EMDR topic collection
EMDR treatment formats and delivery
Evidence and practical differences across online, in-person, intensive, early-intervention and group delivery.
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guides in this collection
How to use this collection
Treatment format changes logistics, privacy, screening, pacing and contingency planning, but it does not create a different standard of professional responsibility. This collection compares what is known about delivery formats without assuming that convenience proves clinical equivalence for every client.
Use these guides when choosing where, when and with whom treatment will occur. Review the evidence for the format, the client’s readiness, the available support, technology or group privacy constraints, and the plan for interruption or deterioration.
Questions to carry into practice
Separate evidence about the therapy from evidence about the proposed delivery format.
Rehearse access, privacy and contingency steps before the first processing session.
Document why the chosen frequency, intensity or group structure fits this client and setting.
Start with these guides
online vs in-person EMDR
Online versus in-person EMDR: evidence, suitability, and clinical differences
A source-led comparison of remote and in-person EMDR that separates feasibility from equivalence and covers suitability, risk, privacy, technology and continuity.
Read guideintensive EMDR therapy
Intensive EMDR therapy: what the evidence says about massed sessions and planning
A clinical review separating intensive EMDR from multicomponent PTSD programmes, with dosage evidence, active comparisons, selection, monitoring and aftercare.
Read guideearly EMDR intervention
Early EMDR after a recent traumatic event: evidence, timing, and prevention limits
A careful guide distinguishing immediate support, first-month symptoms, one-to-three-month treatment and established PTSD, with evidence and guideline boundaries.
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Official and technical reference points