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None of the existing EMDR books provides the basic sets of forms and decision trees practicing clinicians need to plan and document their EMDR treatment and to hone their skills in the application of EMDR. Neither of the existing EMDR manuals addresses the revised EMDRIA basic curriculum standards released in 2006. This manual fills all of these gaps.

"The EMDR Treatment Manual" provides a clear foundation for understanding the adaptive information processing model of Francine Shapiro. It does so by summarizing key concepts and terminology developed by scholars whose work preceded that of Dr. Shapiro and by integrating the research on EMDR relevant to the AIP model. In this way the book builds a conceptual bridge between the world of behavioral and cognitive therapies and the new neuroaffective paradigm implicit in the work of Francine Shapiro.

, is a California-licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience in the private practice of psychotherapy. He practices in Santa Rosa, CA. He is the director of training for Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute, which offers basic and advanced training programs in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Dr. Leeds received his BA in psychology with honors in 1972 from the University of California at Santa Cruz, an MA in clinical psychology in 1974 from Goddard College, and his PhD in clinical psychology in 1983 from International College. After early training in gestalt and somatic psychotherapies, Dr. Leeds served a 2-year internship as program coordinator for an alcohol abuse treatment program in Santa Cruz and received his license as a marriage and family therapist before going on to obtain his doctorate. During his doctoral program, he studied cognitive behavioral therapy, Ericksonian hypnosis, and self-psychology. Dr. Leeds received his initial EMDR therapy training in 1991 and became an EMDR therapy training supervisor that same year. In 1993, he became an EMDR therapy trainer. He has conducted basic EMDR therapy trainings for 15,000 clinicians at 140 training programs in the United States, Canada, France, England, and Japan. He has presented papers on EMDR therapy for regional, national, and international conferences. He is the author of a book, book chapters, and journal articles on EMDR therapy. He served for 2 years on the Standards and Training Committee of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and for 3 years as an elected member of the EMDRIA Board of Directors. He presently serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the

and, in 2013, was the guest editor for volume 7, issue number 3. He is an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant providing consultation to EMDR therapy clinicians around the world. Dr. Leeds contributed to the evolution of EMDR by articulating, publishing, and teaching the EMDR procedure that he named

(RDI). In 1999, he received an EMDRIA award for creative innovation in the development of EMDR as well as the Ronald A. Martinez PhD Memorial Award. In 2013, he received the Francine Shapiro award from EMDRIA.