.) Springer Publishing.

Websites and Research

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

EMDRIA’s Go With That Magazine

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).

Francine Shapiro Library

EMDR Research Foundation

Technology

WeMind EMDR by moovd
Evidence based digital support for EMDR therapy

NeuroTek
Technology for the Mind — EMDR Tools

The Touchpoint Solution
Wearable Stress Relief

Bilateral Stimulation.io
Simple BLS Tools for EMDR Therapists

EMDR Remote
HIPAA compliant teletherapy platform with audio and visual BLS options embedded in the program.

ACE Study Questionnaire

Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire