Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

A Practical Guide to EMDR Therapy

Case Conceptualization and Additional Treatment Strategies

Authors

Ytje van Pelt, MSc

Ad de Jongh, PhD

Erik ten Broeke, MSc

Hellen Hornsveld, PhD

Hans-Jaap Oppenheim, MSc

Jiska Weijermans, MSc

Marilyn Luber, PhD

Description

This EMDR guide offers essential, evidence-based tools and strategies to help clinicians effectively treat trauma and mental health challenges.

This first English-language edition presents a concise, trauma-informed approach grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, offering updated strategies for new and seasoned clinicians. It introduces six trauma-sensitive pathways for identifying core memories and provides flexible, trans-diagnostic tools for treating complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and other clinical challenges. With clear case examples and step-by-step guidance, the guide connects theory to practice in diverse settings. Unlock your free eBook with your print purchase—accessible anytime on Springer Publishing Connect!

Key Features:

Step-by-step EMDR therapy guidance for CPTSD, co-occurring conditions, and trauma-related disorders
Builds clinical competencies in trauma-focused care using evidence-based EMDR strategies
Includes clinical case examples, structured protocols, and adaptable interventions
Written by expert EMDR clinicians grounded in the AIP model
Equips professionals with the latest research and innovations to optimize EMDR interventions

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

SECTION I. A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF TRAUMA-SENSITIVE CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION

Chapter 1. EMDR Case Conceptualization

Chapter 2. Applying Learning Theory Principles to EMDR Trauma-Focused Case Conceptualization

Chapter 3. Optimizing EMDR Therapy: Practical Applications of the Working Memory Hypothesis and Memory Reconsolidation Theory

Chapter 4. The Intrusion Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Intrusions and the Intrusion Path in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Chapter 5. The Timeline Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Stemming From Single Issues, Anxieties, and Phobias

Chapter 6. The Flashforward-Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Work with Anticipatory Fears

Chapter 7. The Emotion-Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Memories Linked to Emotions

Chapter 8. The Belief Path: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Select Memories Linked to Negative (Core) Beliefs

Chapter 9. The Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Techniques Paths: A Trauma-Sensitive Search Strategy to Identify Basic Emotional Memories

SECTION II. ADVANCED EMDR THERAPY FOR CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DESIGNING EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS

Chapter 10. Treating Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With EMDR Therapy

Chapter 11. Identifying Challenges of Blocked Processing and Exploring Solutions, Including Cognitive Interweaves

Appendix A. Common Paths for Case Conceptualization in Various Disorders

Appendix B. Timeline Path 4: 15 Optional Questions About the Learning History of Patients' Complaints

Appendix C. Timeline Path: Steps for the Timeline Path

Appendix D. Flashforward Path and Mental Video Check Scripts

Appendix E. Procedure for Changing Problematic Emotions: Search Strategy for the Emotion Path

Appendix F. Procedure for Changing Dysfunctional Beliefs (Belief Path)

Appendix G. An Adapted Affect Scan and Adapted Floatback Technique: Both Variants of the Affect Bridge

Index

Authors

Ytje van Pelt, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist, Child and Youth psychologist, EMDR therapy Europe trainer, Children and Adolescent EMDR trainer and CBT trainer. She works as a clinical director at Psy-zo! Institution, Psy-zo! Education and Psy-zo! Research and serves as the editor-in-chief of the EMDR Magazine in the Netherlands for the EMDR Netherlands Association.

Ad de Jongh, PhD, is a mental health care psychologist and professor of anxiety and behavioral disorders at the University of Amsterdam. He is also an honorary professor at Salford University in Manchester, the University of Worcester, and Queen’s University in Belfast.

Erik ten Broeke, MSc, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. As a trainer and consultant, he specializes in the conceptual underpinnings and practice of CBT and EMDR therapy.

Hellen Hornsveld, PhD, is a mental health care psychologist, EMDR-Europe trainer, and an ISST Schema therapy consultant/trainer.

Hans-Jaap Oppenheim, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist and psychotherapist and EMDR-Europe trainer. He is working in a private practice as an EMDR trainer and consultant.

Jiska Weijermans, MSc, is a mental health care psychologist, Child and Youth psychologist, EMDR Europe trainer, and CBT trainer. She works as a clinical director at Psy-zo! Institution, Psy-zo! Education, and Psy-zo! Research. She is the president of the EMDR Netherlands Association.

Marilyn Luber, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant in private practice in Philadelphia. She is a co-representative of the Board Secretariat for the EMDR Global Alliance: The International Society of EMDR Therapy and co-chairing worldwide research on Redefining EMDR (Kansas State University).

Product Details