Choosing a Good EMDR Therapist for You

The Western Mass. EMDRIA Regional Steering Committee recommends the following steps in choosing a good therapist:

1) Ask for time to interview a prospective clinician - by phone or in person.

2) Ask about the therapist’s experience with EMDR.

3) Ask about their experience treating the type of situation you would bring to therapy.

4) Choose a therapist who is experienced with EMDR and who has a good success rate.

5) Be sure the therapist is comfortable in treating your particular problem.

6) It is important that you feel a sense of trust and rapport with a therapist.

Relevant Articles

"Innovative Therapy helps people move beyond the disturbing effects of trauma." The Amherst Bulletin, in its June 15, 2007, issue, published an excellent, well-researched article on EMDR, highlighting several local therapists and comments by three clients who have benefitted from EMDR. To read this article, go to www.amherstbulletin.com. Click on the first weblink, Amherst Bulletin. Type in Innovative Therapy and hit the search button just under the masthead. Learn a lot of very clear information in this article by Bonnie Wells, the Health Editor for the Amherst Bulletin and the Hampshire Gazette.