Category: EMDR Therapy

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Let’s Stop Ethics-Shaming Things We Don’t Like

I am a therapist who believes in clinically appropriate self-disclosure in sessions. Further, I am open about my own struggles with mental health and addiction,

September 3, 2026

How Much Preparation is Needed in Phase 2?: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Schubert

I am beyond grateful that Dr. Sarah Schubert, a well-respected EMDR Therapy trainer, researcher, and co-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of EMDR Therapy sat

August 31, 2026

Treating Complex Trauma with EMDR is Nothing New

There is a common question that I see pop up in EMDR Therapy message boards and networking groups, both from EMDR therapists and members of

July 29, 2026

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You Cannot Dissociation-Proof a Protocol

As I continue to watch more specialty protocols, models, and innovations develop from EMDR Therapy and within EMDR Therapy, there is a message that is

June 24, 2026

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Disability Competence Is Clinical Competence

Expanding EMDR and Therapy Accessibility NOTE: You will notice that I refer to myself using person-first language (person with a disability) rather than disability-first language

April 21, 2026

Can We Measure Human Pain with a Number?

“On a scale of 0-10, how would you rate your pain today, Jamie?,” she asked. “You know I really hate that question,” I replied. “I

March 2, 2026

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We’re Focusing on the Wrong Things

Figure skating was my first real passion. Even though my clumsy body and neurodivergent way of being kept me from ever having a chance to

February 11, 2026

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Dissociation is Not a Dirty Word: Revisited

When I began drafting Dissociation Made Simple at the beginning of 2022, I thought the phrase dissociation is not a dirty word might be a better title for the

February 4, 2026

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Beware the Healing Police

Every week I seem to hear a colleague or someone in the online space taking about teaching people the skills that they need to regulate

January 27, 2026

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An Open Letter to EMDR Therapy Trainers on Working with Trainees Who Dissociate

To my knowledge I was the first EMDR Therapy trainer and author to “come out” as a person living with dissociative identities. And not in

January 15, 2026

A Case for Phase 1a and 1b

I often tell my EMDR Therapy students that if I had it my way, I would place EMDR Therapy Phase 2 (Preparation) before EMDR Therapy

December 10, 2025

Beyond Echo Chambers: Building a Balanced Neurodiversity‑Affirming Movement

DISCLAIMER: I write this from a perspective shaped by both privilege and adversity. I’ve benefited from access to education and hold a professional title that

September 26, 2025

Changing Lives Through Lived Experience

Tears filled my eyes when I took to the podium for my presentation at the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference on Sunday, September 14

September 19, 2025

Beyond “Calm Safe Space”: A Phase II Resourcing Protocol for EMDR Therapists Working with Dissociative Systems

As EMDR therapists working with clients who have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or complex dissociative systems, Phase II resourcing isn’t just a step—it’s the foundation.

August 13, 2025

Stilettos and Self-Disclosure: When Teaching Becomes Embodied Expression

When I was in sixth grade, my cousin and I went to a Lady Gaga concert in Detroit. It was, in many ways, a queer

July 2, 2025

Nourishing and Depleting: Applications As An EMDR Therapy Inventory Strategy

One of the loveliest practices I ever learned for my own self-care is to make a two column list. In one column, I write down

April 17, 2025

Dropping the Institute

Starting in 2026, I will officially be dropping the “Institute” from our EMDR Therapy training company The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, at which time the

January 29, 2025

What Does Case Conceptualization Mean, Really?

In online EMDR Therapy networking groups, people often post the question, “What EMDR protocol should I use for [insert population or condition]?” I am that

December 5, 2024