Demystifying the AIP Model: A Practical Guide for EMDR Therapists

Despite the success of my EMDR Basic Training instructors, I remember feeling completely intimidated by Francine Shapiro’s brilliant overview of the “Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model”. It took considerable EMDR practice for me to more fully appreciate how...

Engaging Teens in EMDR Therapy: Building Trust and Healing

As a psychotherapy treatment designed to reduce the distress caused by traumatic memories and address emotional and behavioural concerns, EMDR is the foundational therapeutic model utilized at Dr. Amanda Bell and Associates (DABA). All of our staff are trained EMDR...

Benefits of EMDR Therapy vs Traditional Psychotherapy

Looking to begin therapy can be a daunting prospect.  Not only is there a lot of stigma around seeking support that can make it hard to make that initial request, there are so many different forms of therapies out there that it can be hard to know where to...