Help Clients With Eating Disorders Safely Access Trauma Work
You know EMDR can be life-changing. You also know that eating disorders bring a different level of risk, complexity, and clinical responsibility.
Many EMDR clinicians describe the same stuck point:
You meet with a client who presents with an eating disorder or disordered eating. You can see the trauma history. You know EMDR could help. At the same time, questions start stacking up:
- Is this client medically and psychologically stable enough for EMDR?
- How do I tell the difference between ED symptoms and trauma‑driven survival strategies?
- Which targets and protocols are safe to touch, and which need to wait?
- At what point does this move beyond my scope of practice?