When I began reading EMDR Made Simple, I couldn’t put it down. With her four faces of EMDR, Marich has broken out of the EMDR orthodoxy representing a fresh new voice and perspective that is intelligent, clinically sound, and an important contribution to the evolution of EMDR. This well-written, engaging book is full helpful, easy-to-digest practical information that will be an important aid to EMDR therapists seeking to integrate EMDR into their clinical practices. Marich has the rare talent of being able to break down complex ideas into guiding principles that
therapists can easily grasp, and weave research studies into the text providing the work substance, while still maintaining a relationship with the reader that is personal and collegial. I will be sure to recommend EMDR Made
Simple to my EMDR trainees and consultees.

--Laurel Parnell, Ph.D. is an EMDRIA-approved trainer and consultant, author of A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR, Tapping In: A Step-by Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral
Stimulation, Transforming Trauma: EMDR, and EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children


Kudos to Dr. Marich for cutting through the dogma and ideology that so often surrounds new approaches and creating a a practical, how-to volume on EMDR. Her thoughtful and ecumenical approach insures that clinicians of all stripes will be able to benefit from the important material in her book.

--Scott D. Miller, Ph.D.
The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy
Founder, International Center for Clinical Excellence


I am convinced that eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is the most important psychological discovery since Freud. The only problem seems to be that early EMDR researchers, who were very successful in terms of demonstrating the clinical efficacy of EMDR, may have prematurely “locked into” a rather strict protocol that could have benefited from some improvements along the way. Dr. Marich provides a very thoughtful analysis of this issue. Her work will do much to help us evaluate both the future of EMDR, and many of its various derivatives.

--Allan Botkin, Psy.D.
Induced After Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma


Unlike many authors and EMDR practitioners who have attempted to –and for decades have succeeded in– shrouding this efficient, effective trauma modality in secrecy and mystique– imbuing fear and doubt in many trauma-competent clinicians, Marich clarifies, simplifies and sheds much needed light on this heretofore esoteric process. Thank you for a
well-written, common sense, hands-on elucidation of EMDR. If EMDR Made Simple was the first book on this subject a clinician were to read, it is close to a guarantee that it will be the first of many.

--Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCPD
Trauma Competency: A Clinician’s Guide



As a self identified Protocol-Oriented EMDR Therapist, I applaud Dr. Marich for expanding the accessibility of the EMDR Approach even further. EMDR Made Simple...provides an inclusive scope sending a clear messages of mutual respect while supporting an understanding of the EMDR Approach uniting the therapeutic community. A must read for all clinicians!

--Earl Grey, Ph.D.
Unify Your Mind: Connecting the Feelers, Thinkers, and Doers of Your Brain



After completing both Part I and II EMDR training I felt somewhat lost in how to tailor my personal approach with clients while maintaining the integrity of the EMDR method. Dr. Marich’s book not only illuminated the way for me but gave me the confidence I needed to expand my private practice using EMDR. Her vast clinical experience, directed resources and practical hands on examples demonstrated to me the usefulness of EMDR for a range of clients. EMDR Made Simple is an easy to read guide to EMDR greatly influenced by Dr. Marich’s friendly and very personable
style. Her 4 approaches to EMDR allow the reader to find a mode that works for them while not compromising the best practices efficacy of the EMDR protocol.

--Karen Anderson, M.S., LMFT
Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV


Dr. Marich has shown her years of wisdom and professional experience to write a captivating book on EMDR. Her touching stories about her own recovery from trauma will inspire the reader to empathize with the struggles of their patients. Dr. Marich uses her struggles as metaphors to help the reader understand complex treatment protocols while encouraging readers to adapt theory and protocol to their own personal style of therapy. This is a must read book for both beginning and experienced therapists.

--Douglas Darnall, Ph.D.
Divorce Casualities and Beyond Divorce Casualties