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For practitioners
Research summaries and clinical guidance for therapists.
Complex PTSD (ICD-11): identify, assess, treatICD-11 complex PTSD for practitioners: criteria, differential diagnosis, assessment (ITQ), treatment evidence, the stabilisation debate and EMDR.Read the article →Complex trauma in children and adolescents: should we stabilise first?A 2026 meta-analysis of 48 trials in young people with complex trauma: trauma-focused therapies work, and prior stabilisation adds no benefit on average.Read the article →Dissociation and EMDR: recognising, assessing and adapting treatmentFor EMDR practitioners: dissociation in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR, screening tools, what the studies say and how to adapt treatment safely.Read the article →Do we really need to “stabilise” before treating trauma?Randomised trials show trauma-focused therapy can start early for most adults abused in childhood; dissociation and DID remain open questions.Read the article →EMDR and exposure therapyEMDR and prolonged exposure for PTSD: what they share, how they differ, how to choose with the patient and how to combine them.Read the article →EMDR and post-traumatic stress: what the studies really say in 2026Meta-analyses, guidelines and the APA debate: EMDR is as effective as other trauma-focused therapies for PTSD. An overview for practitioners.Read the article →Fraser’s dissociative table in EMDR: value, limits and precautionsOrigins of Fraser’s dissociative table, Martin’s eight steps, indications, safety precautions and the evidence on its use.Read the article →From offer to care: what the HARD trial in healthcare workers teaches usThe 2026 HARD trial: why an offer of EMDR to COVID-19 healthcare workers showed no benefit, and the gap between offered and received care.Read the article →Is EMDR 2.0 more effective than standard EMDR?Matthijssen et al. (2021): EMDR 2.0 and standard EMDR were equally effective, with fewer sets for EMDR 2.0, in a non-clinical sample.Read the article →Online EMDR: what the research saysEffectiveness of online EMDR, precautions for remote work, health data rules and a checklist for choosing a digital tool.Read the article →Resource Development and Installation (RDI)RDI in EMDR: the protocol, the evidence, and what experiments show eye movements do to positive memories. Practical guidance for clinicians.Read the article →The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) modelHow EMDR's AIP model explains trauma symptoms and healing, the eight-phase protocol, and what research says about how EMDR works.Read the article →The container exercise: setting aside what overflows, while still acknowledging itA simple stabilisation exercise used in EMDR: step-by-step instructions, the research behind it, common mistakes and when to seek help.Read the article →What is motivational interviewing?Helping someone change without forcing them: the spirit, processes and core tools of motivational interviewing, and the evidence behind it.Read the article →Working memory theory: why eye movements soothe a memoryWhy do eye movements in EMDR therapy make a memory less distressing? What the working memory studies really show, and their limits.Read the article →
For the general public
Understanding what you are going through, and ways to move forward.
A stabilisation exercise: building your safe placeHow to build a safe or calm place step by step, why imagery soothes, what research says, and tips for EMDR therapists.Read the article →Anxiety: understanding what happens in the body and in the mindThe alarm system in the brain, panic attacks, automatic thoughts and slow breathing: what research says about anxiety and the treatments that work.Read the article →Breakups: why some are so hard to get overWhy some breakups are so hard to get over: craving, attachment, idealisation and guilt, what research shows, and what genuinely helps.Read the article →Burnout: what science has established, and what remains openWhat research says about burnout: WHO definition, causes, overlap with depression, treatment, return to work and prevention.Read the article →Can a traumatic memory be erased?What the Inserm study on PTSD and memory control really shows, and why recovery means remembering without reliving.Read the article →Can we inherit our family's wounds?What research really shows about the transmission of trauma across generations, through relationships and epigenetics, and what helps break the chain.Read the article →Coercive control: understanding it to break freeHow coercive control takes hold, why leaving is so hard, its effects on mental health and how to rebuild: what research tells us.Read the article →Depression: understanding what is happening and what really helpsRecognising depression, why willpower is not enough, effective treatments, small steps for hard days and how family and friends can help.Read the article →Eating disorders: understanding them, recognising them, getting helpAnorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder: what we know today, warning signs, the link with trauma, what helps and how to support someone.Read the article →EMDR in brief: how it works and what science saysHow EMDR therapy works, who recommends it, what the studies show for PTSD, its likely mechanisms and where EMDR 2.0 stands today.Read the article →EMDR: what happens in therapy, and what the research saysHow EMDR therapy works, what sessions involve, what guidelines and studies say, common misconceptions and how to choose a therapist.Read the article →Four simple tools to calm your mind when everything speeds upSafe place, container, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding and the 10-minute pause: four simple ways to calm your mind, step by step, with what research says.Read the article →Impostor syndrome: what it really isOrigins, measurement, causes and consequences of the impostor phenomenon: what forty years of research tell us, and what can help.Read the article →Manipulation: 5 common beliefs worth taking apartNarcissistic perverts, trauma bonding, grey rock: what research really says about manipulation and coercive control, beyond social media.Read the article →Neurofeedback after trauma: what we knowA promising but still experimental technique: how neurofeedback works, what the studies show, its limits and how to choose well.Read the article →Neuroplasticity: why the brain can changeHow the brain keeps rewiring itself at any age: key studies, common myths, what helps, and what neuroplasticity means after trauma.Read the article →PTSD or complex PTSD? Understanding what repeated trauma leaves behindWhat complex PTSD covers, why shame takes up so much room, how it is treated and where to find help after repeated trauma.Read the article →Talking to children about the risk of sexual abuse: a guide for parentsWhat to tell children at each age, warning signs, how to respond to a disclosure and where parents can find support.Read the article →Trauma therapies: EMDR, Flash technique, brainspotting and moreA guide to the main trauma therapies, from EMDR and trauma-focused CBT to the Flash technique and brainspotting, and what we know about them.Read the article →Understanding your emotionsWhat emotions are for, why we sometimes feel overwhelmed, what research says about naming feelings, and a simple four-step exercise.Read the article →Vicarious trauma: when other people's suffering reaches usHealth professionals, carers, family and friends: recognising the strain of listening to trauma, and practical ways to protect yourself.Read the article →Victim, Rescuer, Persecutor: understanding the drama triangleKarpman's drama triangle and transactional analysis: what they reveal about recurring conflicts, how to step out of them, and their limits.Read the article →What is trauma?What happens after an overwhelming event, how to recognise PTSD, what genuinely helps people recover, and where to find support.Read the article →
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