The authoritative presentation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, this groundbreaking book–now revised and expanded–has enhanced the clinical repertoires of more than 125,000 readers and has been translated into 10 languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this evidence-based approach is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other clinical problems. EMDR originator Francine Shapiro reviews the therapy’s theoretical and empirical underpinnings, details the eight phases of treatment, and provides training materials and resources. Vivid vignettes, transcripts, and reproducible forms are included. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2″ x 11″ size.New to This Edition*Over 15 years of important advances in therapy and research, including findings from clinical and neurophysiological studies.*New and revised protocols and procedures.*Discusses additional applications, including the treatment of complex trauma, addictions, pain, depression, and moral injury, as well as post-disaster response.*Appendices with session transcripts, clinical aids, and tools for assessing treatment fidelity and outcomes.EMDR therapy is recognized as a best practice for the treatment of PTSD by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the World Health Organization, the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, and other health care associations/institutes around the world.
62 reviews for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures – 3 Edition
Rated 5 out of 5
S. M.Silver (verified owner)–
The third edition has been some time in coming – since the second in 2001, we’ve seen ongoing research into EMDR as a psychotherapy and fascinating studies of the eye movements Shapiro posited as facilitating a neurological processing of unresolved experiences, more international and national agencies evaluating that research and determining EMDR is an effective therapy in the treatment of psychological trauma, and the continuous exploration of EMDR’s with other conditions. Yet the fundamental principles, protocols and procedures remain largely unchanged – given EMDR’s success before the presentation of the Second Edition, there is no surprise in this. What the Third Edition brings is more: more clarity, more experience, more research, more applications, and, the continuous thread from the beginning, more compassion. Clinicians familiar with the earlier editions will find that “more” amplifying and clarifying their use of EMDR and providing a solid, well established center to their work. Shapiro’s continuous insistence on empiricism, a position she still maintains, resulted in stability through the sometimes rough rapids of a paradigm shift in psychotherapy and this volume is the best expression of that shift. For clinicians just coming across EMDR and wondering what this is all about, maintain a healthy skepticism, read the book and get trained in the methodology, and try it with your clients. For these clinicians, “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing” (3rd. ed.) maintains what was best in the first two editions – an invitation to learn this powerful therapy, one that makes use of their clients’ own ability to heal.
Rated 5 out of 5
F. Theobald (verified owner)–
Good update of a classic
Rated 5 out of 5
rube_haven (verified owner)–
I am a certified EMDR therapist, consultant and facilitator of basic training’s for EMDR therapy. I have all 3 editions of Francine Shapiro’s books which I ordered from inlori. I bought this book to read the new additions to her book and to stay up to date with her new findings. I would recommend any practicing clinician to read this book and take the EMDR basic training, it will change your practice and help your patients in profound and significant ways. Client/patients are often baffled by the effectiveness of this treatment especially when they have been treated with other therapies in the past that only brought temporary relief to their symptoms. I’ve heard multiple times from recipients of this therapy, that it has changed their life in significant ways, “the memory is there, but the disturbance is gone” is a recent expression from a client of mine. I would recommend this book to any psychologist, doctor, nurse, graduate student or counselor, and take the EMDR training- your life as a treatment provider will forever change.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nicole York (verified owner)–
Fast delivery. Came as advertised.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jamie Neuenschwander (verified owner)–
Excellent! The first chapter or two are difficult to get through but it is very helpful for clinicians to learn the material before or after training.
Rated 3 out of 5
Lusitanian (verified owner)–
I was hoping for more guidance
Rated 5 out of 5
Debbie (verified owner)–
Great book
Rated 5 out of 5
H Christie (verified owner)–
I mean, this is the OG of EMDR. You must get the newest edition. There are significant changes that are important.
Rated 5 out of 5
Paula (verified owner)–
Well overdue updates to the 3rd edition. I’m glad to see Dr. Shapiro has began to consider other clinicians’ opinions and uses for the therapy she founded.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
This EMDR textbook arrived promptly and was well packed. If you do the EMDR training, you will likely have access to this book at a lower price but may have to wait longer to receive it, as I would have. This is strictly a professional text that although interesting in its own right, would be of little or no use to the lay-person. DO NOT consider buying this book in order to try doing EMDR on others unless you have also taken extensive training in EMDR, hold a master’s degree, and are a registered clinician.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
great tool for practicing EMDR
Rated 4 out of 5
KD (verified owner)–
I learned so much about EMDR I never knew. A valuable resource for any therapist going through the training.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
Condition as expected.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
Great condition. New book!!
