How EMDR Can Help You Sleep Better?

How EMDR Can Help You Sleep Better?

Our general health depends on getting enough sleep, which enables our bodies and minds to regenerate. However, many people need help to consistently get a decent night’s sleep. Trauma, worry, and stress are a few causes of sleep disruptions.  If you are having...
The Impact of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R)

The Impact of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R)

The Impact of Event Scale (IES) was developed by Horowitz, Wilner, and Alvarez (1979) in order to assess the frequency of posttraumatic stress symptoms experienced during the past week. The scale consisted of 15 items rated on a 4-point scale namely, 0 (not at all), 1...
5 Tips for EMDR Therapists

5 Tips for EMDR Therapists

Even though EMDR therapy is an 8-phase standard treatment protocol, every EMDR session will present slightly differently as all clients are unique. It can be normal to doubt yourself as a new EMDR therapist but remembering these basics can help you regain your...
What to Look for In an EMDR Therapist

What to Look for In an EMDR Therapist

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy is a theoretical orientation and approach to mental health treatment. The goal of EMDR is to help clients to heal from traumatic or other distressing life experiences related to their present-day symptoms and...