Dr. Dobo’s
EMDR BLOG
The Secret Skills of an Aging Consultant
There is much written about supervision. There is the responsibility each party agrees to. Clear boundaries are discussed, and there are rules and regulations to follow. Keeping ethical standards is of course the highest priority. No one much talks about the...
Why on Earth are You Not Trained in EMDR?
EMDR should be mandatory across all mental health fields where therapy is administered. Why? Let me tell you a story. I am in the unique position of being a psychologist and patient. In my work over the past 25 years, I was the therapist in town who the parents of a...
Death Bed EMDR
Some of you have read my book, Unburdening Souls at the Speed of Thought and some of you know me as trainees, consultees or colleagues. If you have not read my book, there is a character I talk about throughout; it is my dear friend of 62 years, my friend John. In the...
Prince Harry and the Transformational Power of EMDR
You may have seen Prince Harry reporting that EMDR saved his life. He demonstrated it on TV recently. The enormity of EMDR's transformational power is evidenced by the massive disruption he has caused in his family as he moved from "I don't matter" the family matters,...
Trauma Treatment: EMDR Therapy – The World’s First Line of Defense
It’s been thirty-four years since Francine Shapiro discovered that eye movement reduces emotional distress. Since that time 10’s of thousands of therapists have been trained in this therapy and millions of people from around the world have been treated with this eye...
Rapid Eye Movement Therapy: What is it?
What is rapid eye movement therapy? How can it benefit you? It is not a commonly known fact that eye movements are related to emotional wellbeing. One might think this a bizarre comment, and you might be asking yourself, "what on earth do my eyes have to do with my...
REM and EMDR: Are Eye Movements Necessary in EMDR?
The debate as to the importance of the eye movement aspect of EMDR has been put to rest long ago, and yet there is still confusion about this aspect of EMDR. Eye movements are a signature aspect of the treatment. Many argued in the early days of EMDR that the eye...
EMDR Training Cost: 5 Ways to Save Money
Has the EMDR training cost stood in your way, preventing you from learning how to do EMDR? You want to become an EMDRIA-approved therapist. As long as you aren't one, you, your clients, and your practice are missing out. Of course, your clients can just go see a...
