In the media
Please note, various media coverage is shown here in order to share with you many different people’s experiences of EMDR treatment. For authoritative descriptions and definitions of the therapy please return to this site as the EMDR Association UK is not responsible for third party content.
1 February 2020
A woman describes how EMDR helped her on the road to recovery from PTSD caused by the violence she suffered as a very young child growing up in the Ukraine.
5 January 2020
Dawn of Ashes, an Industrial Mental band from Los Angeles, has released a new single entitled ‘EMDR’ written by lead singer Kristof Bathory, inspired by his experience of having EMDR therapy.
4 January 2020
A Canadian journalist describes how effective she found EMDR for the issues she was dealing with, and gives some background to the therapy.
25 November 2019
Medical TV series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ takes EMDR as a storyline: the writer and producer gives an interview to explain why.
20 October 2019
A programme about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on Radio 4’s You and Yours highlights that EMDR is a first line treatment and includes several calls from listeners who benefited from the therapy.
1 October 2019
Experimental musician Nina Keith’s debut album was inspired by her experience of EMDR therapy:
30 September 2019
A woman trapped in the doors of a train travelling at high speed, recovered from the lasting trauma of this experience with EMDR. Read her story in The Guardian:
30 September 2019
A new video is launched about EMDR Therapy by the EMDR International Association. A great introduction to the what and why of this amazing therapy.
1 August 2019
A woman suffering from PTSD following the birth of her baby was able to recover with the help of EMDR
1 July 2019
Article in the Guardian about mental health support for homeless people which mentions EMDR.
30 June 2019
The founder of EMDR therapy, Francine Shapiro, died on 16th June 2019. Read the Guardian obituary
30 May 2019
A young woman found EMDR helped her cope with the trauma of losing both her brothers to suicide in the same year.
4 May 2019
Russell Brand interviewed Jameela Jamil about how EMDR helped her manage childhood trauma. (If you are offended by swearing please be warned in advance that there is some during this interview).
2 April 2019
Natasha Kaplinsky, the former BBC newsreader, talks about how she had EMDR to help her cope with the trauma of having been with her family on a boat which exploded in flames, injuring her and her daughter.
1 April 2019
Actress Evan Rachel Wood talks about how EMDR is helping her cope with traumatic experiences. Please note that she says the therapy is only available for people who can afford to pay, as she lives in the USA, but in the UK it is available on the NHS..
