The EMDR Podcast

Helping therapists work more effectively with complex trauma. Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC, offers EMDR Foundational Training in Cleveland, Ohio, and online throughout the United States. We can also train your whole agency. See: http://EMDRCleveland.com

Helping the Predictive Brain Update Bad Memories
Feb 19, 2025 – 00:05:44
When Complex Clients Insist on Doing EMDR Processing Immediately
Jan 3, 2025 – 00:02:25
How to Know When a Client is Prepared Enough to Start Processing Memories in EMDR Therapy?
Jan 1, 2025 – 00:06:52
EMDR Phase One: Are You Putting Your Complex Trauma Clients Through a Machine Built for Others?
Dec 29, 2024 – 00:16:56
Why EMDR Therapy Does Not Seem to Quickly Shift Cognitions Broadly for Some Clients
Dec 23, 2024 – 00:06:47
Why Some Clients Don't Want to Do EMDR Therapy after Successfully Doing Some EMDR Therapy
Dec 20, 2024 – 00:09:07
Why I Rarely Start With Attachment Wound Targets
Dec 16, 2024 – 00:12:22
When "Letting Things Go Where they Go" Goes Straight Off a Cliff in EMDR Therapy
Dec 13, 2023 – 00:27:12
Are You Trying to Put Your EMDR/Mindfulness Clients Through a Machine?
Dec 10, 2023 – 00:08:41
When a Low SUDs May Not Be Ecological
Dec 10, 2023 – 00:03:51
You May Do the Least Reprocessing with the Clients Who Need it the Most
Nov 29, 2023 – 00:06:53
Parts Work is Central to EMDR Therapy
Nov 29, 2023 – 00:13:43
The Performance Anxiety of New EMDR Therapists
Sep 3, 2023 – 00:15:01
Where Clients with Complex Trauma Tend to Get Stuck in EMDR Reprocessing and How to Use Interweaves
Jun 20, 2023 – 00:56:53
Understanding Where the Magic Is (And Isn’t) in EMDR Therapy
Jun 18, 2023 – 00:05:59
EMDR and Grief: Overview
Jun 10, 2023 – 00:09:01
Understanding the AIP Model: The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor
May 21, 2023 – 00:16:58
When to Encourage Memories to Connect: Complex Trauma and the Problem of Too Much Memory Content
May 21, 2023 – 00:22:22
The Problems of Too Much Agenda in EMDR Therapy
May 21, 2023 – 00:14:44
Trouble Finding an Individual Memory when Trauma was Daily: A Topographic Approach
May 21, 2023 – 00:13:34
Preface to What's So Complex about Complex Trauma: Phase Two
May 21, 2023 – 00:03:21
"Mindfulness Doesn't Work for Me:" Teaching it Differently
May 21, 2023 – 00:37:20
A "Dip Your Toe In" Approach to Sensory Grounding
May 21, 2023 – 00:14:42
A "Dip Your Toe In" Approach to Body Scan
May 21, 2023 – 00:22:36
A "Dip Your Toe In" Approach to Calm Scene with Clients with Complex Trauma
May 21, 2023 – 00:16:10
A "Dip Your Toe In" Approach to Breath: Blue Smoke and Hand Breathing
May 21, 2023 – 00:17:22
A "Dip Your Toe In" Approach to Attachment Figure Resources
May 21, 2023 – 00:20:25
Clients who Struggle to Visualize
May 21, 2023 – 00:16:21
Mastering the Videotape Approach in EMDR
May 21, 2023 – 00:26:43
"Noticing the Rest of the Way Up:" Gentler Closure Strategies for Incomplete Reprocessing Sessions
May 21, 2023 – 00:06:03
Walking the Prisoner Out Metaphor in Flash Therapy and in EMDR Therapy
May 21, 2023 – 00:15:41
Understanding Containment with Clients with Complex Trauma
May 19, 2023 – 00:33:07
Effectively Managing Flashbacks in Session and Between Sessions
May 3, 2023 – 00:18:23
Effective Time Management Strategies in EMDR Therapy
May 1, 2023 – 00:13:48