EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Disorders

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.