Dr. S.A. (Sophie) Rameckers PhD
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
- Room number: 1.35
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Postbus 15933
1001 NK Amsterdam
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Profile
As scientist-practitioner, my primary motivation lies in the integration of clinical work, research, and teaching. Through these interconnected aspects, I aim to advance our understanding of childhood-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) and personality disorders. My research specializes in several areas or topics, including the treatment of Ch-PTSD and personality disorders, and the impact of childhood trauma (in particular emotional abuse). This also includes an interest to disentangle treatment mechanisms and studying the complex relationships between various types of childhood trauma and psychopathology. My teaching focuses on personality disorders, PTSD, and trauma.
As coordinator of an international randomized controlled trial (i.e., the IREM-Freq trial, Wibbelink et al., 2021), we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) compared to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Ch-PTSD, and treatment frequency effects. By studying the unique mechanisms of these treatments, and by exploring more general processes of change in clinical and non-clinical populations, I gained expertise with using autoregressive models or so-called Granger Causality Analyses. More recently, I have become increasingly interested in examining how emotional memory changes during and after trauma treatment, as well as how this relates to specific treatment mechanisms and components.
In addition to my work in research, I work as a psychologist at the Academic Centre of Trauma and Personality (https://actp.nl/) in Amsterdam, where I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and ImRs. As a member of the international ImRs consortium, I contribute to initiatives that enhance resources for clinicians, researchers, and clients. If you're interested, you can visit the ImRs website (available in both Dutch and English). I am editor for Behaviour Research and Therapy (BRAT) and also recently editored a special issue on Imagery Rescripting in this journal.
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Research
Research methods
- Autoregressive Granger causality analyses
- Linear mixed models
Current research projects
- IREMFreq trial: Multicentre international trial to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and ImRs in the treatment of Ch-PTSD and the effect of session frequency on treatment effectiveness.
- ImRs lab study
- Studies focusing on examining the optimal aspects of ImRs, and change processes
Current cooperations
- International ImRs consortium
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Teaching
BA
- Bachelor’s thesis Clinical Psychology
- Personality Disorders and Trauma
- Clincial Interviewing and Diagnostic Skills (although not currently)
- Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Skills (although not currently)
MA
- Master thesis Clinical Psychology
- Personality and Personality Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Trauma
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Publications
2025
Daniëls, M., Meewisse, M. L., Nugter, A., Rameckers, S. A., Fassbinder, E., & Arntz, A. (2025). Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: effects on Schema Modes. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, Article 2454191. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2454191 [details]- van der Ploeg, A., Rameckers, S. A., & van Emmerik, A. A. P. (2025). The Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Incarcerated Forensic Populations: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 17(8), 1789–1798. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001771 [details]
2024
- Assmann, N., Rameckers, S. A., Schaich, A., Lee, C. W., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Rijkeboer, M. M., Arntz, A., & Fassbinder, E. (2024). Childhood-related PTSD: the role of cognitions in EMDR and imagery rescripting. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, Article 2397890. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2397890 [details]
- Lortye, S. A., Will, J. P., Rameckers, S. A., Marquenie, L. A., Goudriaan, A. E., Arntz, A., & de Waal, M. M. (2024). Types of childhood maltreatment as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder severity and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with substance use disorders. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), Article 2367179. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2367179 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Kousemaker, M., Fassbinder, E., Lee, C. W., Meewisse, M., Menninga, S., Rijkeboer, M., Schaich, A., & Arntz, A. (2024). The working mechanisms of imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Findings from a randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 175, Article 104492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104492 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Grasman, R. P. P. P., & Arntz, A. (2024). Non-fear emotions in changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms during treatment. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 84, Article 101954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101954 [details]
2023
- Arntz, A., Mensink, K., Cox, W. R., Verhoef, R. E. J., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Rameckers, S. A., Badenbach, T., & Grasman, R. P. P. P. (2023). Dropout from psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder: a multilevel survival meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53(3), 668-686. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003634 [details]
- Kuck, S., Arntz, A., Rameckers, S. A., Lee, C. W., Boterhoven de Haan, K. L., Fassbinder, E., & Morina, N. (2023). Intraindividual variability and emotional change as predictors of sudden gains in imagery rescripting and EMDR for PTSD in adult survivors of childhood abuse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30(5), 1029-1046. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2855 [details]
2022
- Hoppen, T. H., Schlechter, P., Arntz, A., Rameckers, S. A., Ehring, T., & Morina, N. (2022). A brief measure of guilt and shame: validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8). European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), Article 2146720. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720 [details]
2021
- Rameckers, S. A., Verhoef, R. E. J., Grasman, R. P. P. P., Cox, W. R., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Engelmoer, I. M., & Arntz, A. (2021). Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder and Predictors of Treatment Outcomes: A Multivariate Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Data from All Design Types. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(23), Article 5622. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10235622 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Bachrach, N., Lee, C. W., Morina, N., & Arntz, A. (2021). The impact of childhood maltreatment on the severity of childhood-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults. Child Abuse & Neglect, 120, Article 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105208 [details]
- Wibbelink, C. J. M., Lee, C. W., Bachrach, N., Dominguez, S. K., Ehring, T., van Es, S. M., Fassbinder, E., Köhne, S., Mascini, M., Meewisse, M.-L., Menninga, S., Morina, N., Rameckers, S. A., Thomaes, K., Walton, C. J., Wigard, I. G., & Arntz, A. (2021). The effect of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of either imagery rescripting or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (IREM-Freq): a study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial. Trials, 22, Article 848. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9 [details]
Journal editor
- Rameckers, S. (editor), engelhard, i. (editor) & Hagenaars, m. (editor) (2024-2025). Behaviour Research and Therapy (Journal). https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10JN99L4QFX
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Ancillary activities
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ACTP
Basispsycholoog
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ACTP
Daniëls, M., Meewisse, M. L., Nugter, A., Rameckers, S. A., Fassbinder, E., & Arntz, A. (2025). Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: effects on Schema Modes. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, Article 2454191.