Refresh and Reset Your EMDR Practice

Who is this training for? 

EMDR Basic Training can feel like drinking from a fire hose—powerful, transformative, and overwhelming all at once. Some clinicians leave feeling eager to dive in, while others walk away unsure of how to integrate it all. But once you're back in your practice, reality sets in: your clients aren’t textbook cases. Suddenly, you may find yourself feeling stuck, uncertain, or even like you're doing something wrong. You’re not alone. EMDR is a complex, ever-evolving model—and no one masters it overnight.

This  course is designed to bridge that gap. Whether you need a clear review of the basics or want to refine your skills with complex cases, this training will help you deepen your understanding, build clinical flexibility, and regain confidence. We’ll explore real-world scenarios, troubleshoot challenges, and show you how to pivot when sessions don’t go as planned—so you can move forward with clarity and competence.

General Course Overview 

This EMDR refresher and advanced skills training course will focus on reviewing the eight phases of EMDR with an emphasis on case conceptualization. Before delving into these phases, the course will review the AIP model to ground participants in a strong foundation of AIP. Polyvagal theory will also be integrated as a tool for case conceptualization; PVT through the lens of AIP will help participants understand how stress and trauma manifest.

Learning Objectives:

• Define AIP and explain how it informs case conceptualization.
• Describe four different types of EMDR treatment plans: comprehensive, fractionated, symptom focused, and reverse protocol.
• List three ways to screen for dissociation.
• Identify three different preparation strategies to build adaptive neural networks informed by case conceptualization.
• Explain how to use interweaves proactively and reactively, and list five different
  interweaves.
• Describe when to return to target in phase four: desensitization and reprocessing.
• List four strategies for keeping clients within their window of tolerance when in phase four: desensitization and reprocessing.

Live Schedule

9:00-9:15 - Welcome, Introductions & Orientation to Training
9:15-9:25 - History & Definitions of EMDR, BLS/DAS
9:25-9:50 - AIP: definitions, and application to case conceptualization
9:50-10:00 - Polyvagal Theory: basics of PVT and impact of prolonged activation of survival states
10:00-10:05 - BREAK
10:05-10:25 - Polyvagal Theory: basics of PVT and impact of prolonged activation of survival states
10:25-11:00 - Complex PTSD & Dissociation - definition of C-PTSD and basics of structural dissociation
11:00-11:10 - BREAK
11:10-12:30 - Phase 1: goals of phase 1, using AIP for case conceptualization, screening for dissociation, creating a map of neural networks, explanation of comprehensive treatment plan, fractionated treatment plan, symptom focused treatment plan, and reverse protocol

12:30-1:30 - LUNCH
1:30-2:30 - Phase 2: how phase 1 informs phase 2, determining readiness for reprocessing, advanced phase 2 strategies
2:30-2:35 - BREAK
2:35-2:50 - Phase 3: components of assessment and purpose of each component
2:50-3:30 - Phase 4: therapist role, what to expect, use of interweaves
3:30-3:40 - BREAK
3:40-4:10 - Phase 4: when to return to target and take SUDS, EMD/EMDr
4:10-4:20: Phase 5: review installation
4:20-4:30: Phase 6: review body scan
4:30-4:35: Phase 7: review closure techniques
4:35-4:45: Phase 8: re-evaluating completed targets & re-engaging incomplete targets
4:45-5:00- Closure & Questions