2017 EMDR Successes by Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW Thank you to all of you for the referrals. Here is a list of some of the presenting problems (referrals) that were successfully treated with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) since the beginning months of 2017 Adult Anxiety and Marital Discord due to child neglect and

  2016 EMDR Successes by Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW   Thank you to all of you for the referrals. Here is a list of some of the presenting problems (referrals) that were successfully treated with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) since the beginning months of 2016.   Adult Anxiety and Panic due to a

  Integrated EMDR For Child Abuse – Part 3  By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW This is the third article in a three part series on the use of EMDR for child abuse. Part One and Part Two of this series explained the patterns of Ambivalent Attachment and The Locus of Control Shift and how the

Integrated EMDR For Child Abuse – Part 2  By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW As explained in Part One of this series, a person who has a history of child abuse will often develop two relational and cognitive problems called “Ambivalent Attachment” and “The Locus of Control Shift”. These are both unconscious and expected reactions to

  Integrated EMDR For Child Abuse – Part 1  By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1989 and is used as a method of treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (See blog article “What is EMDR?”) Over time, researchers and therapists expanded the use

  Integrated EMDR for Relationships By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW   Imago Therapy  Imago Therapy was developed by Harville Hendrix as a type of Marital Therapy. It is recognized as a highly effective relational intervention because of its unique approach to understanding the nature of human attraction as well as its practical methods of relational

  Integrated EMDR – Starting with Safety By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a treatment method that has dramatically reduced or eliminated the negative impacts of traumatic memory leading to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and thousands of people have benefited from its use. Therapists have expanded the use of

  Organizational Strategic Problem Solving By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW   Anxiety in Organizations  I. Introduction      A. Systems Thinking – Systems thinking is a way of looking at individual behavior by evaluating how someone interacts within a group and how that person impacts the group. Some of the major topics of Systems Thinking consist

What Is Integrated EMDR?  By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW ACSW  When Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1989 it was used as a method of treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). EMDR dramatically reduced or eliminated the negative impacts of traumatic memory leading to PTDS. Today it is recognized as

  EMDR For Performance Enhancement By Jeff Dwarshuis LMSW, ACSW   All people have difficult times and employees at all levels of leadership will carry stress to the workplace. The result can be a less than optimal performance. Employees can be stressed by financial hardship, marital discord, parenting or past issues of divorce, family loss,