DN Community Mental Health Services

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

EMDR is a complex approach to psychotherapy that accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related to upsetting past traumatic events and present life conditions. This interactional, standardized approach has been empirically tested with patients evincing a considerable range of presenting complaints, including, loss of a loved one, rape, sexual molestation, Vietnam combat and natural disaster.

DNCMHS is sponsoring EMDR Level II Training 

Trainer: Kathy Davis, LCSW and Jack McCarthy, Ph.D

The EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

Friday, December 5, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 20008
8:15 - 6:00pm

Held at Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Ct.

To register for this event, visit EMDR HAP website.
For information about the EMDR Urban Trauma Program at Dixwell Newhallville Community Mental Health Services please contact:

Donald F. deGraffenried, LCSW Clinical Director
203/776-8390 x 211
EMDRIA Certified in EMDR
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
EMDR HAP and Institute Approved Facilitator 

EMDR is a specialized approach that requires supervised training for full therapeutic effectiveness and client safety. The training will consist of lecture, live and videotaped demonstrations and supervised practice. The format of this workshop has been designed by the originator of EMDR, Francine Shapiro, PhD.