DNMS Articles



The DNMS: What It Is and How It Works

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC


The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy: Eight Case Studies

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC & Arthur E. Hernandez, PhD
Published in the March 2007 issue of the online journal Traumatology



Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy: A New Treatment Approach Applied to Dissociative Identity Disorder

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the December 2004 issue of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation




Professional EMDR Articles



Overcoming Client Resistance to Resource Development and Installation (RDI)

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the December 1999 issue of the EMDRIA Newsletter.



Resource-Focused EMDR: Integration of Ego State Therapy, Alternating Bilateral Stimulation, and Art Therapy

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the March 1999 issue of the EMDRIA Newsletter



Internal Conference Room Ego-State Therapy and the Resolution of Double Binds: Preparing clients for EMDR trauma processing

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the June 1998 issue of the EMDRIA Newsletter




Mindfulness Articles



Honoring Pain

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the January/February 1998 issue of Enjoy Whole Health magazine. Summarizes various meditation techniques for working with pain.



Fibromyalgia Hope

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the January/February 2000 issue of Enjoy Whole Health magazine. Discussion of fibromyalgia possibly being the result of seemingly unresolvable internal conflicts and offers hope about getting unstuck.



In Pain?? Whatever You Do, Don't Go to the Beach

By Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC
Published in the March/April 2000 issue of Enjoy Whole Health magazine. Contrasts a loving kindness orientation to physical pain with an escapist orientation.



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