
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

Apr 21, 2024 • 11min
Critical Incident Desensitization with Pam Brown
After loss, Critical Incidents, Natural disasters our Nervous System is in overdrive leaving little room for logic reason and calm
Last week the events in Bondi, NSW have left a community in grief, fear and shock.
Pam Brown from the TRN Trauma Recovery Network teaches us a quick accessible useful tool to help regulate and bring stress down.
This is not EMDR so can be used by lay people in a safe and effective way.
To watch a demonstration of CID pls go to https://www.traumarecovery.network/home
To sign up to the Trn for further resources and to Volunteer https://www.traumarecovery.network/home
App: Destress App
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/moovement/id6445959147

Apr 15, 2024 • 41min
EMDR and Neurodiversity affirming approaches with Anna Clarke
In this conversation with Anna Clarke, a dedicated psychologist and play therapist, listeners explore the world of neurodiversity-affirming therapy. Anna shares their personal journey, emphasizing the significance of understanding autism and ADHD in therapeutic settings. They discuss the unique challenges neurodiverse clients face in EMDR therapy and the importance of tailored, trauma-informed approaches. Anna also highlights available training resources and the essential role of affirming language in supporting these clients' therapeutic experiences.

Apr 1, 2024 • 1h 5min
Dr Jamie Marich - A Yarn about Dissociation
Dr Jamie Marich - A Yarn about Dissociation
Dr. Jamie Marich is the author of over fifteen books and manuals in the field of trauma, recovery, and expressive arts. With her work increasingly appealing to wider audiences than just her clinical colleagues, Jamie seeks to create material that facilitates transformation. Jamie is the keynote speaker at the 2024 EMDRAA conference, today we connect over the topic of dissociation.
https://jamiemarich.com
https://www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com
Upcoming Training in Australia with Jamie
https://www.naturebasedtherapies.com.au
Training with Tracy
Advanced Parts - Resource Therapy Foundation
2/3 July
Advanced Training Clinical Resource Therapy
Bali and or Online Oct 2024
https://www.tracylynch.com.au/training

Mar 24, 2024 • 49min
Dr Sarah Schubert - The Innate Healing wisdom of the body in EMDR Therapy
The Innate Healing wisdom of the body in EMDR Therapy
In this episode Sarah shares her wisdom with us about EMDR as an integrative transdiagnostic therapy.
We talk about the AIP model being a body based model, Symptoms as a reflection of memory being triggered and once adaptive and much more!
For EMDR Training and events with Sarah Schubert see https://www.drsarahschubert.com/training
For EMDR consultation with Sarah see: https://www.drsarahschubert.com/consultation
Dr Sarah Schubert with Dr Jenny Dwyer are also hosting Ann-Beckley Forest and Annie Monaco from Playful EMDR in Perth and Melbourne: https://www.drsarahschubert.com/playful-emdr
For more information relating to Polyvagal Theory and the application to clinical practice: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/ and https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/home
For information on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/
To learn about Lisa Dion’s Synergetic Play Therapy: https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/

Mar 3, 2024 • 15min
Building A Resource Team full of Adaptive material with the Vivify Specific Action - Tracy Lynch
Vivify Specific is a Resource Therapy (Advanced Parts) Action that helps us to ensure we are working with the best part of the client for the job at hand.
In this episode Tracy talks us through how she uses this Action to help build a Bespoke Vivid Resource Team whilst taking a client history, combining phase 1 and 2 of standard EMDR Protocol. Tracy talks about the importance of waking up sensory - felt resources as a way to support phase 4 processing.
If you would like more Information on Tracy Parts Informed Online Consultation groups or Resource Therapy Training pls email Jen on info@thrivewellnesshub.com or jump onto Tracy's website tracylynch.com.au

Feb 11, 2024 • 31min
Yarning with MadelineJablonski about EMDR Group Therapy
Madeleine Jablonski (she/her) is a Clinical Supervisor, Senior Clinician and EMDR Consultant at Mindful Living.
She has experience supporting people with a range of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, grief, loss, transition difficulties, identity issues, trauma (including complex childhood trauma). In todays episode we connect around Group EMDR, what is different? What is Similar? In this exciting new approach to EMDR.
You can reach Madeleine via info@mindfulliving.com.au and learn more about EMDR Group Therapy here https://mindfulliving.com.au/emdr-group-program/
You can reach Tracy via her website tracylynch.com.au

Dec 17, 2023 • 42min
End of year wrap up learnings with Caroline Burrows
Join with me as I yarn with Caroline Burrows Accredited EMDR Trainer, Consultant, All round wonderful human.
Caroline shares with us her learnings about what new EMDR Therapists find as their challenges- what gets in the way of using EMDR after your training. We discuss a few themes that Caroline has discovered.
To reach Caroline and access her Training, Workshops and Consultation
Www.carolineburrows.com.au
To reach Tracy. Www.tracylynch.com.au

Dec 4, 2023 • 32min
EMDR and Eating Disorders
Resource Therapy Foundation Training RT Informed EMDR Intensives
Feb 2024
https://www.tracylynch.com.au/training
Sherry Lee Smith. In todays episode Sherry helps us to better understand the nature of Eating disorders and attachment needs.
Sherry-Lee Smith
BA (Psych) Hons MAPS MAAP EMDRAA ISST CEDC
Principal Psychologist/Director/Accredited EMDR Consultant and Practitioner/Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician
Phoenix Holistic Health Centre
admin@sherryleesmith.com
www.sherryleesmith.com
www.facebook.com/sherryleesmithpsychologist
www.phoenixholistichealth.net

Nov 19, 2023 • 40min
Connecting with Dr Sarah Dominguez
Dr Sarah Dominguez is an EMDR Trainer, Consultant and Researcher. She serves on the EMDRAA board, is a member of the EMDRAA Accreditation and Standards Committee, a committee member of the Australian Psychological Society EMDR Interest and is involved with EMDR Internationally.
Today we yarn about Sarah's experience as a trainer and the way EMDR is evolving around the world and changing from being seen as a therapy primarily for PTSD, to a broad therapy approach that can be used alone or alongside other approaches.
You can find out about Sarah's EMDR Basic Training and Advanced trainings via her website https://www.thewattlecentre.com/about-wattle-centre

Oct 29, 2023 • 35min
Introduction to Resource Therapy - An Advanced Parts Model With Resource Therapy International President Philipa Thornton
Resource Therapy is a Trauma Informed empowering pychotherapy based on the understanding that the personality
is composed of parts. Resource Therapy offers us a completed Parts model with clear structure and protocol.
Jump in and have a listen to Tracy and Philipa as they begin to
explain Resource Therapy and what a wonderful compliment it can be to EMDR.
You can find our more about Philipa Thornton via www.ResourceTherapy.com.au
You can follow Philipa on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/philipathornton/
You can learn more about Resource Therapy International via https://resourcetherapyinternational.com
For more info on Tracy's Resource Therapy Foundation two day training visit tracylynch.com.au