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Resources
Out of all the resources available, these are the ones Deborah most regularly recommends to clients. Find an EMDR Therapist near you.

EMDR-specific Books
• Getting Past Your Past,(https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-Your-Self-Help-Techniques/dp/1609619951) Francine Shapiro; Rodale, 2012
• EMDR: The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma,(https://www.amazon.com/EMDR-Breakthrough-Therapy-Overcoming-Anxiety/dp/B0864Z1D4Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19KRYRZYH8RVK&keywords=EMDR%3A+The+Breakthrough+Therapy+for+Overcoming+Anxiety%2C+Stress%2C+and+Trauma&qid=1648824591&s=books&sprefix=emdr+the+breakthrough+therapy+for+overcoming+anxiety%2C+stress%2C+and+trauma%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-1) Francine Shapiro and Margot Silk Forrest; Basic Books, 2016
• Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation: An Illustrated Guide for EMDR Therapists and Clients,(https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Through-Eyes-Trauma-Dissociation/dp/1439213216/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IS65WB7L7CTY&keywords=Looking+Through+the+Eyes+of+Trauma+and+Dissociation%3A+An+Illustrated+Guide+for+EMDR+Therapists+and+Clients&qid=1648824514&s=books&sprefix=looking+through+the+eyes+of+trauma+and+dissociation+an+illustrated+guide+for+emdr+therapists+and+clients+%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1) Sandra Paulsen; Booksurge, 2009
Recovering from Trauma
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,(https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=221XJKJFSGL25&keywords=The+Body+Keeps+the+Score%3A+Brain%2C+Mind%2C+and+Body+in+the+Healing+of+Trauma&qid=1648824555&s=books&sprefix=the+body+keeps+the+score+brain%2C+mind%2C+and+body+in+the+healing+of+trauma%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-1) Bessel van der Kolk; Penguin, 2014
• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence— From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror,(https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recovery-Aftermath-Violence-Political/dp/0465061710/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WGXP4MDCIZAD&keywords=Trauma+and+Recovery%3A+The+Aftermath+of+Violence%E2%80%94+From+Domestic+Abuse+to+Political+Terror&qid=1648824908&s=audible&sprefix=trauma+and+recovery+the+aftermath+of+violence+from+domestic+abuse+to+political+terror%2Caudible%2C66&sr=1-1-catcorr) Judith L. Herman; Basic Books, 2015
• It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You: Complex Trauma and Treatment,(https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648824946&sr=1-1) Christine A. Courtois; Telemachus Press, 2014
• Healing from Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life,(https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Trauma-Survivors-Understanding-Reclaiming/dp/1600940617/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V31A5F6VGGIJ&keywords=Healing+from+Trauma%3A+A+Survivor%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+Understanding+Your+Symptoms+and+Reclaiming+Your+Life&qid=1648824988&s=books&sprefix=healing+from+trauma+a+survivor+s+guide+to+understanding+your+symptoms+and+reclaiming+your+life%2Cstripbooks%2C58&sr=1-1) Jasmin Lee Cori; Marlowe & Company, 2007
• The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole,(https://www.amazon.com/Complex-PTSD-Workbook-Mind-Body-Regaining/dp/1623158249/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2V48JWMX4UOOU&keywords=The+Complex+PTSD+Workbook%3A+A+Mind-Body+Approach+to+Regaining+Emotional+Control+and+Becoming+Whole&qid=1648825017&s=books&sprefix=the+complex+ptsd+workbook+a+mind-body+approach+to+regaining+emotional+control+and+becoming+whole+%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1) Arielle Schwartz; Althea, 2016
• A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD: Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma,(https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Complex-PTSD-Compassionate/dp/1646116143/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37HL2NE5HVG9W&keywords=A+Practical+Guide+to+Complex+PTSD%3A+Compassionate+Strategies+to+Begin+Healing+from+Childhood+Trauma&qid=1648831518&s=books&sprefix=a+practical+guide+to+complex+ptsd+compassionate+strategies+to+begin+healing+from+childhood+trauma%2Cstripbooks%2C72&sr=1-1) Arielle Schwartz; Rockridge, 2020
• Journey Through Trauma: A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma,(https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Through-Trauma-5-Phase-Repeated/dp/0735216835/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AZLIG9HNYUYI&keywords=Journey+Through+Trauma%3A+A+Trail+Guide+to+the+5-Phase+Cycle+of+Healing+Repeated+Trauma&qid=1648825085&s=books&sprefix=journey+through+trauma+a+trail+guide+to+the+5-phase+cycle+of+healing+repeated+trauma%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-1) Gretchen L. Schmelzer; Avery, 2018
• Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices,(https://www.amazon.com/Polyvagal-Exercises-Safety-Connection-Client-Centered-Practices/dp/0393713857/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DLSQOQAFL5AD&keywords=Polyvagal+Exercises+for+Safety+and+Connection%3A+50+Client-Centered+Practices&qid=1648825114&s=books&sprefix=polyvagal+exercises+for+safety+and+connection+50+client-centered+practices%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-1) Deb Dana; W. W. Norton, 2020
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (2nd ed.),(https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Systems-Therapy-Children-Second/dp/1462521452/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19NBC2JYQQ0KY&keywords=Internal+Family+Systems+Therapy+%282nd+ed.%29&qid=1648825139&s=books&sprefix=internal+family+systems+therapy+2nd+ed.+%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1) Richard C. Schwartz and Martha Sweezy; Guilford, 2020
• Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists,(https://www.amazon.com/Living-Legacy-Trauma-Chart-Session/dp/1683734645/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PY3UJIZSP0X9&keywords=Transforming+the+Living+Legacy+of+Trauma%3A+A+Workbook+for+Survivors+and+Therapists&qid=1648825172&s=books&sprefix=transforming+the+living+legacy+of+trauma+a+workbook+for+survivors+and+therapists%2Cstripbooks%2C57&sr=1-1) Janina Fisher; PESI Publishing & Media, 2021
Coping with Dissociation
• Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists,(https://www.amazon.com/Coping-Trauma-Related-Dissociation-Interpersonal-Neurobiology/dp/039370646X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648836614&sr=1-1) Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, Onno van der Hart; W. W. Norton, 2011
• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation,(https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Fragmented-Selves-Trauma-Survivors/dp/0415708230/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LZS90BSBOUGO&keywords=Healing+the+Fragmented+Selves+of+Trauma+Survivors%3A+Overcoming+Internal+Self-Alienation&qid=1648836658&s=books&sprefix=healing+the+fragmented+selves+of+trauma+survivors+overcoming+internal+self-alienation%2Cstripbooks%2C85&sr=1-1) Janina Fisher; Routledge, 2017
Attachment/Attachment Styles
• The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships,(https://www.amazon.com/Power-Attachment-Lasting-Intimate-Relationships/dp/1622038258/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SK831DU7GXF1&keywords=The+Power+of+Attachment%3A+How+to+Create+Deep+and+Lasting+Intimate+Relationships&qid=1648836743&s=books&sprefix=the+power+of+attachment+how+to+create+deep+and+lasting+intimate+relationships%2Cstripbooks%2C82&sr=1-1) Diane Poole Heller; Sounds True, 2019
• Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love,(https://www.amazon.com/Attached-Science-Adult-Attachment-YouFind/dp/1585429139/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/134-7366925-9117739?pd_rd_w=ESbmF&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=4RKFYG22N5C9ZBY66GG7&pd_rd_r=743a1330-e190-4e56-8413-9a1a14a8681d&pd_rd_wg=ws7lC&pd_rd_i=1585429139&psc=1) Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller; TarcherPerigee, 2010
Emotions and Defenses
• It’s Not Always Depression: A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions, and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self,(https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Always-Depression-Authentic/dp/0399588140/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SB0KB0J8HGFK&keywords=It%E2%80%99s+Not+Always+Depression%3A+A+New+Theory+of+Listening+to+Your+Body%2C+Discovering+Core+Emotions%2C+and+Reconnecting+with+Your+Authentic+Self&qid=1648836690&s=books&sprefix=it+s+not+always+depression+a+new+theory+of+listening+to+your+body%2C+discovering+core+emotions%2C+and+reconnecting+with+your+authentic+self%2Cstripbooks%2C126&sr=1-1) Hilary Jacobs Hendel; Penguin Life, 2018
• Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want,(https://www.amazon.com/Living-Like-You-Mean-Emotions/dp/0470377038/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K1B9TI7965MP&keywords=Living+Like+You+Mean+It%3A+Use+the+Wisdom+and+Power+of+Your+Emotions+to+Get+the+Life+You+Really+Want&qid=1648836716&s=books&sprefix=living+like+you+mean+it+use+the+wisdom+and+power+of+your+emotions+to+get+the+life+you+really+want%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1) Ronald J. Frederick; Jossey-Bass, 2009
Introduction to EMDR Therapy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkfln-ZtWeY&t=10s)by EMDR International Association
How EMDR Works? (Animation) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8)by Ven EMDR
What is EMDR Therapy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSHuFHFrUis)by EMDRAA
Thinking about EMDR Therapy? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQAUzUN0UGY)by EMDR International Association
Myths vs. Facts: Dispelling Common Misunderstandings about EMDR Therapy: (https://8e115b39-c03a-4d76-acda-c7be1a334bf8.usrfiles.com/ugd/8e115b_f7fc89d253744d89a9743c98b7af55b1.pdf)A guide to help dispel common misunderstandings about EMDR and learn the truth about this healing therapy.
