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Using EMDR Therapy to Heal Your Past: Interview with Creator Francine Shapiro

By Margarita Tartakovsky — 2021

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D, first discovered and developed EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in 1987 to help people process traumatic memories. Today, EMDR is recognized by the US Department of Defense and the American Psychiatric Association as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)