I have recently been exploring and asking if EMDR works effectively to resolve racialised trauma

I am an EMDR therapist.

In my work as an art psychotherapist, campaigner and community activist I have campaigned and highlighted issues that Black people experience. The majority of my work before training as a therapist was within the public and community sector.

As a life long campaigner and anti-oppressive practitioner I am constantly examining my work to ensure that anti-racist practice is at the core and is explicit. As a therapist working with Black Minds Matter UK and as an EMDR practitioner a lot of my work includes working with clients who have experienced racialised trauma. EMDR UK have now published my article and you can read it here.

Is EMDR an anti-racist therapy? 

In my research for this article I came across a questionnaire that could support therapists to ask the questions about racialised trauma and assess for race based stress with clients who may find it difficult to share their experience with a therapist.

Is this something you would find useful in your practice to work with racialised trauma?

Do you feel confident to discuss racialised trauma with clients?

Would you be interested in joining a webinar to share your experience of working with racialised trauma using EMDR?

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