Roger M. Solomon examines how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy can help process the trauma of loss and the obstacles that interfere with the grief and mourning process, highlighting how EMDR can help a mourner experience a positive sense of connection through heartfelt, meaningful memories.

Foreword My Journey with EMDR Therapy Introduction Section 1: EMDR Therapy, and Grief and Mourning 1: EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning 2: Grief and Mourning 3: Impact of Loss: Internal and Interpersonal Changes 4: Traumatic Bereavement 5: Complicated Grief and Mourning Section 2 Grief and Mourning Frameworks 6: Attachment Theory 7: Models of Grief: Continuing Bonds Theory 8: The Dual Process Model of Grief 9: The "R" Processes of Mourning Section 3 EMDR Therapy Integrative Treatment Model 10: Comprehensive Model for EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning 11: Three-Pronged Protocol: First Prong - Past Memories 12: Three-Pronged Protocol: Second and Third Prong - Present Triggers and Future Template Section 4 Eight Phases of EMDR Therapy 13: Phase 1: History Taking and Treatment Planning 14: Phase 2: Preparation and Stabilization 15: Introduction to Reprocessing Phases 16: Phase 3: Target Assessment 17: Phase 4: Desensitzation 18: Phases 5-8: Installation, Body Scan, Closure, and Reevaluation 19: Roger Solomon, Onno van der Hart, and Kathy Martin: Grief and Mourning with Complex Trauma and Trauma-Generated Dissociation of the Personality 20: Closing Thoughts Appendix 1: EMDR Therapy Treatment of Grief and Mourning with Death Due to COVID-19 Appendix 2: Transcripts of Sessions Appendix 3: Psychological First Aid Appendix 4: EMDR PROTOCOL FOR RECENT CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND ONGOING TRAUMATIC STRESS (EMDR-PRECI) AND EMDR RECENT EVENT PROTOCOL (R-TEP) Appendix 5: Additional Resources

Roger M. Solomon, Ph.D., is a psychologist specializing in trauma and grief. He is the Program Director and on the Senior Faculty of the EMDR Institute, an EMDR Europe approved trainer, and teaches EMDR therapy internationally. He is a consultant to the US Senate and has provided services to numerous first responder agencies following traumatic incidents, including the FBI, Secret Service, NASA, and the US military. Dr. Solomon presents workshops on EMDR therapy with grief and mourning, complex trauma and dissociative symptoms, treating attachment issues, and the "Art" of EMDR therapy. Onno van der Hart, Ph.D., is a psychologist and psychotraumatologist, and until 2017 a psychotherapist. He is an emeritus professor of psychopathology of chronic traumatization. With Ellert Nijenhuis and Kathy Steele, he wrote the book The haunted self: Structural dissociation and the treatment of chronic traumatization (2006). Kathleen Martin, LCSW, EMDRIA Consultant and Trainer, ISSTD Fellow, is an international trainer on EMDR therapy and complex trauma. In her private practice in Rochester, New York, USA, she uses EMDR therapy extensively in her specialty of PTSD, trauma and dissociation, and teaches workshops in the area. She has published numerous articles and book chapters focused on treating complex trauma and dissociation.

Describes each of the eight phases and three prongs (past, present, future) of EMDR treatment to guide the clinician in treating grief and mourning issues Integrates several theoretical models that can guide case conceptualization and target selection Provides a detailed description of dealing with complicated therapeutic issues that arise with grief Includes transcripts of EMDR sessions Gives the clinician confidence in providing EMDR treatment to clients suffering from the pain of loss