The Art and Science of EMDR

In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Dr. Andrew Dobo explains how to integrate EMDR therapy with Jungian Psychology. Dr. Dobo teaches two advanced EMDR trainings on the topic of EMDR and Jungian Psychology, in addition to the basic EMDR training. Dr. Dobo is the founder of EMDR Educators of Florida and is the author of Unburdening Souls at the Speed of Thought: Psychology, Christianity, and the Transforming Power of EMDR. 

Dr. Arielle Schwartz, author of The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual: An Integrative, Mind-Body Approach to Trauma Recovery explains the art and science of therapy. In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Dr. Schwartz explains how to do better EMDR work with clients who suffer from C-PTSD. She covers the reasons why it's so important for therapists to be present with their clients, she explains concepts such as co-regulation and social engagement, and how to approach the preparation phase when working with complex clients. If you're exploring how to integrate EMDR and C-PTSD this interview is for you.

John Hartung has been teaching about the integration of EMDR and alternative therapies for decades. He published his book,  Energy Psychology and EMDR: Combining Forces to Optimize Treatment, in 2003. In this interview with Rotem Brayer, John teaches us how to use restricted breathing as an EMDR target, and how to help clients notice their breath while doing EMDR work. John explains the importance of coherent breathing, and how to teach clients to improve heart coherence. 

In this interview, Craig Penner explains how to make EMDR work more effective by integrating somatic psychology into our work  

In this interview, Dr. Arielle Schwarz explains how to improve our EMDR work by integrating somatic therapy, somatic resources, and somatic interweaves.

In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Patrick Weeg explains why EMDR therapists need to integrate somatic work into their EMDR work when processing trauma and implicit memories.

In this interview, authors Debbie Korn and Michael Baldwin share their experiences with EMDR therapy from both the client's perspective and an experienced EMDR therapist's perspective.

In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Debbie Korn, PsyD, explains the different categories of clinical interweaves and how to unstick EMDR reprocessing.

In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Laura Casey-Foss explains what leads to therapist burnout and describes the societal consequences of therapists who are burned out.

In this episode, host Rotem Brayer interviews Mara Tesler-Stein as she talks about perinatal EMDR therapy and perinatal mental health. She debunks some of the myths about doing EMDR work during pregnancy and shares research-supported reasons that EMDR clinicians should treat clients in the perinatal stage.

In this episode your host Rotem Brayer with guest, Adam O'Brien talks about what EMDR therapy and psychedelic therapy have in common and how they affect the brain in ways that can lead to transformative experiences.

In this interview with Rotem Brayer, Dr. Jamie Marich explains the most important things you need to know about EMDR and dissociation.