Francine Shapiro
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Francine Shapiro, PhD, is an American
psychologist
who is the originator and developer of EMDR (Acronym for 'Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing'), a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from traumatic life experiences.
In 1987 she observed, during a walk in a park, that moving her eyes seemed to reduce the stress of disturbing memories. Based on these initial observations she developed standardized procedures to maximize these effects, conducted further research and published a randomized controlled study in 1989 describing beneficial results. EMDR is recommended as a front line treatment for trauma in numerous international practice guidelines.
Francine Shapiro holds a degree from the Professional School of Psychological Studies, which was approved by the state of California for licensure. It closed in the 1990s.
Shapiro is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mental Research Institute
, Palo Alto, California
, Executive Director of the EMDR Institute, Watsonville, CA, and founder and President Emeritus of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a non-profit
organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono
trainings worldwide. She is a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award, for distinguished contribution to psychotherapy, of the City of Vienna, the American Psychological Association
Division 56 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award presented by the California Psychological Association.
Shapiro was designated as one of the “Cadre of Experts” of the American Psychological Association & Canadian Psychological Association Joint Initiative on Ethnopolitical Warfare, and has served as advisor to a wide variety of trauma treatment and outreach organizations and journals. She has been an invited speaker at psychology conferences worldwide and has written and co-authored more than 60 journal articles, chapters, and books about EMDR. She is a licensed clinical psychologist currently residing in Northern California.
United States
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psychologist
Psychologist
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who is the originator and developer of EMDR (Acronym for 'Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing'), a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from traumatic life experiences.
In 1987 she observed, during a walk in a park, that moving her eyes seemed to reduce the stress of disturbing memories. Based on these initial observations she developed standardized procedures to maximize these effects, conducted further research and published a randomized controlled study in 1989 describing beneficial results. EMDR is recommended as a front line treatment for trauma in numerous international practice guidelines.
Francine Shapiro holds a degree from the Professional School of Psychological Studies, which was approved by the state of California for licensure. It closed in the 1990s.
Shapiro is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mental Research Institute
Mental Research Institute
The Palo Alto Mental Research Institute is one of the founding institutions of brief and family therapy. Founded by Don D. Jackson and colleagues in 1959, MRI has been one of the leading sources of ideas in the area of interactional/systemic studies, psychotherapy, and family...
, Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
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, Executive Director of the EMDR Institute, Watsonville, CA, and founder and President Emeritus of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a non-profit
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organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono
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trainings worldwide. She is a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award, for distinguished contribution to psychotherapy, of the City of Vienna, the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
Division 56 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award presented by the California Psychological Association.
Shapiro was designated as one of the “Cadre of Experts” of the American Psychological Association & Canadian Psychological Association Joint Initiative on Ethnopolitical Warfare, and has served as advisor to a wide variety of trauma treatment and outreach organizations and journals. She has been an invited speaker at psychology conferences worldwide and has written and co-authored more than 60 journal articles, chapters, and books about EMDR. She is a licensed clinical psychologist currently residing in Northern California.
Publications
Books- Shapiro, F (2001) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures. Guildford Press. ISBN 1-57230-672-6
- Shapiro, F (Ed.) (2002) EMDR as an Integrative Psychotherapy Approach: Experts of Diverse Orientations Explore the Paradigm Prism. APA. ISBN 1-55798-922-2
- Shapiro, F & Forrest, M S (2004) EMDR: The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Trauma . Basic books. ISBN 0-465-04301-1
- Shapiro, F., Kaslow, F., & Maxfield, L. (Eds). (2007) Handbook of EMDR and Family Therapy Processes. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-70947-6
- Solomon, M.F., Neborsky, R.J., McCullough, L., Alpert, M., Shapiro, F., & Malan, D. (2001) Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change. New York: Norton. ISBN 0-39370-333-9