Francine Shapiro, PhD, is the originator and developer of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and is a senior research fellow at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California. She serves as the Executive Director of the EMDR Institute in Pacific Grove, California, and of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program, a nonprofit organization that coordinates disaster response and provides pro bono trainings worldwide.

Dr. Shapiro has written over 30 articles and book chapters and 2 books about EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (1995) and EMDR (1997). She has been an invited presenter at major psychology conferences over the past 10 years and was awarded the 1993 Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award by the California Psychological Association.

Dr. Shapiro's primary area of interest over the course of her career has been developing a comprehensive treatment approach that integrates the unique contributions of the major psychotherapeutic orientations. As a clinical psychologist, she believes that the major challenge confronting the profession is to find a way to close the gap between science and practice. Toward this end, she has long advocated for the standard incorporation of accepted clinical standards into psychotherapy outcome research.

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