EMDR Adelaide

22/08/2025

Patience and discipline. Kindness with fairness. Be pleased, yet always open to growth.

12/08/2025

Nothing feels more frightening than the sudden and unpredictable, like losing a loved one or experiencing an unexpected life change. These types of experiences can shatter the world we thought was safe, stable, and familiar.

They break the image we’ve created and carried, along with the dreams of the life we imagined sharing with that person or situation. Sometimes, we may believe nothing and no one could ever give us that imagined life again.

EMDR therapy may work through grief. It helps to ease emotional pain, reshape the way we hold these images, and open a path toward living meaningfully again, while still honouring the love and connection that was lost.

09/08/2025

Ethan Kross is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist and writer, who specializes in emotion regulation. He is a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan and director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory.

Your inner voice is a powerful tool for self-reflection and planning, but it can also trap you in negative thought loops — “chatter,” as psychologist and neu...

09/08/2025

An Exercise to Decrease Negative Self-Talk by Michael Yapko, PhD

When a client suffers from impostor syndrome, there is often a gap between how others perceive them . . .and how they perceive themselves.This gap is what fu...

09/08/2025

The podcast "Science Behind the Therapy explores the latest clinical research and practical applications of EMDR therapy hosted by Andrew M. Leeds, PhD"

26/07/2025

It’s important to recognise that our thoughts are essentially reactions based on memories.

10/07/2025

From the National Center for PTSD – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

This short self-screen can help you reflect on whether your feelings and behaviours may be related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

10/07/2025

The science behind EMDR continues to challenge what we once believed about trauma recovery.

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, leading trauma expert, affirms what thousands of clinicians experience in practice: EMDR delivers profound change, faster than traditional talk therapy ever could. With roots grounded in multiple schools of psychotherapy, it's a method built for both flexibility and effectiveness.

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05/07/2025

The term "pathogenic kernel statements" refers to deep, often unconscious beliefs formed in childhood in response to trauma, neglect, or other significant experiences with caregivers that causes psychological distress or dysfunction. A pathogenic kernel statement is the core verbal expression of such a belief—usually internalised early in life and carried into adulthood. These statements are not just cognitive distortions; they are emotionally charged and identity-defining, often linked to trauma or attachment wounds.

Examples include:
“I must be perfect to be loved.”
“If I speak up, I’ll be rejected.”
“I’m responsible for everyone’s pain.”

In EMDR therapy, we work to identify the memories related to these beliefs in order to reprocess them.

30/06/2025

Fact check about a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP)
A MHCP doesn’t have a fixed expiry date, but there are a few important things to keep in mind:
Medicare-subsidised sessions reset every calendar year (January to December).
A review is usually needed after the first 6 sessions.
You may need a new GP referral each year to keep accessing rebates.

If you’re unsure whether your plan is still valid or how many sessions you have left, check in with your GP or mental health provider. It’s a great way to stay on track with your wellbeing.

For more details, refer to the official Better Access fact sheet:

25/06/2025

EMDR therapy, through memory processing, facilitates the development of alternative perspectives by enabling clients to reprocess traumatic memories in a way that reduces emotional intensity, restructures negative beliefs, and allows more adaptive, realistic interpretations to emerge.
Fixed perspective: “My life is ruined. They destroyed everything.”
Alternative perspective: “My injury changed my life, but I still have agency to redefine what success or recovery looks like moving forward.”

22/06/2025

the EMDR Basic Training Refresher course
Whether it’s been months or years since your Basic Training, the EMDR Basic Training Refresher course is designed to help you reconnect with the core concepts and protocols taught in Parts 1 and 2 of the EMDR Institute Basic Training. This one-day online workshop offers a supportive space to revisit key elements of the standard protocol and strengthen your clinical confidence. If you're looking to hone your skills, deepen your understanding, and return to your EMDR work with renewed clarity and energy, this refresher is for you.

EMDR Australia Training and Consultation EMDR Basic Training Refresher - revision of Part 1 & 2 EMDR Institute Basic Training Trainer: Dr Gillian...