Speaking Events

PAST PRESENTATIONS

2018
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference | Philadelphia, PA
The Neurobiology of Information Processing: A Glimpse at AIP’s Tenets

2016
EMDRIA Annual Conference | St. Paul, MN
Embodied Simulation: How Recent Discovers Can Render EMDR Therapy More Robust

2014
EMDR Canada Annual Conference | Quebec, Canada
Keynote/Plenary Address: The Neurobiology of EMDR Practice

EMDR Denmark Annual Conference | Copenhagen, Denmark
2-Day Seminar: The Neurobiology of Information Processing & EMDR

EMDR Assoc. of Spain, Annual Conference | Madrid, Spain
Keynote/Plenary Address: The Neural Substrates of the Eight Phases of EMDR

2013
EMDR Institute Specialty Workshops | Asheville, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago
The Neurobiology of EMDR

EMDR Iberoamerica Annual Conference | Salta, Argentina
Keynote/Plenary Address: PTSD and Trauma-Related Medical Illnesses

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Austin, TX
Consciousness and the Adaptive Information Processing Model: The Neurobiology of AIP

2012
UMass Amherst | Amherst, MA
Neurobiological Foundations for EMDR Practice

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Arlington, VA
Acute, Chronic, and Complex PTSD: Exploring their Neuroendocrinology and Relationship to Medically Unexplained Symptoms

2011
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Orange County, CA
Acute, Chronic, and Complex PTSD: Exploring their Neuroendocrinology and Relationship to Medically Unexplained Symptoms

2010
Avila University | Kansas City, MO
The Neurobiology of Consciousness, Disorders of Consciousness and Trauma Related Medical Illnesses

Mount Carmel Crime and Trauma Assistance Program | Columbus, OH
The Neurobiology of Consciousness, Disorders of Consciousness and Trauma Related Medical Illnesses

EMDRIA Annual Conference | St. Paul, MN
The Neurobiology of Information Processing

EMDR Ibero-American Association, 2nd Annual Congress | Quito, Ecuador
Keynote/Plenary Address: PTSD and Trauma-Related Medical Illnesses
Pre-Conference Workshop – Dissociation: Theory and Treatment with EMDR

Symposio EMDR-Iberoamerica | Brasilia, Brazil
2-day Seminar – The Neurobiology of Consciousness, Disorders of Consciousness and Trauma Related Medical Illnesses

Universidad del Desarollo, School of Clinical Medicine | Santiago, Chile
2-day Seminar – The Neurobiology of Consciousness, Disorders of Consciousness and Trauma Related Medical Illnesses

2009
EMDR European Association, Annual Conference | Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Neurobiology of Information Processing: A Glimpse Into the Brain

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Atlanta, GA
The Neurobiology of Information Processing: A Glimpse Into the Brain

Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage, AK
2-day Seminar – The Neurobiology of Consciosness and Disorders of Consciousness

2008
EMDR European Association, Annual Conference | London, England
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders
The Neurobiology of EMDR: Thalamic, Cerebellar and Pontine/REM Processes

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Phoenix, AZ
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders
The Neurobiology of EMDR: Thalamic, Cerebellar and Pontine/REM Processes

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), 24th International Conference | Chicago, IL
The Neurobiology of EMDR: Recent Insights and Their Contribution to the Treatment of Dissociation

Symposio EMDR-Iberoamerica Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina
3-day Seminar: The Neurobiology of Trauma and EMDR
3-day Seminar: Dissociation and EMDR Treatment

Symposio EMDR-Iberoamerica | Brasilia, Brazil
3-day Seminar: The Neurobiology of Trauma and EMDR
3-day Seminar: Dissociation and EMDR Treatment

2007
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Dallas, TX
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders
The Neurobiology of EMDR: Thalamic, Cerebellar and Pontine/REM Processes

EMDR Ibero-American Association, 1st Annual Congress | Brasilia, Brazil
Keynote/Plenary Address: “PTSD: A Natural Response to Unnatural Events – A Glimpse at its Neurobiology”
Pre-Conference Workshop – Advanced Case Consultation (with John Hartung, Psy.D)
Post-Conference Workshop – Dissociation: Theory and Treatment with EMDR

2006
International Association for Group Psychotherapy (IAGP) 16th International Congress | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Keynote/Plenary Address: “PTSD: A Natural Response to Unnatural Events – A Glimpse at its Neurobiology”

Sociedad Argentina de Psicotrauma (SAPsi) | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Philadelphia, PA
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders
The Neurobiology of EMDR: Thalamic, Cerebellar and Pontine/REM Processes

International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD), 23rd International Conference | Los Angeles, CA
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders: Integrating EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

2005
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Seattle, WA
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders

ISSD 22nd International Conference | Toronto, Canada
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders

2004
American Group Psychotherapy Association, Annual Conference | New York, NY
The Neurobiology of PTSD

EMDR European Association, Annual Conference | Stockholm, Sweden
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With an Integration of the EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

ISSD 21st International Conference | New Orleans, LA
Treating Dissociation in the Spectrum of Personality Disorders

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Montreal, Canada
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With the Integration of EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

2003
EMDR European Association, Annual Conference | Rome, Italy
The Neurobiology of the EMDR: Recent Insights and Their Contribution to the Treatment of Dissociation
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With the Integration of the EMDR and Ego-State Work

ISSD 20th International Conference | Chicago, IL
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With the Integration of EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

EMDRIA Annual Conference | Denver, CO
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With the Integration of EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

2002
EMDR European Association, Annual Conference | Frankfurt, Germany
Reports from the Field: Treating the Survivors of the World Trade Center Attack of September 11th

ISSD 19th International Conference | Baltimore, MD
Personality Disorders as Variants of Dissociative Phenomena: Treatment With an Integration of the EMDR and Ego-State Treatment

2001
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Austin, TX
Exploring the Role of the Cerebellum in the EMDR Processing: Recent Insights and Speculation

ISSD 18th International Conference | New Orleans, LA
The Neurobiology of the EMDR: Recent Insights and Their Contribution to the Treatment of Dissociation

2000
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Toronto, Canada
Exploring the Role of the Cerebellum in the EMDR Processing
EMDR and Ego-State Therapy: Treating this Spectrum of Personality Disorders

ISSD 17th International Conference | San Antonio, TX
The Role of the Cerebellum in the EMDR Processing: An Exploration of Neurobiological Mechanisms.
Deepening the EMDR Treatment Effects in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders: Integrating EMDR and Ego-State Techniques (with Carol Forgash, LCSW)

1999
The Trauma Center, 4th Annual Conference | Brookline, MA
Exploring the Mysteries of EMDR: Clinical Applications

ISSD 16th International Conference | Miami, FL
Further Thoughts on the Neurobiology of EMDR: The Role of the Cerebellum in Accelerated Information Processing
Deepening the EMDR Treatment Effects in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders: Integrating EMDR and Ego-State Techniques (with Carol Forgash, LCSW)

1998
EMDRIA Annual Conference | Toronto, Canada
Working Successfully with Apparent Non-Responders to EMDR (with Carol Forgash, LCSW)
How Does EMDR Work? An Exploration of Possible Neurobiological Mechanisms (with Andrew Leeds, Ph.D.)