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Frequently Asked Questions

Basic Training

The initial training for clinicians who want to use EMDR therapy is usually referred to as EMDR Basic Training. EMDR Basic Training at EMDR Professional Training is a total of 57 hours, presented in three parts, including lectures, practicums, and 10 hours of consultation built into the training.

Mental health and medical professionals may train in EMDR Basic Training. Pre-licensed associates, interns, psych assistants, and graduate students in a mental health related field may also take EMDR Basic Training with supervisor approval. Go to our EMDR Basic Training Schedule and see our training programs.

Find our EMDR Basic Training schedule here: https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/basic-training-schedule/

Premier Basic Training is a large group EMDR Basic Training led by Curtis Rouanzoin, PhD, and Michelle Gottlieb, PsyD.  In Premier Basic Training, participants also interact with a facilitator and an EMDRIA approved Consultant.  See the Premier Basic Training schedule for in-person and virtual training options.

Select Basic Training is a small group format for EMDR Basic Training.  Each Select Basic Training cohort typically ranges in size from 6 to 16 participants.  Our Select trainers have been trained by Curt Rouanzoin and Michelle Gottlieb and are each EMDRIA approved Consultants and Trainers with extensive clinical experience and areas of interest and specialty.  Find bios of each trainer on our Providers page.

EMDR Basic Training at EMDR Professional Training tuition rates depend upon your participant type and whether you choose to participate in a Select Virtual Training, Virtual Premier Training, or In-Person Premier Training. See the example tuition rates below.

Premier In-Person Basic Training Tuition

Payment due at time of registration

Single Payment Tuition:

Participant Type Fee
Licensed Clinicians in Private Practice or working in for profit setting $2100
Licensed Clinicians working in a non-profit agency at least 20 hours per week
(proof of employment required)
$1900
Interns/Psychological Assistants/Associates with Supervisor Approval/Provisionally Licensed $1900
Graduate Students with Supervisor Approval $1700

Three-Payment Tuition:

NOTE: Payments will be automatically charged to your credit card 30 days apart.

Participant Type Fee
Licensed Clinicians in Private Practice or working in for profit setting $2250
Licensed Clinicians working in a non-profit agency at least 20 hours per week
(proof of employment required)
$2050
Interns/Psychological Assistants/Associates with Supervisor Approval/Provisionally Licensed $2050
Graduate Students with Supervisor Approval $1850

Premier Virtual and Select Basic Training Tuition

Payment due at time of registration

Single Payment Tuition:

Participant Type Fee
Licensed Clinicians in Private Practice or working in for profit setting $1900
Licensed Clinicians working in a non-profit agency at least 20 hours per week
(proof of employment required)
$1700
Interns/Psychological Assistants/Associates with Supervisor Approval/Provisionally Licensed $1700
Graduate Students with Supervisor Approval $1500

Three-Payment Tuition:

NOTE: Payments will be automatically charged to your credit card 30 days apart.

Participant Type Fee
Licensed Clinicians in Private Practice or working in for profit setting $2050
Licensed Clinicians working in a non-profit agency at least 20 hours per week
(proof of employment required)
$1850
Interns/Psychological Assistants/Associates with Supervisor Approval/Provisionally Licensed $1850
Graduate Students with Supervisor Approval $1650

EMDR Basic Training is an extensive training which covers the history, theories, and protocols of EMDR therapy. It also involves several practicums with facilitators as well as a series of group consultations. The training, at 57 hours total training time, is a robust and complete training, giving you background and history, theoretical knowledge, and clinical skills you need to begin using EMDR therapy with your clients immediately. Ten hours of consultation are built into our EMDR Basic Training for further practical application and readiness. Our training is an EMDRIA approved training with 47 professional CEs. Our goal is that you not only learn about EMDR therapy, but also begin to use it in your clinical practice.

Clinicians find that training in EMDR therapy is worth the cost because the training is comprehensive and includes several practicum sessions as well as 10 hours of consultation. Because of the clinical nature of EMDR Basic Training, participants find that they can immediately begin to use EMDR therapy in their clinical practice. As the training progresses, the material and practicums focus on more complex situations and a variety of populations, so participants can utilize the appropriate protocols in multiple scenarios.

