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EMDR is a valuable psychotherapeutic technique designed to help individuals heal from trauma. Ethics in professional and personal development are critical components to working with clients and must be examined through a lens of both individual and systemic trauma. Further, EMDR professionals must bring increased attention to matters of cultural competency, anti-racism, and assumptions rooted in white culture. The Code of Ethics for the ACA, NASW, and APA each address the importance of cultural competency. However, in a recent study of predominantly white, female, middle-class EMDR clinicians, researchers found that 54 percent participants surveyed believed EMDR to be universal and…