Rated 4 out of 5
JennJ (verified owner)–
My husband said that this book helped him with the class he took to learn EMDR. It was very helpful and useful.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
I read the first edition years ago, which prompted me to get trained in EMDR. A phenomenal technique. Now I am absolutely enjoying the second edition, with its updates.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
Great book m. Good explanations.
Rated 5 out of 5
Dee RICHTER (verified owner)–
The book for the class. Easy reas
Rated 5 out of 5
MzS (verified owner)–
Had to get this for certification. It’s the book you’ll need. Good price.
Rated 5 out of 5
Gibbylove (verified owner)–
As a EMDR trained I think this book is an important part of my shelve. Yes the book helps practitioners to have a clear understanding about 8 stages of EMDR, it is a book that is not complicated and easy to follow,
Rated 5 out of 5
Hb (verified owner)–
Helpful for clinicians going through EMDR training.
Rated 4 out of 5
Nicole S. (verified owner)–
This book is super dense and kind of difficult to get through. But it was necessary to read before I attended the training. I did learn quite a bit, just give yourself time to get through it.
Rated 4 out of 5
Stephanie Scholes (verified owner)–
Suits purpose
Rated 3 out of 5
Arraina A. Thomas (verified owner)–
I ordered a digital version and I cannot find the page that has the website where I can print out parts of the book.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
Excellent as it comes from the founder herself.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jerri Moore (verified owner)–
If you only get one book on EMDR as a therapist this should be the one.
Rated 5 out of 5
Lettie (verified owner)–
Excellent book for explaining EMDR for beginners.
Rated 5 out of 5
QIANA (verified owner)–
Good book to have for EMDR.
Rated 5 out of 5
pamela L. Pierce (verified owner)–
Serves as a great text book!
Rated 5 out of 5
AmyHH (verified owner)–
So far, love it. Understandable, thorough, well-organized, not too wordy, and CREDIBLE. I was a skeptic, but I’m becoming a fan.
Rated 4 out of 5
corey wilford (verified owner)–
I am using the product to help me with my anxiety and other issues. Some very good information.
Rated 5 out of 5
rachel hayes (verified owner)–
Received in excellent condition
Rated 5 out of 5
monica (verified owner)–
This book is well worth the money. I took an EMDR Training and this book was required. This book can teach you so much about EMDR even if your not going to a training. Loved it!!!
Rated 4 out of 5
Duncan Moss (verified owner)–
I would have bought paper back as would have been much cheaper no doubt. Standard emergency text though
Have not had time to read it yet. I glanced at the information. it looks like it contains the information that I require.
Rated 5 out of 5
Luciana Guimaraes (verified owner)–
The best!
Rated 5 out of 5
rheami (verified owner)–
Great book to reference after I was trained in this.
Rated 4 out of 5
Niccit (verified owner)–
I love using EMDR thus far. So different from talk therapy but an additional tool in my toolbox that really helps some clients. I’m a substance use disorder specialist and I don’t like the outdated language of substance abuse (DSM IV language- stigmatizing) used in this text. Otherwise I love it!
Rated 5 out of 5
Terrie Meikle (verified owner)–
As promised.
Rated 5 out of 5
Miro (verified owner)–
As expected
Rated 5 out of 5
Tracie (verified owner)–
useful for work
Rated 5 out of 5
Ekaterina Vishniakova (verified owner)–
…and this book is a roadmap to this better life, where we ourselves, our children, our parents, our siblings… and even our pets are happier. EMDS makes it possible because when we change for the better we make life better for everyone around us. I love the book and I am forever grateful to the author. I am already experiencing change and wish everyone could understand how much they would benefit from EMDR.
Rated 4 out of 5
becky garthwaite (verified owner)–
Wealth of knowledge!
Rated 5 out of 5
CQuinn (verified owner)–
Taking the course for certification and spending time reading before training starts. Good read, clear and understandable!
Rated 5 out of 5
Angela Gibson (verified owner)–
The book was in excellent condition
Rated 5 out of 5
SassyStamper (verified owner)–
Just what I needed
Rated 5 out of 5
Jacqueline Diaz Maldonado (verified owner)–
This book is super comprehensive and helpful. It explains step by step every phase of the process with detailed information about each step. Highly recommend it!
Rated 5 out of 5
me (verified owner)–
Beautiful update
Rated 5 out of 5
David (verified owner)–
This is the “bible’ of the EMDR therapy.
Rated 5 out of 5
eaglesday (verified owner)–
Excellent overview of this excellent modality/therapy!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jaime Meza (verified owner)–
It was exactly what I was looking for and needed. Great book!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Kathleen L. Muscolino (verified owner)–
The manual was comprehensive and gives details from the founder of EMDR which will be extremely helpful in my practice and as an adjunct resource for my Course in EMDR.
