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Send us Fan Mail On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Curt and Michelle take some time to remember September 11, 2001, those who were lost, and those who were left to grieve.  Sharing a common trauma bonds people, and this day taught us much about how trauma affects us.  Join us while we take a moment to remember, share, and discuss how EMDR therapy also became an important therapy to help countless p...

Send us Fan Mail On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Curt and Michelle take some time to remember September 11, 2001, those who were lost, and those who were left to grieve.  Sharing a common trauma bonds people, and this day taught us much about how trauma affects us.  Join us while we take a moment to remember, share, and discuss how EMDR therapy also became an important therapy to help countless p...

Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of EMDRIA – The EMDR International Association?  At the EMDRIA Conference you’ll find great speakers and resources to support your training and practice in EMDR therapy.  In this episode, Curt and Michelle talk about what they are looking forward to at the EMDRIA Conference in August 2026 and why you should consider attending too. Use our podcast coupon code for you...

Send us Fan Mail What is an adaptation in EMDR therapy and when should it be used?  Or should you stick to the Standard Protocol without fail? In this episode Curt and Michelle discuss adaptations, attunement, and most of all, adherence to the Standard Protocol, and how all of these can enhance your work of EMDR therapy for the populations and concerns you may encounter in your therapy room. Use o...

Send us Fan Mail What is an adaptation in EMDR therapy and when should it be used?  Or should you stick to the Standard Protocol without fail? In this episode Curt and Michelle discuss adaptations, attunement, and most of all, adherence to the Standard Protocol, and how all of these can enhance your work of EMDR therapy for the populations and concerns you may encounter in your therapy room. Use o...

Send us Fan Mail Are the effects of EMDR therapy actually valid?  Are clients just saying they feel different as a result of EMDR therapy, or is there a real change?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle address the measures of validity for EMDR therapy, and how this affects your work as an EMDR clinician.

Send us Fan Mail Are the effects of EMDR therapy actually valid?  Are clients just saying they feel different as a result of EMDR therapy, or is there a real change?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle address the measures of validity for EMDR therapy, and how this affects your work as an EMDR clinician.

Send us Fan Mail What is the appropriate length for the grieving process?  What is necessary?  What is unnecessary?  And can EMDR therapy play a role?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle discuss how EMDR therapy can provide help and healing for those dealing with grief and how EMDR clinicians can approach grief in the therapy room.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when our clients are using AI Chatbots outside of the therapy room?  What is the impact?  Join us for a conversation with our guest, Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, about what's going on in the world of AI and the chatbots that our clients may be talking to for life advice and mental health guidance.

Send us Fan Mail Is it possible to use insights from CBT to enhance your practice of EMDR Therapy?   In this episode, Curt and Michelle talk about how EMDR Therapy and CBT can complement one another with guest Christopher Schamber, LCSW, who will be teaching an advanced course about EMDR Therapy and CBT.

Send us Fan Mail What's going on in EMDR Therapy in the rest of the world?  Today Curt talks with Michelle about her recent experience presenting at EMDR Asia in early February 2026, along with other EMDR Professional Training faculty Deborah Silveria, PhD, Mary E. Eason, PhD, and Holly Forman-Patel, LMFT, LPC.  Michelle shares training experiences in Mumbai, India, and Shanghai, China, where...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been wondering about the use of psychedelics in EMDR Therapy, this is the place. In this episode, Curt, Michelle, and guest Wendy Byrd continue their discussion of how EMDR Therapy may be enhanced with the use of psychedelics when working with clients.

Send us Fan Mail If you’re familiar with the DSM-5, you know the long list of diagnoses and their descriptions. But once you start practicing EMDR Therapy, you’ll begin to see that sometimes these diagnoses are not accurate for the clients you’re seeing. Listen to Curt and Michelle’s enlightening discussion about diagnosis confusion, complex PTSD, and the clarity that trauma-informed EMDR Therapy...

Send us Fan Mail Interested in the use of psychedelics in your practice of EMDR Therapy? Today Curt and Michelle are joined by Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, EMDRIA approved Consultant and Trainer, who incorporates psychedelics into her practice. Find out Wendy’s story and how this addition may enhance EMDR Therapy work with certain clients.

Send us Fan Mail Many clinicians ask us how to adapt EMDR Therapy with children, as several factors can help or even hinder the work. Listen today as we discuss the wonderful world of working with kids and EMDR Therapy! EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer, and Holly Forman-Patel, LMFT, LPCC, joins us today with sage advice from her years of working with children in EMDR Therapy.

Send us Fan Mail What are intensives and how do they work? Should you consider this structure as something to use in your practice? In this episode Curt and Michelle talk with Amy Ikerd, EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant, who sheds light on various approaches and practices for intensives for clients in EMDR Therapy.

Send us Fan Mail What if we could help an entire population of clients who, from historical perspective, have often been seen as beyond help? In this episode, Curt and Michelle host guest Mary Eason, PhD, who shares her background with those who struggle with psychotic symptoms and how EMDR therapy transforms the therapist’s internal response to clients and helps this population like no other.

Send us Fan Mail Did you know you don’t have to abandon all other therapeutic approaches when using EMDR therapy? EMDR is actually versatile and adaptable. In this episode, Curt and Michelle talk about EMDR Therapy’s ability to integrate with various other modalities, giving you adaptive options for your clients.

Send us Fan Mail EMDR Therapy was an in-person therapy for many years until Covid-19 changed the landscape for good. That’s when today’s guests, Yanick Steinbeck and Benjamin Viehauser, found their calling to “help the helpers” with their tech-based business. Hear how Yanick and Benjamin created BilateralStimulation.io, an online platform for EMDR therapists and their clients, and how virtual EMDR...

Send us Fan Mail How can EMDR therapy transform your couples therapy practice? Today’s episode features EMDR Trainer and couples therapy expert, Lori Cao, MA, LMFT, CSAT. Find out how you can introduce and use EMDR therapy to help couples reduce reactivity and effectively resolve trauma, ultimately creating positive outcomes for couples.

Send us Fan Mail What about strong emotion in session? Should it always be grounded? In today's episode, Curt and Michelle discuss reprocessing within Siegal's Window of Tolerance and why strong emotion is not necessarily a negative in EMDR therapy.

Send us Fan Mail What is Complex PTSD and how can EMDR therapy help? In today’s episode, Curt Rouanzoin, PhD and Michelle Gottlieb, PsyD explain what Complex PTSD is, the history of the diagnosis, and how EMDR therapy becomes the gold standard for trauma-informed care.

Send us Fan Mail Can EMDR Therapy work in tandem with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy? According to our guest, EMDR approved Trainer, Kelly Hurley, LPC, the resounding answer is yes! Listen today to learn how these two work together to build skills and resilience in clients.

Send us Fan Mail Holidays can be very difficult for people. The loss of loved ones, family crises, chaotic or toxic relationships, even natural disasters—these factors can disrupt what should be a wonderful time of the year. Listen to Curt and Michelle as they discuss the role of memory networks within the EMDR perspective and how EMDR therapy can help clients through the holidays and more.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your client experiences EMDR Therapy? And what are the effects of the work? Listen as we talk to a real EMDR therapy client who uses words and phrases like: "liberated," "free," and "easier to breathe." When trauma is de-sensitized, clients are able to see their world with new eyes, and as our guest reports, "happier and healthi...