IFS-Informed EMDR

Creative and Collaborative Approaches

David Polidi (Private practice, Massachusetts, USA)

$411.95 $329.89

Hardback

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

Routledge
10 December 2025

Counselling & advice services; Mental health services; Psychotherapy

IFS-Informed EMDR makes the case that the integration of these two influential therapy models creates something greater than the sum of its parts. It’s a book that can be used as a resource for therapeutic educational and training programs and as a supplement for people already familiar with at least one of these models.

Each chapter offers wisdom and practical guidance that will benefit anyone interested in learning the theoretical framework and practical applications of uniting EMDR and IFS for trauma healing.

Edited by: David Polidi (Private practice Massachusetts USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032891712
ISBN 10: 1032891718
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 10 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Part 1: Basics of EMDR and IFS: Two Transformative Healing Modalities 1.Laying an EMDR Foundation 2. Introducing Internal Family Systems Therapy 3. Steps of the IFS Journey 4. Integration and the Quest Towards an Ultimate Model Part 2: Structured and Systematic Models That Combine EMDR with IFS and Parts Work 5.Overview of IFS-Informed EMDR: Energy, Discovery and Harmonious Integration 6.Syzygy: Alignment of EMDR, IFS and Memory Reconsolidation 7.Phase 2.5 Discovery: Working with Blended Protectors 8. Integrating Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) into EMDR and Parts Work Part 3: Conceptual Frameworks that Enhance IFS-Informed EMDR 9. A Window and a Mirror: Somatic Integration and Processing for Case Conceptualization 10.Revolutionizing Therapy: IFS, EMDR And the Anti-Racist Psychotherapy Perspective 11. Exploring Structural Dissociation Through the Lens of EMDR and IFS 12. Active Imagination: Jungian Underpinnings in the Joining of Art Therapy, IFS and EMDR 13. Spiritually Anchored IFS-Informed EMDR: Deepening the Healing Part 4: IFS-Informed EMDR in Practice 14. Mapping Complex PTSD and Attachment with EMDR and IFS 15. Healing Pain with EMDR and IFS 16. Military Veterans and Nature Retreats with IFS and EMDR 17. Highly Sensitive People and the Healing Presence of Self: IFS-EMDR Integration in Practice 18. An Integrated Approach to Healing: How Blending Warrior Goddess Empowerment with IFS and EMDR Facilitates Deep Healing for Women Part 5: Treasured Strategies and Tools for IFS-Informed EMDR 19. Integrating Knipe’s EMDR Toolbox Skills to Enrich Your IFS Practice 20. The Fire Drill Technique: Sorting through Countertransference with IFS 21. The Role of Therapists’ Parts n Helping or Hindering Clients’ Healing: Contrasting EMDR Psychotherapy with an IFS Therapy Perspective 22. A Circle of Self Energy for Memory Reprocessing 23. The Vessel Imagery: Reimagining the Container as a Resource to Support the Transformational Healing of IFS-Informed EMDR 24. The Equid-Nexus ® Model: Using IFS-Informed EMDR With Equine Engagement to Heal Relational Trauma

David Polidi, LSCW, MEd, is the host of the Empowered Through Compassion podcast and has a private practice in Massachusetts with his wife Heather. He has been trained in the Syzygy Model of IFS-Informed EMDR (Level 3) and has been a guide for Syzygy trainings. He has also been trained in IFS (Level 2), has gone through the advanced training of IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out), and is an EMDR consultant in training through EMDRIA.

Reviews for IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches

“I’m excited by this book because the way the many authors combine EMDR with IFS addresses [my concerns about EMDR being a protocol rather than a therapy] nicely and suggests ways that the combination can benefit IFS therapists as well—e.g., when they get stuck or want to access more Self.” Richard Schwartz, PhD, founder of the Internal Family Systems model, and author of No Bad Parts “Several years ago, Richard Schwartz and Francine Shapiro each gave us paradigm-shifting approaches for helping people with desperate and complicated sources of dysfunction and unhappiness. This book shows clearly how these two powerful approaches are not only highly compatible, but in fact, can each add depth to the effectiveness of the other. I recommend it both for the new and experienced EMDR or IFS therapist.” Jim Knipe, PhD, author of EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation “An innovative and integrative guide for any EMDR therapist seeking to incorporate IFS therapy into the eight phases of treatment. Featuring insights from an array of talented thought leaders, this book is packed with practical interventions and invaluable knowledge. A must-read for clinicians looking to deepen their practice.” Rebecca Kase, LCSW, RYT, author of Polyvagal-Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing