
Understanding EMDR
Welcome to Understanding EMDR, an Australian Podcast. This podcast is a place to yarn, connect, share knowledge and grow our understanding of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy) together.
Tracy Lynch is descendant of the Wiriaduji Nation and an Accredited EMDRAA Consultant. Tracy specialises in EMDR intensive, working with First Nations people and working with complex trauma.
Let's journey together, embrace our curiosity, deepen our understanding in the skill and art of EMDR Therapy, and build practices and lives beyond negative cognitions.
Latest episodes

Jun 9, 2025 • 34min
Resource Therapy - Advanced Parts Work
For more Information on RT see https://resourcetherapyinternational.com/. Tracy's Trainings online and face-to-face, can be found here https://www.tracylynch.com.au/training, and you can purchase the RT Primer book here https://www.amazon.com.au/Resource-Therapy-Primer-Gordon-Emmerson. For Upcoming EMDR Trainings, please email info@thrivewellnesshub.com

May 18, 2025 • 43min
Recovered Memories and EMDR with Dr Catherine
Catherine Hynes is a clinical psychologist and EMDRAA consultant with a PhD in clinical psychology and neuropsychology from the University of Queensland. She is originally from Canada, and has been in Brisbane, Australia for most of the last 20 years. Through her business, Wellbeing Wisdom, she offers therapy to adults with complex trauma in private practice, consultation and mentoring to psychologists, and training workshops for mental health practitioners on trauma, dissociation, EMDR, self care and wellbeing more generally.Website: catherinehynes.net/trainingThe next workshop on dissociation in Auckland: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wellbeingwisdom/1511519

Apr 28, 2025 • 43min
Let's talk about Sex and EMDR with Ella Shannon Morter
Ella Shannon Morter is an EMDR Consultant, Internal Family Systems Therapist and Clinical Sexologist in Private Practice in Cairns, Far North Queensland. Ella works with couples and individuals, supporting them to have fulfilling relationships and sex lives, and to overcome the past so that they can move through life with a sense of lightness and ease.Work with Ella (therapy or supervision): https://ellashannon.com/clinical-supervision/Evolution of Intimacy podcast: https://ellashannon.com/podcasts/Welcome to the Parts Party Podcast (IFS podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/5Lo59gwBHzn9XzTWzhee9s?si=b032561ddc0f4bf8Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_of_intimacy/

Mar 23, 2025 • 49min
Thomas Zimmerman - EMDR and Complex Trauma
Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC, is a mental health therapist who practices in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. He is an EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer who helps other therapists work more effectively with complex trauma. He writes, podcasts, trains, and provides consultation to other therapists globally on how to use the approaches described in this book with clients with severe trauma. His book, EMDR With Complex Trauma, helps new EMDR clinicians work more effectively with clients with severe trauma. The book is available as a free PDF at: https://EMDRWithComplexTrauma.com and available from many online bookstores. He has trained thousands of therapists globally in trauma-focused interventions.

Mar 16, 2025 • 42min
Enhancing Trauma Treatment with Suzy Matthijssen, Ph.D.
Join Tracy and Dr. Suzy Matthijssen as we discuss Suzy's incredible work and research. Suzy is also a pre-conference workshop Presenter and keynote speaker at this year's EMDRA conference.Suzy Matthijssen, Ph. D., is a clinical psychologist-psychotherapist, senior researcher, cognitive behavioral therapist and consultant, psychotraumatherapist NtVP, NRGD registered pro-justice reporter, EFT therapist, and EMDR consultant. She also lectures at post-doctorate psychology specialisation programs. Her research focuses on optimising trauma treatments.https://www.enhancingtraumatreatment.com/about-us/

Mar 2, 2025 • 42min
A catch up with my friend Caroline Burrows, Attachment EMDR
Join me as I catch up with Caroline around her new Advanced EMDR Training. This training is designed to deepen your EMDR practice with greater flexibility and creativity, a valuable opportunity to work more effectively with clients experiencing developmental trauma and attachment wounding.https://www.carolineburrows.com.au/advanced-emdr-attachment-trauma

Feb 16, 2025 • 41min
The Standard Protocol through an Accreditation lens. Part 7 Phase 6,7,8
Join Tracy and Jenny in the last episode of our series as we connect around the Accreditation requirements of Body Scan, Closure and Evaluation. You can find out more on Jenny's Accreditation platform here https://emdracademy.com.au/ and Tracy's Consultation groups here https://www.tracylynch.com.au/group-consultation

Feb 3, 2025 • 35min
The Standard EMDR Protocol through an Accreditation Lense Part 6 Phase 5/6 Installation and Body Scan with Jenny Dywer
Part 6 Phase 5/6 - Join Tracy as she connects with Jenny Dwyer on Phase 5 and 6 Installation and Body Scan
Phase 5 - Installation -Identify and strengthen Positive Cognition using VOC scale. Phase 6 Body Scan, Identifying and residual distress and or further Integration of Positive belief.
Jenny can be reached here Home - EMDR Academy
And Tracy Here https://tracylynch.com.au

Jan 12, 2025 • 59min
The Standard EMDR protocol through an Accreditation lens Part 5 - Phase 4 Desensitisation
The Standard EMDR protocol through an Accreditation lens Part 5 - Phase 4 Desensitisation
Jenny and Tracy present the essential elements of the Desensitisation Phase of EMDR -Phase 4. The what and why of BLS, what to do with looping, blocking beliefs, what are interweaves and more! Interweave examples are shared on Michele Bowes Instagram page - @EMDRRelational.

Dec 1, 2024 • 36min
The Standard EMDR Protocol Through an Accreditation Lense Part 4 - Phase 3 Assessment
Series :- The Standard EMDR Protocol Through an Accreditation Lense.
Part 3 Tracy Lynch and Jenny Dwyer - In todays Episode we yarn about Phase 3 Assesment. The Essential Sequence.
Image NC PC VOC Emotion SUDs Location And why it's important to begin this phase in Phase 1! Therapy Goal, History and Case Conceptualization
EMDR Facebook group - EMDR Practitioner’s Group Australia and New Zealand
Videos of new forms - EMDR Trainer & Consultant • Caroline Burrows • Australia
Jenny is an EMDRA Accredited Trainer and Consultant EMDR Training Australia — Jenny Dwyer Associates.
You can contact Tracy here tracylynch.com.au
Please refer to Home - EMDRAA for Practitioner Accreditation form via Accreditation Tab / Accreditation Forms / Accredited Practitioner application form.