Aeon E-zine Article: How EMDR Helps to Reprocess Traumatic Memories at Warp Speed (https://aeon.co/essays/how-emdr-helps-to-reprocess-traumatic-memories-at-warp-speed)
Experience Life Article: How EMDR Helps to Treat Trauma (https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/how-emdr-helps-to-treat-trauma/)
From The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
• Scientific Status of EMDR Therapy for Combat-related PTSD (https://www.emdria.org/specialty-areas/ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/the-scientific-status-of-emdr-therapy-for-combat-related-ptsd/)(review of research)
• EMDR Therapy Helps Military Families (https://www.emdria.org/public-resources/emdr-therapy-helps-military-families/)(resource links and handout)
• Let's Talk EMDR Podcast (https://www.emdria.org/letstalkemdrpodcast/)Episode 12, Season 1 "Veterans and Services Members"
From The National Center for PTSD/US Department of Veterans Affairs:
• Treatment Decision Aid (https://www.ptsd.va.gov/apps/decisionaid/)(comparison of evidence-based treatments)
• EMDR Whiteboard (https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/video/index.asp)(explanation of EMDR)
• AboutFace (https://www.ptsd.va.gov/apps/aboutface/therapies/emdr.html)(video testimonials)
• Make the Connection (https://www.maketheconnection.net/stories/872/)(1 minute video)
From The American Psychological Association:
• EMDR Therapy Case Example: Iraq War Veteran with PTSD
(https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/resources/eye-movement-reprocessing-example)
The Trauma Therapist(https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/)
thetraumatherapistproject.com
Therapy Chat(https://baltimoreannapolispsychotherapypodcast.libsyn.com/)
baltimoreannapolispsychotherapypodcast.libsyn.com
Therapist Uncensored (https://therapistuncensored.com/)
therapistuncensored.com
Resiliency Within(https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/3997/resiliency-within)
voiceamerica.com/show/3997/resiliency-within
Stuck Not Broken(https://www.justinlmft.com/podcast)
justinlmft.com/podcast
Trauma and Resilience(https://mhpn.org.au/podcasts/MHPN-Presents-Trauma-and-Resilience)
mhpn.org.au/podcasts/MHPN-Presents-Trauma-and-Resilience
The Healing Trauma Podcast(https://anchor.fm/monique34/)
anchor.fm/monique34/
The Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Podcast(https://davidtreleaven.com/podcast/)
davidtreleaven.com/podcast/
Black Girls Heal(https://www.audible.com/pd/Black-Girls-Heal-Podcast/B08JJNN74S?source_code=GO1DH13310082090P5&gclid=CjwKCAjwu_mSBhAYEiwA5BBmfySY7YoEja9k3ShGOJbEy-zNhe8m_4XYig7aUYwGpxB798Gt8MspPxoCcQ8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
audible.com/pd/Black-Girls-Heal-Podcast/B08JJNN74S?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare
Therapy Show(https://www.therapyshow.com/)
therapyshow.com
Therapy and the Body(https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/therapy-the-body-lu-johnson-lpgQ-fDa87k/)
listennotes.com/podcasts/therapy-the-body-lu-johnson-lpgQ-fDa87k
System Speak(https://www.systemspeak.org/topics)
systemspeak.org/topics
Being Well(https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast/)
rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast
EMDR International Association(https://www.emdria.org/)
emdria.org
Trauma Recovery/EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs(https://www.emdrhap.org/content/)
EMDRHAP.org
EMDR Institute(https://www.emdr.com/)
EMDR.com
Francine Shapiro Library(https://emdria.omeka.net/)
emdria.omeka.net
PACEs Connection (Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences)(https://www.pacesconnection.com/)
pacesconnection.com
“Got Your ACE Score?” ACEs Too High(https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/)
acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation(https://www.isst-d.org/)
ISST-D.org
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies(https://istss.org/home)
ISTSS.org
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network(https://www.nctsn.org/)
nctsn.org
US Department of Veterans Affairs—National Center for PTSD(https://ptsd.va.gov/)
ptsd.va.gov
Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy(http://sidran.org/)
sidran.org
An Infinite Mind(https://www.aninfinitemind.com/)
aninfinitemind.org
MaleSurvivor(https://malesurvivor.org/for-survivors/)
malesurvivor.org/for-survivors
CPTSD Foundation(https://cptsdfoundation.org/)
cptsdfoundation.org
Trauma Survivors Network(http://traumasurvivorsnetwork.org/pages/home)
traumasurvivorsnetwork.org
American Psychological Association—Psychologist Locator(https://locator.apa.org/)
locator.apa.org
Psychology Today—Find a Therapist Service(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists)
psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
The Trauma Research Foundation(https://traumaresearchfoundation.org/)
traumaresearchfoundation.org
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