Bridging the gap
From EMDR Basic Training to Complex Trauma + Dissociation
When you know the EMDR protocol, but complex trauma makes the next step less clear.
What happens when reprocessing gets stuck, a client shuts down, or protective parts make it difficult to move forward?
This advanced workshop helps EMDR-trained therapists recognize dissociation, understand protective responses, and apply practical strategies for navigating the complexities of trauma treatment.
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What you'll learn
Recognize and Assess Dissociation: Explore how dissociation presents in complex trauma and how screening tools such as the DES and MID can inform case conceptualization, treatment pacing, and preparation.
Understand Nervous System Responses: Use the three-color Polyvagal Trauma Traffic Light Model to recognize autonomic states and better understand shutdown, freeze, and other protective responses in session.
Work With Protective Parts and Blocking Beliefs: Learn to recognize protective beliefs and use practical parts work and Polyvagal-informed strategies to support readiness for reprocessing.
Adapt Phase 4 When Reprocessing Gets Stuck: Explore three Phase 4 modifications—EMDR 2.0, CIPOS, and EMDR-Contained—with hands-on practice focused on maintaining grounding and dual attention.
From Understanding to Clinical Application
This workshop brings together the AIP model, dissociation assessment, Polyvagal-informed strategies, and practical EMDR modifications.
Through clinical examples and hands-on practice, you'll explore how these approaches can inform your decisions when clients become overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck during reprocessing.
The goal is to leave with greater clarity about what you're seeing in session and practical strategies you can begin integrating into your work with complex trauma clients.