Tools & Measures (Phase 1 Toolkit)

Common tools and questionnaires for screening and assessment for PTSD, anxiety, depression and more during phase one.

Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R) for DSM-IV (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R), a self-report measure used to assess distress caused by traumatic events.

International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) (International Trauma Consortium)

A self-report tool for assessing ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD, along with translations and scoring guidelines.

Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation – 60-item version (MID-60) (NovoPsych)

Clinically supported, 60-item version of the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation for use in assessing dissociative symptoms in adults.

History Taking Timeline (Phase 1 Toolkit)

A visual timeline for organizing client history.

Client Handout (Phase 1 Toolkit)

An introductory handout on Phase One of EMDR therapy to share with your clients.

Issue-Driven Treatment Planning Video (Phase 1 Toolkit)

This video offers guidance and an example of issue-driven treatment planning during Phase One of EMDR therapy.

Getting Started with Phase One Video (Phase 1 Toolkit)

This quick video introduction offers guidance for orienting yourself to Phase One of EMDR therapy and structuring early client sessions.

Increasing access for Deaf clients to EMDR through an adapted EMDR-ASL protocol (National University, 2025)

A program is presented that adapts EMDR standard protocol in ASL to increase understanding and access to trauma-informed care for Deaf clients.

Applying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in counseling with survivors of intimate partner violence (Journal of Mental Health Counseling)

The article aims to articulate how EMDR can be effective for intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors, providing a synthesis of the literature and a case study with a female in an outpatient setting.

„Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing“ (EMDR) in der Schmerztherapie (Der Schmerz)

Der Beitrag zielt darauf ab, die Verbindung zwischen chronischen Schmerzen und traumatischen Erfahrungen zu beleuchten sowie die zugrunde liegenden Mechanismen, Chancen und Grenzen von EMDR in diesem spezifischen Kontext darzustellen.

The interplay of emotional intelligence and EMDR therapy outcomes (Journal of Anxiety & Depression)

This brief review examines how emotional intelligence (EI) might affect EMDR therapy outcomes.