
EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Disorders
10/31/22 • 28 min
Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, sensory experience, memory, and/or sense of identity. Do we all dissociate at some point in time? What about when our dissociation level becomes extreme and impacts our ability to function or could create a distance from our sense of self? Enter EMDR therapists like Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, REAT, RYT-500, RMT, Founder, Mindful Ohio & The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, and EMDRIA Certified Therapist/Approved Consultant/Trainer. Find out what Jamie says about dissociation and dissociative disorders and how EMDR therapy can help.
- EMDRIA members who want to learn more and earn CEs can access the following OnDemand sessions where Dr. Marich has discussed this topic (purchase required).
- Demystifying and Humanizing Dissociation in EMDR Therapy Practice
- OnDemand Sessions by other EMDR therapists:
- Utilization of EMDR Therapy for Grief and Mourning
- Ego-State Therapy Interventions to Prepare Dissociative Clients for EMDR
- Using EMDR with Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation
- Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation
- References we mentioned in this episode.
- Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Life releases on January 10, 2023. Pre-orders are available.
- Go With That magazine, Fall 2021, EMDR Therapy and Dissociation (member login required). Our Focal Point blog discusses this issue of the magazine here.
- Free Resources from Dr. Jamie Marich
- Dr. Jamie Marich's YouTube Channel
- Rotem Breyer: The EMDR Learning Community
- Facebook: EMDR Therapist Resources
- ICM's Dissociation and Addiction Resources
- EMDRIA Practice Resources
- EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
- EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 13,000 EMDR therapists.
- Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.
- Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA
Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.
Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, sensory experience, memory, and/or sense of identity. Do we all dissociate at some point in time? What about when our dissociation level becomes extreme and impacts our ability to function or could create a distance from our sense of self? Enter EMDR therapists like Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, REAT, RYT-500, RMT, Founder, Mindful Ohio & The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, and EMDRIA Certified Therapist/Approved Consultant/Trainer. Find out what Jamie says about dissociation and dissociative disorders and how EMDR therapy can help.
- EMDRIA members who want to learn more and earn CEs can access the following OnDemand sessions where Dr. Marich has discussed this topic (purchase required).
- Demystifying and Humanizing Dissociation in EMDR Therapy Practice
- OnDemand Sessions by other EMDR therapists:
- Utilization of EMDR Therapy for Grief and Mourning
- Ego-State Therapy Interventions to Prepare Dissociative Clients for EMDR
- Using EMDR with Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation
- Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation
- References we mentioned in this episode.
- Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Life releases on January 10, 2023. Pre-orders are available.
- Go With That magazine, Fall 2021, EMDR Therapy and Dissociation (member login required). Our Focal Point blog discusses this issue of the magazine here.
- Free Resources from Dr. Jamie Marich
- Dr. Jamie Marich's YouTube Channel
- Rotem Breyer: The EMDR Learning Community
- Facebook: EMDR Therapist Resources
- ICM's Dissociation and Addiction Resources
- EMDRIA Practice Resources
- EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
- EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 13,000 EMDR therapists.
- Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.
- Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA
Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.
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- EMDRIA members who want to learn more and earn CEs can access the following OnDemand sessions where Mr. Archer has discussed this topic (purchase required).
- References we mentioned in this episode.
- Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique W. Morris
- Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Confronting Systemic Racism and Healing Racial Trauma by David Archer explains the general philosophy behind anti-racist practice and the mental health consequences of racial trauma
- Black Meditation: Ten Practices for Self-Care, Mindfulness, and Self-Determination by David Archer describes ten practices designed to improve racial awareness and positive self-identity with Black clients.
- Racial Trauma Recovery: Healing Our Past Using Rhythm and Processing by David Archer explores the Rhythm and Processing strategies for use in clinical contexts.
- EMDRIA Practice Resources
- EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
- EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 13,000 EMDR therapists.
- Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.
- Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.
Musical soundtrack, Acoustic Motivation 11290, supplied royalty-free by Pixabay.
Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.
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November is National Veteran and Military Families Month. What does it take to work as an EMDR therapist with a nation's warriors? How do you successfully provide EMDR therapy for veterans and service members? Listen to Dr. Jamie Zabukovec discuss her decades-long work experience with this population. Find out how her experience can help you and your clients.
Resources
- EMDRIA EMDR and the Military Toolkit (login req)
- EMDRIA Go With That magazine: EMDR Therapy and the Military: Combating Trauma (login req)
- EMDRIA Practice Resources
- EMDRIA Online EMDR Therapy Resources
- EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 13,000 EMDR therapists.
- Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.
- For a more detailed reference list from Dr. Zabukovec, please visit the Let's Talk EMDR Podcast page, find this episode, and click "Detailed Reference List."
- Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Musical soundtrack, Acoustic Motivation 11290, supplied royalty-free by Pixabay.
Produced by Kim Howard, CAE.
Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.
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