EMDR Therapy for Serious Illness

Cancer. HIV/Aids. Long Covid. Back, joint, and muscular-skeletal pain.  Pulmonary diseases. What do these all have in common? They are considered a serious illness. People who deal with them are usually in it for the long run. Serious illness is a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality AND either negatively impacts a person's daily function or quality of life, OR excessively strains their caregivers, according to the U.S. National Institutes for Health. Can EMDR therapy help deal with the trauma of the diagnosis? Yes, says EMDR Certified Therapist, Trainer, and Consultant Rick Levinson, LCSW. Find out more in this episode. 

Resources

• "What is EMDR Therapy? Past, Present & Future," Journal of EMDR Practice & Research, Vol 15, Issue 4, 2021
• 8 Phases of EMDR Resources (member login req)
• EMDRIA Client Brochures (member login req)
• Focal Point  Blog
• EMDRIA Library 
• EMDRIA Practice Resources
• EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory lists more than 16,000 EMDR therapists.
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• EMDRIA Online Membership Communities for EMDR Therapists

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Produced by Kim Howard, CAE

Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.