EMDR and Family Therapy: Integrative Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children

A practical guide to treating children suffering from early attachment trauma—now updated and revised.

Loss of a parent, separations, abuse, neglect, or a history of a difficult foster or orphanage experience can lead to profound emotional dysregulation in children. Working with these children can feel overwhelming for clinicians. But by integrating EMDR with family therapy, clinicians can strengthen parent–child attachment bonds and help to mend the early experiences that drive a traumatize...