About Us

Who We Are

Our focus is simple: to ensure people seeking mental health support have access to the highest quality EMDR therapy. We do this by setting professional standards, accrediting Practitioners, Consultants and Trainers, and supporting ongoing training and research.

Our Purpose

To provide people seeking mental health services the best opportunity to live full and meaningful lives.

Our Vision

To equip every Australian mental health practitioner with the knowledge and skills to deliver EMDR therapy.

Our Mission

To be Australia’s leading authority on best practice EMDR therapy, supporting therapy providerse and advancing trauma treatment.

Continuing the Vision of EMDR’s Founder

Working together, we help our members achieve excellence in their professional practice, while connecting the public with accredited therapists who are trained to deliver evidence-based trauma treatment.

As part of a global community of clinicians and researchers, we continue the vision of EMDR’s founder, Francine Shapiro, who urged us to take help...

to where it is most needed… integrating our therapeutic practices and our scientific rigour in the service of humanity.

Francine Shapiro
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EMDRAA founders
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The EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA) is committed to fostering inclusive, safe, and supportive spaces for all individuals. We respect and welcome people of all identities regardless of their chosen gender, cultural identity, abilities, neurodivergence, religion and lived experience; we value the voices of First Nations peoples, whose cultural heritage is vital to shaping inclusive and culturally safe practices.
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