After his engaging presentation at the EMDR UK Bristol Conference in March 2026, Dr Russ Hurn sits down with psychosexual, relationship, and EMDR therapist Silva Neves, editor of Erotically Queer. Silva reflects on his personal journey with EMDR—first as a client, where he experienced its transformative power firsthand, and later as a trained therapist. Together, they explore the unique challenges LGBTQ+ clients may face in therapy, and how EMDR can offer meaningful support. Resource: https:/...
Apr 17
36 min
In this episode, Russell Hurn is joined by Peter Pruyn, EMDR Consultant and independent researcher, to explore the powerful connection between trauma and chronic pain—particularly in women. Ahead of his upcoming Bristol conference presentation, Revisiting Cognitive Interweaves: Exploring Clinical Choices in a Case of Processing Menstrual Pain, Peter explains how emotional stress is often held in the body as physical tension, amplifying pain over time. He discusses the multiple layers of...
Jan 12
26 min
EMDR UK Association's new patron, Darren McGarvey, is a writer, columnist, broadcaster, social commentator, and hip-hop recording artist (Loki). Darren grew up in Pollok on the south side of Glasgow and has lived through extreme poverty, addiction, and homelessness. In this episode, he shares his story with Russell Hurn, detailing how he began EMDR therapy as a teenager following the sudden death of his mother. He highlights the importance of his relationship with his therapist, M...
Jan 9, 2025
40 min
EMDR UK presents a pre-conference 2025 podcast with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and EMDR Consultant Hope Payson. Hope draws on over 30 years of experience working with addiction and trauma, firmly believing they are deeply interconnected. Her journey with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) began during her time in an outreach program, where she encountered what she describes as the "wildest therapy" she had ever seen. Though initially skeptical, her perspective shifted ...
Nov 25, 2024
27 min
At the EMDR European Conference in Dublin, Russell Hurn grabbed a few minutes with Clinical Psychologist and senior trainer, Robin Logie as he came off stage to talk to him about his 'Wilderness Years' and his current book, EMDR Supervision- A Handbook, published by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/EMDR-Supervision-A-Handbook/Logie/p/book/9781032102832 This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presen...
Jul 2, 2024
20 min
In this special episode, Ludwig Cornil and Olivier Van Limbergen talk to Russell Hurn about their individual and very different journeys into EMDR. just before the EMDR UK conference in York in 2024. They give us a flavour of their presentation on relational trauma and the role of affect in reprocessing based on the original Shapiro texts. They will also share their hopes for the future of EMDR and how they would like to see it as a psychotherapy in its own right, using EMDR more...
Mar 3, 2024
30 min
In this Past, Present and Future EMDR UK pre-conference podcast, Russell Hurn talks to Femke Bannink Mbazzi about her presentation at the EMDR UK Conference in March 2024 on cultural adaptations. Femke is originally from The Netherlands and studied anthropology and psychology but now lives and works in Uganda. In this episode, she talks about her journey into EMDR therapy, her difficult work with abducted children and the adaptations she makes in EMDR therapy to make it more...
Jan 3, 2024
18 min
In this special edition of Past, Present and Future, Russell Hurn interviews Olatunde Spence and asks "Is EMDR an anti-racist therapy" and how can we be culturally informed when working with our clients? Olatunde talks about her experiences of racism as a Black therapist, campaigner and activist who is also autistic. Link to Olatunde's ETQ article https://etq.emdrassociation.org.uk/2023/10/16/is-emdr-an-anti-racist-therapy/ This is a Laura Beech production for EMD...
Nov 15, 2023
27 min
This episode with trainers and EMDR Consultants Caroline Van Diest and Naomi Fisher was recorded a few months after their successful presentation at the 2023 Glasgow conference on working with EMDR and autism. This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presenters and are not endorsed by the Association.
Jul 24, 2023
48 min
Rebecca Kase is a licensed social worker, EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer who integrates all of the 8 phases in EMDR therapy with Polyvagal Theory. In this episode, she explains how she uses the Polyvagal theory throughout the eight phases of EMDR therapy and why we should befriend our nervous system This is a Laura Beech production for EMDR UK. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and presenters and are not endorsed by the Association...
Dec 2, 2022
35 min
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