Here are resources and the complete references for studies mentioned in the Episode 6 of EMDR The Science Behind the Therapy — "Group EMDR Therapy".

Episode 6 of the podcast focuses on Group EMDR therapy. First, we cover some early and recent research on Group EMDR therapy. Then we present two interviews with important contributors to the literature on Group EMDR therapy, Ignacio (Nacho) Jarero and Regina Morrow Robinson.

Dr. Ignacio Jarero, Ph.D., Ed, D., who is widely known as Nacho, is the world pioneer in providing EMDR Therapy in a group format in person and online. His innovative work has extended AIP-informed Advanced Psychosocial Interventions for Trauma-Exposed Populations and AIP-informed Treatment Intervention Procedures for in-person and remote treatment.

Reg is a licensed marriage and family therapist and mental health counselor based in the Orlando, Florida area where she provides EMDR consultation through Windermere Counseling. In this podcast episode she appears in her role as co-editor of the 2024 book “EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond.”

Episode Resources

From Ignacio Nacho Jarero, “Practical research tools to improve the quality of EMDR therapy research.” Free download from Research Gate: https://tinyl.co/49Ef

To contact Regina Morrow Robinson: Regconnectemdr.com
https://scalingupemdr.com
https://connectemdr.com

This innovative handbook is the first to present EMDR Group Therapy as a pragmatic approach to trauma care that enables practitioners to scale up mental health services while ensuring cost and time efficiency. It delivers step-by-step guidance―supported by real-life case examples―for practicing this safe, effective, and culturally adaptable modality in a wide range of situations and conditions. EMDR group protocols are applicable to inpatient and outpatient settings, strangers experiencing similar or different events, families, and a wide range of ages. The book explores how and why EMDR group protocols are applicable to disaster response, addictions, schools, medical challenges, grief, families, refugees, victims of sexual violence, emergency responders and more.

References

Carretero, K. P., Delgadillo, A., Jaramillo, M. C., Mainthow, N., Givaudan, J., Jarero, I., Rodriguez, M. P., Tirado, G. S., & Gomez, L. (2025). Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial on the Provision of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress to Polytraumatized Children and Adolescents with PTSD or CPTSD Diagnosis. Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2025.15.555963

Chauliac, N., Vignaud, P., Butet, C., Gautheron, M., Salome, G., Salles, L., Galia, P., & Prieto, N. (2025). Applicability and effectiveness of group EMDR therapy for forced migrants. Eur J Psychotraumatol, 16(1), 2583875. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2583875

Ivanka, M. (2025). A One-Day Assyst Group Treatment Intervention to Victims of Flood in Bulgaria. Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, 23(1), 0. https://doi.org/10.19080/pbsij.2025.23.556105

Kaptan, S. K., Dursun, B. O., Knowles, M., Husain, N., & Varese, F. (2021). Group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing interventions in adults and children: A systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials. Clin Psychol Psychother. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2549

Khubsing, R. S. I., Daemen, I. K. S., Hendriks, L., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Shapiro, E., & Dekker, J. J. M. (2020). An EMDR group therapy for traumatized former child slaves in India: a pilot randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.25215/0803.082

Lehnung, M., Shapiro, E., Schreiber, M., & Hofmann, A. (2017). Evaluating the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol With Refugees: A Field Study. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 11(3), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.11.3.129

Mustafa, N., Shehzadi, K., Mansoor, S., Jarero, I., Rana, M. H., Tahir, K., & Mainthow, N. (2025). Establishing Fidelity, Acceptability, Feasibility, and Efficacy of Urdu Translated Single-Session EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 19, 0. https://doi.org/10.34133/jemdr.0014

Ozga, M., Hart, M., Niyonsenga, T., & Coulter, L. (2025). Adapting the group traumatic episode protocol approach as a paraprofessional-led early intervention for law enforcement personnel. Compr Psychiatry, 140, 152596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152596

Palen, C., Zaporozhets, O., Compton, L., & Luber, M. (2025). Early Intervention for Clinicians in War Zones. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 19, 0. https://doi.org/10.34133/jemdr.0012

Parker, D., Zeiter, C., Williams, T., & Hoyt, T. (2025). The Effectiveness of an EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol in an Intensive Outpatient Dual Diagnosis Program. The Military Psychologist, 40(1), 19-23. https://militarypsych.org/wp-content/uploads/TMP_SPRING_2025_V40_no1_FINAL.pdf#page=21

Robinson, R. M., & Kaptan, S. K. (2024). EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond. Springer Publishing Company.

Wilson, S., Tinker, R., Hofmann, A., Becker, L., & Marshall, S. (2000, November). A field study of EMDR with Kosovar Albanian refugee children using a group treatment protocol [Conference poster]. Annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, TX, United States