When first learning EMDR, I felt so compelled to try and learn as much about it as I could. There are so many resources out there, books to read, podcasts to listen to, and trainings to attend. Here are a few places that I started and enjoy to this day. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Note: I do not receive any financial incentives or compensation for recommending these resources.
Books
- Every Memory Deserves Respect by Michael Baldwin and Deborah Korn, PhD
- EMDR with Complex Trauma by Thomas Zimmerman
- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
- Dissociation Made Simple by Dr. Jamie Marich
Queering EMDR by Roshni Chabra
- Easy Ego State Interventions: Strategies for Working with Parts by Robin Shapiro
Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation by Laurel Parnell
EMDR Therapy: An A to Z Guide for Interweaves by Michelle Morrissey
- The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
Podcasts
- The EMDR Podcast presented by Thomas Zimmerman
- Let’s Talk EMDR presented by EMDRIA
- Notice That presented by Beyond Healing
- Zero Disturbance presented by Kambria Evans
Trainings/Trainers/Other Resources
- Pathways CE Library Subscription through Personal Transformation Institute (PTI)
- Advanced trainings with Paula Merucci of EMDR Chicago
- BilateralStimulation.io for virtual eye movements and audio tones for free! There is also a paid version that will give you access to more options.
If you are curious to learn more about EMDR or are interested in beginning your EMDR therapy journey, please reach out to me via the Contact Me page on my website. You can also learn more about EMDR as well as additional EMDR therapists in your area by visiting the EMDR International Association’s website here.
Reminder: these blog posts are meant to be purely educational and/or entertainment tools and do NOT replace psychotherapy and/or other medically necessary treatments.