On a practical level, the cost of EMDR Basic Training is commensurate with the level of active and practical learning as well as the amount of continuing education training involved, all standardized by EMDRIA. Also, the tuition falls well within the range of other CE courses, since CEs generally cost between $35 and $50 per CE. Considering these factors, EMDR Basic Training is worth the cost.

The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) has created standards for training and certification of EMDR therapy clinicians. When you are trained by an EMDRIA approved trainer in an EMDRIA approved program, you’re are assured that your training meets the highest standards of EMDR therapy training supported by years of research and practice. When you complete an EMDRIA approved training, you become eligible to move to the next step of EMDR Certification after your Basic Training.

Here’s how to register for EMDR Basic Training at EMDR Professional Training:

  1. Go to the Basic Training Schedule here: https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/basic-training-schedule/
  2. Review our available schedule, noting that each training schedule takes place about a month apart.
  3. Determine whether you would like to train in-person or in a virtual setting via Zoom. We typically offer in-person trainings in our Premier Basic Training.
  4. Click on “Click here for more info and to register” under the training schedule that works for you.
  5. The specific training information page will open. Scroll down to find the link buttons to begin your registration. Choose the category and payment plan from the link buttons provided.

In-Person training is any training that meets in a specific physical location together, thus in person. We also refer to in-person training on-location training. To obtain continuing education (CE) for in-person training, you must attend all hours of the training. We offer several in-person EMDR Basic Training cohorts as well as in-person Advanced Training workshops.

Virtual training is any live training conducted via virtual platform.  We use HIPAA compliant Zoom for our virtual trainings.  We offer several virtual trainings for EMDR Basic Training each year as well as virtual Advanced Trainings via Zoom.

We follow specific ADA guidelines for in-person training. See our Terms and Conditions page.

When you complete EMDR Basic Training, you will have all the necessary training and clinical skills to use EMDR therapy in your clinical practice. However, EMDR Certification is a different and more advanced step. Go to our EMDR Certification page to learn more.

At EMDR Professional Training, our trainers are each EMDRIA approved Consultants and Trainers. Curt Rouanzoin and Michelle Gottlieb, both senior trainers are your trainers if you have chosen to enroll in Premier Basic Training. Each Select Trainer has been trained by Curt and Michelle to take on the role of Trainer and also practices EMDR therapy within a particular specialty. See details about our Trainers on our Provider page.

We would be happy to accommodate your group for a training! Please contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call 949-445-6548.

Consultation is an important part of EMDR Basic Training because it takes the participant beyond practicum to begin working on actual cases with consultation from EMDRIA Approved Consultants and Consultants-in-Training. We include 10 hours consultation in our training for a better, complete training experience. Plus, we want you to both learn EMDR therapy and begin practicing right away.

Certification

Certification is an optional step after you have completed an EMDRIA approved EMDR Basic Training such as our EMDR Basic Training at EMDR Professional Training. EMDR Certification is ultimately granted by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). See all requirements of EMDR Certification by going to EMDRIA’s Certification page.

Certification involves the following:

  1. Completion of an EMDRIA approved Basic Training program.
  2. Evidence of your licensing.
  3. Notarized Statement of Practice and EMDR experience including
    • Evidence of at least two years’ experience in field of license.
    • Evidence of conducting at least 50 EMDR sessions with at least 25 clients.
  4. Evidence of 20 hours of consultation by an EMDR Consultant in EMDR.
    • At least 10 hours individual consultation.
    • 10 hours may be group consultation.
  5. Letters of recommendation:
    • One EMDR Consultant recommendation letter
    • Two letters of recommendation by colleagues regarding your EMDR practice.
  6. 12 hours of EMDRIA Credit advanced training
    • Advanced training courses carrying EMDRIA continuing education credits. See our catalog of live and OnDemand advanced courses on our Advanced Courses page.
    • Certificates listing EMDRIA program approval numbers.
  7. Renewal of EMDR Certification is every two years involving:

Unless otherwise listed, our Advanced Courses at EMDR Professional Training are CE courses. Our advanced courses are EMDRIA approved and offer EMDRIA credits for clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA approved Basic Training program. Participants can choose from a variety of live in-person and virtual workshops as well as OnDemand courses. See our Advanced Courses page.

