EMDR Basic Training

**Attendance to both parts required to complete EMDR Basic Training

registration closes: July 24

Part 1: 7/31-8/2

Part 2: 8/28-8/30

Full event details and registration here.

EMDR Basic Training

**Attendance to both parts required to complete EMDR Basic Training

registration closes: August 11

Part 1: 8/14-8/16

Part 2: 9/11-9/13

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The World is Changing—So Must We as Therapists. How are you evolving in your practice?

Join us for our third Blocking Belief webinar…

Why? Our #1 reason EMDR gets stuck is because of a protector part/blocking belief. We spend the entire afternoon learning the many ways to work with these parts.

Bonus: Two group practicums- Front loading resources and a group unblending script! Join us!

Calling all EMDR-trained clinicians! If you're experiencing slowed or stopped processing due to protective parts, this advanced webinar is for you.

1) To push past protectors is not nice :(
AND
2)The protective system has to be big and powerful because a trauma therapist working with EMDR comes in with an agenda(script) and the protector part is trying to keep everyone inside safe!

Working with protector parts from a respectful and trauma-informed space is crucial to successful trauma processing.

Gain practical skills to overcome memory reconsolidation interruptions and work more effectively with clients dealing with PTSD and complex PTSD (cPTSD).

Hope to see you there!

Use coupon code Paula25 and get your Earlybird discount by registering today.

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EMDR Basic Training

**Attendance to both parts required to complete EMDR Basic Training

registration closes: October 6

Part 1: 10/9-10/11

Part 2: 11/13-11/15

Full event details and registration here.

This is additional workshop is designed to help therapists bridge the gap between knowing the protocol and confidently applying it with complex trauma presentations. When reprocessing gets stuck, it’s often not a clinical mistake—it’s the client’s protective system working exactly as it was designed to: to survive. Building on the Blocking Belief Worksheet introduced earlier in training, this day helps participants recognize how dissociation and internal protectors show up in clinical practice. Using the 3-color Polyvagal Trauma Traffic Light Model, participants will learn to track autonomic states in the therapy environment and understand how shutdown, freeze, and looping often reflect a dorsal vagal dissociative state—not resistance, but protection. Participants will explore how dissociation can be screened using structured tools such as the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) and the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID). These validated assessment tools help clinicians identify dissociative patterns, guiding treatment pacing and preparation for clients with complex trauma. Practical strategies will be offered to help recognize protective beliefs and expand the window of tolerance, supporting readiness when clients feel stuck, conflicted, or uncertain about moving forward in reprocessing. The day concludes with hands-on practice in three key Phase 4 modifications—EMDR 2.0, CIPOS, and EMDR-Contained—designed to help clients stay grounded, maintain dual attention, and move through reprocessing safely and effectively. This training day offers an essential clinical bridge between EMDR protocol knowledge and the real-world complexity of working with clients who dissociate. Therapists will leave with greater clarity, confidence, and tools for staying attuned to the nervous system (PV) and internal experience of clients with complex trauma.

Workshop Objectives:After completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain how the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model and the evolution of EMDR support the need to modify Phase 4 when dissociation blocks reprocessing.

• Define dissociation and its connection to internal parts/aspects of the self.

• Identify dissociation patterns using screening tools such as the DES and MID, and apply findings to case conceptualization, pacing, and preparation of complex CPTSD cases.

• Demonstrate how Polyvagal-informed strategies support work with dissociative states and internal parts.

• Demonstrate how to use basic Parts Work and Polyvagal-informed strategies to engage protective parts using the blocking belief worksheet to increase readiness before moving into Phase 4.

• Summarize three practical Phase 4 modifications, EMDR 2.0, CIPOS, and EMDR-Contained, and how they help clients stay grounded and move through stuck points in reprocessing.

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Are you an EMDR-trained clinician looking to refine your skills and confidently address today’s increasingly complex trauma presentations? Traditional EMDR protocols were built around single-incident PTSD, focusing on a known Criterion A event. But what happens when your clients present with Complex PTSD and dissociative features? How do you adapt your assessment, treatment planning, and preparation to ensure effective reprocessing?

This training is designed to help you “brush up” on your foundational EMDR skills and then go beyond the basics to skillfully navigate the complexities of dissociation. In this workshop, we will:

• Revisit the Basics: Review key EMDR principles and standard protocols, including the original target sequence planning and the reprocessing of the 3-pronged targets.

• Expand Your Clinical Lens: Learn to identify Complex PTSD and the dissociative subtype of PTSD, where the client’s dissociative responses must be understood and managed before moving into the memory reprocessing phases (3-6).

• Build Your Assessment Toolkit: Explore the use of dissociation measures (DES and MID) and the application of Polyvagal Theory to better understand the autonomic nervous system states that underlie dissociative responses.

• Address Protector Parts: Gain practical strategies for working with dissociative “protector parts” that maintain safety through dissociation. Learn how to engage with these internal states to stabilize the client before delving into memory work.

• Adapt the Standard Protocol: Understand how to thoughtfully modify phases 1 and 2 of EMDR to prepare clients with complex presentations for phases 3-6, ensuring that reprocessing is not derailed by dissociation.

By the end of this training, you’ll have a clearer roadmap for assessing and preparing complex trauma clients for EMDR, empowering you to work more effectively and compassionately with those who present with layered trauma and dissociative processes. Join us and learn how to confidently adapt EMDR to the realities of complex trauma treatment. 6 CEUs

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EMDR Basic Training

**Attendance to both parts required to complete EMDR Basic Training

registration closes: October 26

Part 1: 11/6-11/9

Part 2: 12/3-12/5

Full event details and registration here.

The World is Changing—So Must We as Therapists. How are you evolving in your practice?

Join us for our third Blocking Belief webinar…

Why? Our #1 reason EMDR gets stuck is because of a protector part/blocking belief. We spend the entire afternoon learning the many ways to work with these parts.

Bonus: Two group practicums- Front loading resources and a group unblending script! Join us!

Calling all EMDR-trained clinicians! If you're experiencing slowed or stopped processing due to protective parts, this advanced webinar is for you.

1) To push past protectors is not nice :(
AND
2)The protective system has to be big and powerful because a trauma therapist working with EMDR comes in with an agenda(script) and the protector part is trying to keep everyone inside safe!

Working with protector parts from a respectful and trauma-informed space is crucial to successful trauma processing.

Gain practical skills to overcome memory reconsolidation interruptions and work more effectively with clients dealing with PTSD and complex PTSD (cPTSD).

Hope to see you there!

Use coupon code Paula25 and get your Earlybird discount by registering today.

Register Here

5 Day Intensive EMDR Basic Training via Zoom.

7:30-5:30 Central Time December 9-13

Registration closes: December 7

Full event details and registration here.