Rated 5 out of 5
Liza P. (verified owner)–
Good quality paper, comfortable font, very helpful info to read before the EMDR training course.
Rated 3 out of 5
Kayte (verified owner)–
The book itself is excellent. The pdf version has several misprints of characters, i.e. “negative cognition.â€. This is throughout the book so far although I’m just at the beginning. It makes it difficult to read. Again, this is a pdf issue, not anything to do with the author or content.
Rated 4 out of 5
Gaurang B. (verified owner)–
Using it as mandatory reason for my EMDR course
Rated 5 out of 5
Sultan (verified owner)–
it arrived earlier than expected and the book in excellent condition.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
Perfectly written
Rated 5 out of 5
Cole (verified owner)–
Great book. Clear in what to do and ask
Rated 5 out of 5
Natasha (verified owner)–
This is a must have for those doing EMDR basic training.
Rated 5 out of 5
Volforlife (verified owner)–
Easy to read and very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5
inlori Customer (verified owner)–
As a beginner EMDR therapist, this book holds many key elements for success with treating patients surrounding trauma.
S. M.Silver (verified owner) –
The third edition has been some time in coming – since the second in 2001, we’ve seen ongoing research into EMDR as a psychotherapy and fascinating studies of the eye movements Shapiro posited as facilitating a neurological processing of unresolved experiences, more international and national agencies evaluating that research and determining EMDR is an effective therapy in the treatment of psychological trauma, and the continuous exploration of EMDR’s with other conditions. Yet the fundamental principles, protocols and procedures remain largely unchanged – given EMDR’s success before the presentation of the Second Edition, there is no surprise in this. What the Third Edition brings is more: more clarity, more experience, more research, more applications, and, the continuous thread from the beginning, more compassion. Clinicians familiar with the earlier editions will find that “more” amplifying and clarifying their use of EMDR and providing a solid, well established center to their work. Shapiro’s continuous insistence on empiricism, a position she still maintains, resulted in stability through the sometimes rough rapids of a paradigm shift in psychotherapy and this volume is the best expression of that shift. For clinicians just coming across EMDR and wondering what this is all about, maintain a healthy skepticism, read the book and get trained in the methodology, and try it with your clients. For these clinicians, “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing” (3rd. ed.) maintains what was best in the first two editions – an invitation to learn this powerful therapy, one that makes use of their clients’ own ability to heal.
F. Theobald (verified owner) –
Good update of a classic
rube_haven (verified owner) –
I am a certified EMDR therapist, consultant and facilitator of basic training’s for EMDR therapy. I have all 3 editions of Francine Shapiro’s books which I ordered from inlori. I bought this book to read the new additions to her book and to stay up to date with her new findings. I would recommend any practicing clinician to read this book and take the EMDR basic training, it will change your practice and help your patients in profound and significant ways. Client/patients are often baffled by the effectiveness of this treatment especially when they have been treated with other therapies in the past that only brought temporary relief to their symptoms. I’ve heard multiple times from recipients of this therapy, that it has changed their life in significant ways, “the memory is there, but the disturbance is gone” is a recent expression from a client of mine. I would recommend this book to any psychologist, doctor, nurse, graduate student or counselor, and take the EMDR training- your life as a treatment provider will forever change.
Nicole York (verified owner) –
Fast delivery. Came as advertised.
Jamie Neuenschwander (verified owner) –
Excellent! The first chapter or two are difficult to get through but it is very helpful for clinicians to learn the material before or after training.
Lusitanian (verified owner) –
I was hoping for more guidance
Debbie (verified owner) –
Great book
H Christie (verified owner) –
I mean, this is the OG of EMDR. You must get the newest edition. There are significant changes that are important.
Paula (verified owner) –
Well overdue updates to the 3rd edition. I’m glad to see Dr. Shapiro has began to consider other clinicians’ opinions and uses for the therapy she founded.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
This EMDR textbook arrived promptly and was well packed. If you do the EMDR training, you will likely have access to this book at a lower price but may have to wait longer to receive it, as I would have. This is strictly a professional text that although interesting in its own right, would be of little or no use to the lay-person. DO NOT consider buying this book in order to try doing EMDR on others unless you have also taken extensive training in EMDR, hold a master’s degree, and are a registered clinician.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
great tool for practicing EMDR
KD (verified owner) –
I learned so much about EMDR I never knew. A valuable resource for any therapist going through the training.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
Condition as expected.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
Great condition. New book!!
JennJ (verified owner) –
My husband said that this book helped him with the class he took to learn EMDR. It was very helpful and useful.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
I read the first edition years ago, which prompted me to get trained in EMDR. A phenomenal technique. Now I am absolutely enjoying the second edition, with its updates.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
Great book m. Good explanations.
