Learn about how EMDR therapy works, what it is like, and how widely it is recognized. EMDR therapists discuss how EMDR therapy works and the feedback they receive from clients. This video from 2019 lists membership numbers and titles at the time of publication.

It’s so effective in treating trauma that it’s recommended by the American Psychiatric Association, the Defense Department and the World Health Organization. It’s called Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming and Michele visits with its creator, Francine Shapiro, to help us understand how it works and why it works so well.

NOTE FROM TED: We've flagged this talk, which was filmed at a TEDx event, because it appears to fall outside TEDx's curatorial guidelines. This talk only represents the views and experiences of the speaker as a patient and practitioner of EMDR. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Tricia Kim Walsh shows us how to better understand ourselves in this poignant, personal talk. Her story of self-discovery will make you change the way you think about "connections". Discover the powerful therapy of EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing that can help people to heal from their traumas. Patricia “Tricia” Kim Walsh is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapist. She has successfully held a full private practice located in Pleasant Hill for the last 6 years, working with individual adults, tweens, teens, couples and families. Tricia also works full-time as a Mental Health Specialist with Crossover Health and provides individual therapy to full-time employees of a large silicon valley employer. Her clinical areas of specialty are PTSD/trauma, depression, anxiety, stress management, grief and loss, self-exploration and relational conflict. She previously served as a faculty counselor and counseling outreach coordinator at the Student Health and Counseling Center of the California State University of East Bay for five years. During her time, she provided individual, couples and group therapy to the undergraduate and graduate students of CSUEB. Tricia received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis with a double major in Communication and Sociology of Law. She also holds a paralegal certificate and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. When she is not in the therapy office, Tricia is spending time with husband and two cats, Loke & Mocha, and loves to travel, write, act, dance and sing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey recently released their Apple TV+ mental health docuseries "The Me You Can't See," in which they opened up about their own struggles. In one episode, Harry takes viewers inside his private EMDR therapy session. EMDR is an evidence-based effective therapy for trauma and PTSD that has been around for about 30 years. Clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Cheryl Arutt breaks down what you need to know about the form of treatment. » SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/AHSub » Visit Our Website: http://www.AccessOnline.com/ Get More Access: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accessonline Twitter: https://twitter.com/accessonline Instagram: http://instagram.com/accessonline Snapchat: OfficialAccess About Access: "Access" is a nationally syndicated daily entertainment news show. "Access" delivers the most comprehensive coverage of entertainment news and personalities on television, featuring in-depth celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes accounts of the most important events in Hollywood. Prince Harry Uses EMDR Therapy: What Is It? https://www.youtube.com/accessonline #AccessHollywood #PrinceHarry #TheMeYouCantSee

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This container imagery meditation is designed to help develop the skill of holding difficult emotional material in a way that we can choose when to delve into it and when to put it way for another time. The container imagery exercise is useful as a self-help tool and also as an adjunct to various healing therapies including EMDR for trauma treatment. This meditation is also available without music in the background: https://youtu.be/CCbc3TGtZEg Explore my new meditation app and join my email newsletter: https://harmonywithin.io/

The Four Elements of Stress Reduction, by Elan Shapiro. This is a quick exercise to help you manage stress and anxiety. I have recorded an audio version so you can save it to your phone, and use it as and when you need. I hope you find it useful.