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I’m delighted to share an article I wrote, “AIP Case Conceptualization: Easier Said Than Done?” in the Spring 2026 issue of Go With That® magazine published by EMDRIA™. In this feature article, I explore an important understanding in EMDR case conceptualization with complex trauma: moving beyond wha...

I was recently interviewed for a thought-provoking piece in Forbes, “Are We Witnessing the Birth of Machine Psychology?”—a timely exploration into the growing use of AI chatbots as mental health companions.

As therapists, we’re witnessing a cultural shift. More people—especially younger generations...

We're excited to share an article we co-wrote featured in the Spring 2025 issue of Go With That® magazine, published by EMDRIA™. In "Difficult Conversations in the Therapy Room," we explore real-life vignettes from our practices, offering insight into the subtle, yet powerful, implicit conversations...

On September 21, 2023 Mary C. Ray was recognized as the recipient of the Indiana University School of Social Work Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. Award reads:

Indiana University School of Social Work Alumni Association proudly recognizes Mary C. Ray as the recipient of the...

Few people are better able to talk about the past, present and future of EMDR Therapy than Deany Laliotis. She was among the first therapists to train in EMDR with its founder Francine Shapiro. And she has been an empassioned EMDR evangelist as it's evolved from a desensitization technique in 1989...

This summer, our Deany Laliotis is traveling through Europe—training, speaking and inspiring EMDR therapists as she goes. In the Netherlands, Deany led Dutch EMDR therapists through her advanced training—Healing the Wounds of Attachment. Later, she made her way to Athens where she once again led a H...

On April 22 and 23, Deany Laliotis led a two-day online training for 50 EMDR therapists from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Romania. Deany commented afterwards, “I was humbled by the depth and breadth of our conversations about the long-lasting impacts of the war and the efforts of these therapists to...

It is the same time of the year in Washington, DC where the cherry blossoms are blooming, and the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium is once again in full force at the Omni Shoreham hotel!  I was excited to be part of the annual gathering of psychotherapists from all over the world who attended the...

Deany Laliotis will lead two Symposium workshops on Saturday, March 18—Relational EMDR℠ as a Transformational Journey and The Craft of Treating Trauma.  

The Networker Symposium is the premier psychotherapy premier conference—worldwide. It features the field’s leading innovators, clinical leaders and...

I just finished 3 days of in-person training for EMDR Italy in Milan! It was a spectacular event after two and a half years of the pandemic where over 1500 people gathered to talk about helping our clients heal from trauma using EMDR! We talked about the robustness of EMDR as a model of therapy that...

The Council of Scholars, an international group of thought leaders in the EMDR community is holding its annual Symposium at the EMDR Europe conference in Valencia, Spain next week after 3 years since it was first formed and the pandemic arrived!  With Deany at the helm along with co-chair Suzy...