Dee RICHTER (verified owner) –
The book for the class. Easy reas
MzS (verified owner) –
Had to get this for certification. It’s the book you’ll need. Good price.
Gibbylove (verified owner) –
As a EMDR trained I think this book is an important part of my shelve. Yes the book helps practitioners to have a clear understanding about 8 stages of EMDR, it is a book that is not complicated and easy to follow,
Hb (verified owner) –
Helpful for clinicians going through EMDR training.
Nicole S. (verified owner) –
This book is super dense and kind of difficult to get through. But it was necessary to read before I attended the training. I did learn quite a bit, just give yourself time to get through it.
Stephanie Scholes (verified owner) –
Suits purpose
Arraina A. Thomas (verified owner) –
I ordered a digital version and I cannot find the page that has the website where I can print out parts of the book.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
Excellent as it comes from the founder herself.
Jerri Moore (verified owner) –
If you only get one book on EMDR as a therapist this should be the one.
Lettie (verified owner) –
Excellent book for explaining EMDR for beginners.
QIANA (verified owner) –
Good book to have for EMDR.
pamela L. Pierce (verified owner) –
Serves as a great text book!
AmyHH (verified owner) –
So far, love it. Understandable, thorough, well-organized, not too wordy, and CREDIBLE. I was a skeptic, but I’m becoming a fan.
corey wilford (verified owner) –
I am using the product to help me with my anxiety and other issues. Some very good information.
rachel hayes (verified owner) –
Received in excellent condition
monica (verified owner) –
This book is well worth the money. I took an EMDR Training and this book was required. This book can teach you so much about EMDR even if your not going to a training. Loved it!!!
Duncan Moss (verified owner) –
I would have bought paper back as would have been much cheaper no doubt. Standard emergency text though
Viviana (verified owner) –
Great book came as described.
Nicola Attree fitness instructor/personal trainer (verified owner) –
Have not had time to read it yet. I glanced at the information. it looks like it contains the information that I require.
Luciana Guimaraes (verified owner) –
The best!
rheami (verified owner) –
Great book to reference after I was trained in this.
Niccit (verified owner) –
I love using EMDR thus far. So different from talk therapy but an additional tool in my toolbox that really helps some clients. I’m a substance use disorder specialist and I don’t like the outdated language of substance abuse (DSM IV language- stigmatizing) used in this text. Otherwise I love it!
Terrie Meikle (verified owner) –
As promised.
Miro (verified owner) –
As expected
Tracie (verified owner) –
useful for work
Ekaterina Vishniakova (verified owner) –
…and this book is a roadmap to this better life, where we ourselves, our children, our parents, our siblings… and even our pets are happier. EMDS makes it possible because when we change for the better we make life better for everyone around us. I love the book and I am forever grateful to the author. I am already experiencing change and wish everyone could understand how much they would benefit from EMDR.
becky garthwaite (verified owner) –
Wealth of knowledge!
CQuinn (verified owner) –
Taking the course for certification and spending time reading before training starts. Good read, clear and understandable!
Angela Gibson (verified owner) –
The book was in excellent condition
SassyStamper (verified owner) –
Just what I needed
Jacqueline Diaz Maldonado (verified owner) –
This book is super comprehensive and helpful. It explains step by step every phase of the process with detailed information about each step. Highly recommend it!
me (verified owner) –
Beautiful update
David (verified owner) –
This is the “bible’ of the EMDR therapy.
eaglesday (verified owner) –
Excellent overview of this excellent modality/therapy!
Jaime Meza (verified owner) –
It was exactly what I was looking for and needed. Great book!!!
Kathleen L. Muscolino (verified owner) –
The manual was comprehensive and gives details from the founder of EMDR which will be extremely helpful in my practice and as an adjunct resource for my Course in EMDR.
Liza P. (verified owner) –
Good quality paper, comfortable font, very helpful info to read before the EMDR training course.
Kayte (verified owner) –
The book itself is excellent. The pdf version has several misprints of characters, i.e. “negative cognition.â€. This is throughout the book so far although I’m just at the beginning. It makes it difficult to read. Again, this is a pdf issue, not anything to do with the author or content.
Gaurang B. (verified owner) –
Using it as mandatory reason for my EMDR course
Sultan (verified owner) –
it arrived earlier than expected and the book in excellent condition.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
Perfectly written
Cole (verified owner) –
Great book. Clear in what to do and ask
Natasha (verified owner) –
This is a must have for those doing EMDR basic training.
Volforlife (verified owner) –
Easy to read and very informative.
inlori Customer (verified owner) –
As a beginner EMDR therapist, this book holds many key elements for success with treating patients surrounding trauma.