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EMDR Association UK – Past, Present and Future
Past, Present, and Future is a Podcast series from the EMDR UK Association in which Dr. Russell Hurn, a Counselling Psychologist interviews some of the most influential figures in the EMDR International Community. The programme looks at their journey into EMDR, what they are currently doing and what they hope to be doing in the future, and their vision for the development of EMDR.
EMDR Association UK – Past, Present and Future
We have just released our new series titled “EMDR Extraordinary Stories” which you can find on Buzzsprout as well as all the usual podcast providers (including Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music and TuneIn).
2. Chartered Psychologist Yesim Arikut-Treece gives us an incredible account of delivering EMDR therapy using interpreters in a Yazidi IDP Camp in Iraq
In Episode 2, we meet Yesim Arikut-Treece, who worked as an EMDR therapist for the Free Yazidi Foundation in the Kurdish region of Iraq, helping Yazidi survivors of genocide. She was drawn to this opportunity because of her desire to work in crisis and emergency situations. In 2018, despite facing some political unrest that required her to travel by land in a taxi, Yesim arrived at the women and children’s centre in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp to begin her work.
The region was in complete disarray, with no houses, schools, or services remaining after the destruction caused by ISIS and Daesh. There were thousands of survivors, all traumatised, but very few therapists were available. Scaling up services to increase capacity was essential and was achieved by training some of the Yazidi women and girls in the Trauma Stress Relief package (TSR) to deliver stabilisation techniques.
The therapy was delivered using interpreters, and Yesim adapted the G-TEP and IGTP protocols to suit this population. The work presented many challenges, especially during the pandemic when the team had to be more creative. Yesim believes in the versatility and adaptability of EMDR therapy and encourages therapists to apply it in various settings.
1. Shelley Bradley Scholley tells her extraordinary story of being in active service and delivering EMDR in a combat zone
In the first episode of EMDR UK’s new podcast series, “Extraordinary Stories,” Shelley Bradley Scholey shares her 14-year military service experience, including her posting to Afghanistan and how she utilised EMDR therapy on the front line in the middle of a combat zone. She aims to encourage other therapists to recognise their own humanity and acknowledge that clients’ experiences can affect them on a human level
Shelley Bradley Scholey is an accredited EMDR Consultant & training facilitator, you can find her on Instagram and Facebook @fortitudepsychologicaltherapy or her website www.fortitudepsychologicaltherapy.co.uk
This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presenters and are not endorsed by the Association.