EMDR and
Generational Trauma
Training led by:
Erika Yourdan, PhD, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDC
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Available on Demand
Course was recorded August 21-22, 2025
Cost: $195
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Is this training for you?
If you’ve worked with clients who carry the weight of trauma they didn’t directly experience, but feel deeply — this training is for you.
Whether it’s unresolved pain passed down through family dynamics, cultural wounds, or inherited nervous system responses, generational trauma can keep clients stuck.
In this 2-day live advanced training, you’ll learn how to conceptualize and treat generational trauma using the AIP model, tailored history-taking, and clear treatment planning tools designed specifically for EMDR clinicians.
FREE DOWNLOAD
This free PDF is perfect for therapists who want to deepen assessment and support healing at the root.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Define Generational Trauma and name 3 modalities of transmission.
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Summarize critical elements of history taking.
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Apply knowledge of Adaptive Information Processing system in target formation.
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Appriase different treatment planning approches and key differences in application
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Appraise the research on adaptive genetic transmissions and apply to Phase 2: Preparation.
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Differentiate past, present and future prong targest and compare treatment gains.
CEs Available:
Course is eligible for 6 EMDRIA Approved CEs.
Training Format:
Live training was offered Aug 2025, now available on demand
Investment:
This course is $195. Installment options available.
THIS COURSE COVERS:
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Defining generational trauma & the self-of-therapist
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History taking: Conceptualizing through the AIP model
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Assessment and screening strategies
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Phase 2: Preparation
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Readiness for Phase 4
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Treatment planning
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Target selection and reprocessing phases
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Phase 7: Closure
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Phase 8: Re-evaluation & addressing stuck processing
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Dr. Erika Yourdan
PhD, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDC
Erika is an LMFT-Supervisor, an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow, EMDRIA approved consultant, and an EMDRIA approved CE provider. She is a licensed addiction counselor and a licensed chemical dependency counselor practicing in both Texas and Colorado. Erika is the practice founder for The Sum of You Counseling, PLLC, in Abilene, Texas where she regularly offers EMDR intensives and specializes in complex and generational trauma, substance use, and EMDR with couples and families. Erika is an assistant professor at National University where she provides a 1:1 teaching model to students pursuing their Master’s in Marriage in Marriage and Family Therapy. Both in therapy and in teaching roles, Erika approaches with curiosity, compassion, and an invitation to gently lean into the unknown. Outside of work, Erika enjoys connecting with nature, game nights, and watching movies with her family.
Course Prerequisites:
Trainees must have fully completed EMDR Basic Training to be eligible for this training.
Course Attendance and CE Credit:
For live credit: Attendees must attend live via Zoom and attendance will be taken for course credit. Partial credit is not available. Live certificates are issued upon request within 5 business days of verified attendance and completed evaluation.
For on demand credit: Attendees must view the full course video, complete the quiz and evaluation to receive credit. Upon completion of all modules your certificate will be issued and sent via email.
Cancellation & Refund Policy:
Full refunds are available for cancellation requests received up to 1 day prior to the program. Cancellations on/after the live date or no-shows are non-refundable. If IRIS cancels, full refunds are issued or free transfer to a future date is offered.
