EMDRAA Professional Development Day

Date: Saturday, 6 September 2025

Time: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm – AEST

Topic: Integrating EMDR to Support Women’s Health

Call for Abstracts

The EMDRAA Scientific Committee invites you to submit an abstract for presentation for the upcoming virtual professional development day, held on Saturday 6 September 2025.

At every stage of life, women face unique experiences that can impact their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. EMDR therapy offers a powerful, evidence-based approach to help women process and heal from trauma, whether rooted in early childhood, relationships, reproductive health, or life transitions. From developmental trauma to perinatal health challenges, family violence, chronic pain, or the emotional shifts of menopause and ageing, EMDR supports women in resolving distress held in both the mind and body. We aim to explore how EMDR therapy can be effectively applied to support women’s psychological and physiological well-being across the lifespan. By addressing the core experiences that shape women’s health, including identity, connection, loss, and resilience, EMDR can play a transformative role in helping women heal, grow, and thrive at every life stage.

Presentation Information

  • Presentations must include at least one de-identified real-life case study.
  • Each session is strictly limited to 45 minutes in total.
    • 30 minutes for the presentation content
    • 15 minutes for audience questions and answers

Presentations can be live only.

Key Dates

  • The deadline for submission is Sunday, 20 July 2025.
  • Submission of Abstracts to be sent to: conference@emdraa.org
  • Notification of Acceptance: Monday, 4 August 2025.

Abstracts will only be accepted using the official submission form provided. View and download the Submission Guidelines and Abstract Form

Please download the file to:

  • View the submission guidelines
  • Read the instructions for Authors
  • Complete your abstract

Once completed, email your abstract submission to: conference@emdraa.org

We look forward to receiving your submission!