The Utilization of EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning: Roger M. Solomon Ph.D.

Course Description

Qualifies for 12 EMDRIA credits, CEs pending

This workshop will focus on integrating EMDR therapy into
the treatment of grief and mourning. The death of a

loved one can be a time of unparalleled distress and adaptation to the loss can be very challenging. Even when

uncomplicated, bereavement can have a significant psychological, behavioral, social, physical, and economic impact. EMDR therapy can be integrated into treatment of grief and mourning to process the distressing memories and present trigger that complicate the bereavement and enable the mourner to assimilate and accommodate the loss. In brief, the loss of connection that comes with the loss of a loved one can be traumatic. EMDR therapy can reprocess the trauma of the loss, and enable the linking in of adaptive information. Usually, the adaptive information is the experience of positive, heartfelt, meaningful moments and memories that give the mourner a sense of connection…