Handbook of EMDR for Children and Adolescents

Renée Beer, Clinical psychologist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, EMDR Child & Adolescent Trainer, ,Carlijn de Roos, Clinical psychologist, senior researcher. EMDR Child & Adolescent Trainer,

Renée Beer is a Clinical psychologist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, EMDR Europe accredited Trainer in EMDR with children & adolescents, and Certified Trainer in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She chairs the EMDR Europe Child & Adolescent Trainers, is based in the Netherlands, works in private practice and has been coordinating a trauma center. Renée gives trainings together with Carlijn de Roos and publishes about the treatment of children with trauma-related problems. She has specialized in the treatment of patients with an eating disorder with CBT and EMDR and published about this. Currently she is involved in international projects disseminating EMDR and TF-CBT in Ukraine.


Carlijn de Roos is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist working with children and adolescents with PTSD, trauma-related symptoms and/or suffering from persistent physical symptoms like chronic pain. In addition to her clinical work, she is an EMDR consultant and an EMDR Trainer for children & adolescents accredited by EMDR Europe. She previously served as the president of the EMDR Association the Netherlands and currently chairs the EMDR Europe Child & Adolescent Committee. Carlijn is also a researcher and member of several research committees. Her doctoral thesis focused on time-limited trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents.

Part I. Trauma And EMDR With Children & Adolescents1. Starting Points, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos2. The Impact Of Trauma, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos3. Empirical Research, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos4. Case Conceptualization, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos5. EMDR Indications, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos6. Parents And Families, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos7. Adjustments In EMDR Therapy And In The Protocol For Children And Adolescents (4-18), Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos8. EMDR Storytelling: Reprocessing Preverbal Traumatic Memories, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos9. Interweaves, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos10. Stressregulation, Renée Beer & Carlijn De Roos11. Group Protocols, Renée Beer & Carlijn De RoosPart II. EMDR For C&A With Specific Psychopathologies: Preparation And Treatment12. Preparing Resistant Children For EMDR With The Sleeping Dogs Method, Arianne Struik13. EMDR For C&A With ADHD, Arianne Tjeenk, Tirtsa Ehrlich, Anneke Eenhoorn14. EMDR For C&A With Autism, Esther Leuning & Petra Spuijbroek15. EMDR For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children And Children With Developmental Language Problems, Lieke Doornkate, Jeantine Janse, Gerarda Jeannette Wieten16. EMDR For C&A With Mental Disabilities, Liesbeth Mevissen17. EMDR For C&A With Dissociative Disorders, Kirsten Hauber And Arianne Struik18. EMDR For Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder, Steven Meijer, Agaath Koudstaal, And Laurian HafkemeijerPart III. EMDR In Specific Settings: Preparation And Treatment Of The System19. EMDR For Adolescents In The Forensic Mental Health System, Mirjam Heinemans, Jacqueline Van Baar & Thimo Poel20. EMDR In Children: A Dyadic Approach With Playful Interventions, Esty Bar Sade & Barbara Wizansky21. Integrative Attachment Trauma Protocol For Children, Debra Wesselmann, Irma Hein & Nathalie Schlattmann22. EMDR And Family Therapy With Families Following Child Abuse, Joanne Morris-Smith & Michel Silvestre23. Emdr Therapy In Refugee Families: Custom Work, Trudy Mooren24. Emdr In An Inpatient Setting: Kings - Kid In Good System, Caroline Ploeg, Henriët Scholts, Lysbert Zeinstra, Femy Wanders