Let’s face it:  A client's trauma symptoms may involve someone else, even when that person never enters your office. This is not a signal to reinvent your practice or step into an unfamiliar field. Rather, it's a natural extension of clinical skills you already have. EMDR-trained therapists...

Licensed clinicians often arrive at EMDR therapy training as a serious professional consideration, whether prompted by a caseload increasingly shaped by trauma and PTSD, a referral source specializing in EMDR therapy, or an interest in broadening clinical scope. The decision is not usually automatic. EMDR...

EMDR pioneer, trainer and EMDR Professional Training co-founder honored for more than three decades of leadership, teaching and dedication to EMDR therapy Curtis C. Rouanzoin, PhD, co-founder and Director of Training at EMDR Professional Training, received the prestigious Francine Shapiro Award at the...

Completing EMDR Basic Training is a major milestone.  Since EMDR Basic Training with EMDR Professional Training is 57 hours of training with included case consultation, the completion of this program allows you to practice EMDR therapy with clients and start seeing the benefits. But professional...

EMDR Basic Training gives you a solid foundation. You leave able to conceptualize  straightforward cases, work the eight phases, and get consistent results with clients whose trauma histories are relatively contained. Then a client arrives with layered developmental trauma, a dissociative presentation,...

If you’ve completed an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training program, you may be wondering, “When should I start working toward certification?” The answer is simple: Start now. One of the biggest misconceptions about EMDRIA Certification is that clinicians should wait until they have...

Some clients come to therapy having tried everything. They have completed CBT programs, attended 12-step meetings, and worked through motivational interviewing, yet still find themselves caught in the same addiction cycle. For many of them, the problem is not a lack of effort. It is that the triggers...

Professional development for therapists training in EMDR therapy does not end with EMDR Basic Training. For clinicians practicing EMDR therapy, advanced training is where true clinical expertise is forged. The complexity of trauma presentations encountered in EMDR therapy practice demands more than foundational...

For mental health professionals pursuing EMDRIA certification or seeking to deepen their clinical expertise, EMDR consultation is not merely a procedural requirement; it is a cornerstone of competent, ethical trauma practice.  Understanding what occurs during these sessions and why they are integral...

EMDR Therapy in Group Settings Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a well-established approach for treating trauma on an individual level, but it also offers unique benefits in group settings. With the right structure, EMDR in a group setting fosters a shared healing space,...