Courses at EMDR Professional Training are CE courses for professional development. Our CE partner, CE-Classes.com, carries several approvals for your licensing needs. Please see the following list of approvals. However, you are ultimately responsible to check with your licensing board for allowable CEs. [LIST of CURRENT APPROVALS]

Our advanced courses are also EMDRIA approved and offer EMDRIA credits for clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA approved Basic Training program.

Obtaining your CEs from our courses depends on the course and kind of course you are taking.

  • EMDR Basic Training
  • In-Person Live Advanced Workshops
  • Virtual Live Advanced Workshops
  • OnDemand Advanced Courses

Membership

Follow these steps for enrollment (basic or advanced):

  1. If you do not yet have a free account at EMDR Professional Training, you will be prompted to create one. Once you have an account, you can sign in any time to find your course dashboard and your account information.

If you do not have a free account with us yet, create your account by going to: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_up

Go to the course you want to enroll in.

Find our Basic Training schedule at: https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/basic-training-schedule/

Find our Live and OnDemand Advanced Courses at: https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/advanced-training/

When you begin your enrollment in any course, you will be prompted for your email address. This email address will log in with your free account.

Log In

If you do not yet have a free account at EMDR Professional Training, you will be prompted to create one. Once you have an account, you can sign in any time to find your course dashboard and your account information.

If you have created a free account, go to: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in

If you do not have a free account with us yet, create your account by going to: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_up

If you have created an account and registered for a course, you can sign in any time with this quick sign-in link: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in

Once you have signed in, you’ll see your course dashboard with any courses you are enrolled in and communities if you are enrolled in an EMDR Basic Training or EMDR Professional Training membership.

Click on the course you want to access, and the course will open.

To find information in your course, you can either move from page to page by pressing “continue” at the bottom of each page or use the use the left-hand navigation to scroll down and find the various sections of the course. Once you’ve found the section you would like to access, click on that section, and the items within that section will be listed. Click on each item as you would like to see each page.

Use the left-hand navigation to scroll down and find the items you would like to download and/or print. Once you’ve found the section you would like to access, click on that section, and the items within that section will be listed.

In some courses, your handouts are downloadable by clicking on the download link to the right of the named item. The item will open. Then follow the below download instructions.

In some cases, the document will simply open on your screen. Then follow the below download instructions.

To download a document from your course, go to the upper right-hand corner of the document and click on the download icon (a box with arrow pointing downward). The document will open in another browser window.

To download to your computer or external drive:

InSafari, go to File (top left), then click on Export as PDF and follow prompts to download the file to your desktop or other file area.

InGoogle Chrome, your PDF download may open in another browser page or go to the bottom of your browser screen.  If it downloads to the bottom of your screen, simply drag it to your desktop or other file area to open and use.  If it opens in another browser page, go to the upper right corner and press the download button.  Then follow prompts to choose the location to save the file.

If you can see only a printer icon, you can still save it as a PDF. Press the print icon. In the printer window, use the "Destination" drop down and select "Save as PDF." Then follow prompts to save the document in a file location of your choice.

Once you have downloaded files, you can then open each file and follow your prompts to print.

When you purchase and enroll in a course at EMDR Professional Training, your course will become available on your course dashboard. Login to your dashboard with the email you used to create your account and your password. If you have forgotten your password, you can also reset it during the login process.

Follow these steps:

  1. Log in at: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
  2. Enter your email and password.
  3. If you do not remember your password, press the prompt “Forgot Password?” on the lower right side of the login page, and follow prompts to reset your password.

If your courses do not appear upon signing into your account, make sure you are on your course dashboard page as opposed to your account dashboard. Your account dashboard looks like this:

Account Dashboard

Your main account dashboard looks like this:

Edit Profile

To switch to your course dashboard, click “My Dashboard” to switch to the course dashboard.

If your course is not on your course dashboard:

  1. Your enrollment in the course may have ended. Course enrollment for OnDemand courses is 90 days after purchase. For live in-person and virtual courses, you have course access for 90 days after the course meeting.
  2. Your registration did not go through because of payment issues or other technical issues.

Please contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call us at 949-445-6548, and we will help you resolve these issues.

  1. You may have created more than one account inadvertently when you registered for a course. See further instructions to access your other account(s).

