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The tension between a healing mental therapy and victims seeking justice
Key takeaways
- Tess Hassell says she was told an investigation into her alleged sexual abuse could not go ahead due to her EMDR therapy.
- In EMDR therapy, a person is asked to recall a traumatic memory while engaging in another task.
- Queensland DPP guidelines refer to EMDR as a form of hypnosis or regression therapy and provide strict conditions in which it must be performed.
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Tess Hassell says she was told an investigation into her alleged sexual abuse could not go ahead due to her EMDR therapy. (ABC News: Madeline Grace)
A woman who reported alleged sexual abuse to Queensland Police says it was "retraumatising" to learn the investigation would not proceed because she had undergone eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
In EMDR therapy, a person is asked to recall a traumatic memory while engaging in another task.
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