Introduction to Working with Addictions with EMDR is now available online! The Connection between Trauma and Addiction Clinicians who treat trauma within their practices or settings should expect to see addiction show up, whether they are trained and ready for it or not.  The connection between...

Today we are inspired by the Dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. presented an idea, a dream, to the world through his compelling prose and memorable orations that we should strive for a better world and be willing agents of change in whatever capacity we might endeavor. As a mental health professional,...

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a unique, integrative psychotherapy approach adopted by mental health professionals to address causes of trauma. The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation, which is the professional association for EMDR...

More EMDR Therapy in 2020 Thank you for your overwhelming response to and support of EMDR Professional Training„¢ in 2019.  With your membership and participation in our Basic Trainings and Advanced Workshops, more clinicians of EMDR Therapy gained essential skills to help clients in...

DeTUR™ Workshop Registration is closing soon! Registration closes December 5th, 2019 for DeTUR™ & An urge reduction protocol in dealing with addictions and dysfunctional behaviors and the underlying causing traumas. Join EMDR Professional Training as we welcome A.J. Popky, Ph.D. for...

At EMDR Professional Training™, we believe one sustaining fact that makes our work very purposeful:  EMDR therapy is effective. How Do We Know EMDR Therapy is Effective? Ongoing research continues to confirm the efficacy of EMDR therapy, especially in its treatment of trauma-related conditions...

Around this time of year, as the pumpkins, hay bales, fake skeletons, and candy corn are displayed on yards and in doorways, I find it fascinating that people willingly allow themselves to be frightened by graphic images, movies, or experiences and have fun doing it without fear or trepidation....

When our friend and colleague Susan Brown started her practice more than thirty years ago in San Diego County, she didn't realize just how far reaching and significant her work would be in helping clients end addictive behaviors.  A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Board Certified...

Members and workshop participants of EMDR Professional Training have recently asked us why we've chosen our tagline:  Engaging, Effective, Essential.  Today I'd like to offer an explanation.  First word:  Engaging. So here goes. EMDR Professional Training offers Engaging continuing...

Take advantage of monthly collaboration at Dr. Rouanzoin's study group, free to members of EMDR Professional Training™ Twenty-seven years ago, I started a free study group in my office for a few grad students and clinicians, all of whom had a bright future in the field of psychotherapy....