If you have more than one account in our system, you will not be able to login to another account unless you do the following:

  1. Clear your browser cache/history.  If you use Google Chrome, here are directions from their support: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95589?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=13102387290791901820-NA
    If you use Safari, click on "history" at the top of your desktop and in the dropdown menu, click "clear history.
  2. Go back to the sign-in page. Your browser will not remember your other login now, so you can fill in your second account email and password. Log in at: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
  3. Enter your email and password. Your second account and course dashboard will open. Your enrolled courses should appear on your course dashboard.

If you cannot find your courses after following these steps, please contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call us at 949-445-6548.

Follow these links to find our courses and programs:

  1. Basic Training:https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/basic-training-schedule/
  2. Membership: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/courses/membership
  3. Advanced Training:https://emdrprofessionaltraining.com/advanced-training/
  4. Certification:https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/courses/certification
  5. Advanced modules such as our Consultant-in-Training, Facilitator-in-Training, Trainer-in-Training, and Elite Academy: please contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call: 949-445-6548.

Your instructor generates the Zoom link for your virtual training. On the day of your course, if your Zoom link is not working, find the instructor’s email or cell phone in the course to let them know that the Zoom link is not working. Our staff also monitors the check-in process closely, so we’re happy to help you get logged in to your course successfully. Please contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call 949-445-6548 for help.

Instead of sending Zoom invitations, we place the instructor’s Zoom invitation and link in the respective for which it is intended. We do this to help ensure that you, the participant, have the right Zoom link for the right course and also for security.

In your course, use the left-hand navigation bar to scroll down to the Zoom section. You’ll find your Zoom invitation as well as Zoom update and support links.

Videos on our learning platform are compressed for better accessibility. However, WIFI connections can sometimes interrupt your access. If a video will not play, troubleshoot the problem with the following steps:

  1. Make sure your WIFI connection is stable. Interruptions in service will stop a video from playing.
  2. Make sure other chapters in the course are also accessible and working. If other parts of the course are not accessible, we may be experiencing an interruption in our learning platform. Try signing out and then sign back in and re-access your course and videos.
  3. Contact us at info@emdrprofessionaltraining.com or call 949-445-6548.

Troubleshooting / Technical

Go to the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) website where you can find a directory of EMDR therapists: https://www.emdria.org/find-an-emdr-therapist/

Although we will miss the opportunity to connect with you in our community, you may cancel your membership at any time. You can also place your membership on “pause,” allowing you to come back when you’re ready to enjoy our membership benefits again.

You can also manage your membership subscription and payments by following these steps:

  1. Log into your account:https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
  2. Click on your account name or your profile pic on your dashboard upper right corner to see the account drop down list.
  3. Choose "account" in the upper right-hand corner.
  4. Choose "billing" to see/change any subscriptions and credit cards you have stored, and any payment plans in progress.
  5. Press “Save Changes” before leaving the page.

To change any of your profile information in your account, follow these steps.

  1. Log into your account:https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
  2. Click on your account name on your dashboard to see the account drop down list.
  3. Choose "account" in the upper right-hand corner.
  4. Choose “Profile” to edit any of your account details.
  5. Make sure to press “Save Changes” before leaving the page.

  • OnDemand Courses: All OnDemand courses come with a 90-day enrollment period beginning the day you purchase the course. The three-month enrollment period allows you to view all course videos and handouts.
  • Live Courses: If you have taken a live workshop, either in-person or virtually via zoom, you have 90 days of access to the online course companion after the final day of the live course. This access allows you to review any handouts and videos from the instructor as well as completed the course evaluation.

  • Basic Training:
  • Advanced LIVE Training:
  • Advanced OnDemand Training: All OnDemand courses require a course exam to obtain CEs. Since we partner with CE-Classes.com for continuing education credits, you will be instructed to go to their website at ce-classes.com for the exam and to download your CE certificate.

Membership discounts

Where are my membership discount codes?

Here’s how to find your discount coupon codes if you are a member of EMDR Professional Training:

  1. Log in to your account. You can use this link: https://emdr-professional-training.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
  2. Find your EMDR Professional Training Membership course on your course dashboard. Click on the course card to open the course.
  3. Once you’ve opened the course, use the left-hand navigation to scroll down to the section titled: “Discounts and Deals”
  4. Press the page under the “Discounts and Deals” section heading titled “Coupon Codes for Advanced Trainings.”
  5. Scroll down the page to find the training and the corresponding coupon code.
  6. Use the coupon code during your checkout process for the course. Coupon codes are not case sensitive.

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