The EMDR Therapist Weekly aims to provide a weekly dose of insights, tools, and opportunities for EMDR therapists; designed to support your growth, sharpen your practice, and connect you with what's next. To achieve this, we occasionally invite subject matter experts as guest writers. So this week, I'm excited to introduce another guest writer, Gail Neves, LMHC. Gail is a fierce advocate for psychedelic ethics and social justice. They have been practicing trauma focused therapy for 20 years...
8 days ago • 8 min read
Hey there, Here's a question I get asked fairly often: "Can EMDR help with addiction?" The short answer is yes, but probably not in the way most therapists assume. A lot of therapists think addiction treatment with EMDR means processing the underlying trauma (the childhood abuse, the attachment wounds, the adverse experiences that led to substance use). Then the client stays sober because you've resolved the root cause. And sure, that's part of it. Most clients with substance use disorders do...
15 days ago • 6 min read
Hey there, Imagine this scenario: You're in session with a client who's stuck. They can't access the target memory clearly, as everything feels vague and distant. You've already performed five rounds of bilateral stimulation, nothing is happening, they're getting frustrated, and you're mentally cycling through every EMDR technique you know. And now you're stuck. So after the session, you post in a Facebook group, "Client stuck after multiple attempts at BLS and no movement. Any suggestions?"...
22 days ago • 4 min read
The EMDR Therapist Weekly aims to provide a weekly dose of insights, tools, and opportunities for EMDR therapists; designed to support your growth, sharpen your practice, and connect you with what's next. To achieve this, we like to invite subject matter experts as guest writers. This week I'm excited to introduce our newest guest writer, Alex Penrod, MS, LPC, LCDC. Alex Penrod, MS, LPC, LCDC, is the founder of Neuro Nuance Therapy and EMDR, PLLC, an EMDR-primary psychotherapy practice in...
29 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there, Today’s newsletter is dedicated to those of you who still work for an agency and are thinking about transitioning to private practice. If that’s not you, go ahead and skip this and stay tuned for the next one (or, forward to a friend who has expressed a desire to leave their agency). But if you are contemplating or in the process of a transition to private practice, you’re going to love this one. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy. — Maybe you're tired of seeing 30+ clients weekly to...
about 1 month ago • 14 min read
Hey there, As an EMDR therapist, you already know healing happens when you tailor your approach to your client's needs. But let's be real: That depth and attunement is not always the case for far too many clinicians and clients today. Not due to lack of trying, but due to the systems they operate within. In other words, we’re seeing an influx of massive, profit-driven entities increasingly setting the terms of how therapy is delivered. And sadly, this usually means a prioritization of...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey there, Have you ever found yourself excitedly sharing about a powerful EMDR resourcing exercise or an “aha moment” in the assessment phase… only to be met with blank stares from your non-EMDR colleagues? It's like you've suddenly started speaking a foreign language! As EMDR practitioners, we have our own unique “lingo” (i.e. shorthanded ways of communicating complex concepts central to our approach). Terms like "bilateral stimulation," "touchstone event," or "future template" roll off our...
2 months ago • 3 min read
I hope you've been getting some downtime over the holiday season. Before we close out 2025, I wanted to share this year's most read articles with you! The top 5 are: AIP Foundations in EMDR - Discussed the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, which views symptoms like depression, anxiety, personality style, or relationship pattern as the result of maladaptive memory networks. By focusing on understanding these networks and clearing the obstacles that block natural processing,...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, I want to talk about something that's come up a lot in consultation. Here’s the situation: You're working with a client who's been depressed for years. They've tried SSRIs, SNRIs, even ketamine. They've done solid CBT work. And yet they're still waking up every morning with that same crushing sense of hopelessness. You ask about trauma history, and they say: "I mean, nothing bad happened to me. I just... I've always felt this way." So the question is… do you reach for EMDR, or do...
3 months ago • 8 min read