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The Many Faces of EMDR Therapy: An Integrative Approach

People don’t often think of EMDR as psychotherapy. But these two paths to healing can coexist. So how do we reconcile EMDR therapy as a breakthrough treatment for PTSD and an attachment-based psychotherapy approach? Whether your client is struggling with a major single PTSD event or ongoing issues with self-esteem and relationships difficulties, the root cause is the same—memory, which informs our present-day experience. Through videotaped illustrations of actual clients, you’ll learn about the different ways EMDR can be applied to treat disturbing life experiences that have a lasting impact, and how the psychotherapy of EMDR can transform life-long difficulties with self and others, resulting in a more authentic sense of sense of self.  You’ll discover:

  • How to identify past–present connections relating to the client’s current difficulties
  • How to treat a PTSD episode that has roots in developmental trauma
  • How EMDR psychotherapy evolves over time beyond the remission of symptoms
  • The relational component of memory work as part of the journey toward healing

 

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Categorize the key components of the Adaptive Information Processing model of EMDR therapy.
  2. Apply the Floatback Technique to identify the past-present connections to the client’s current difficulties.
  3. Organize the three components of EMDR’s Three-pronged Approach.
  4. Demonstrate the 8 phases of EMDR therapy.
  5. Appraise 2 social experiences or conditions that can contribute to racial or gender-based trauma.
  6. Apply 2 relational strategies that facilitate the client’s processing experience.

Outline

  • Overview and Evolution of EMDR therapy
  • AIP Model of EMDR therapy
  • The 8 phases of EMDR
  • Cultural and racial contexts
  • Case examples

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Art Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Other Behavioral Health Professionals

Copyright : 03/11/2022

The Craft of Treating Trauma: Applying Core Skills

How do we navigate the emotional landscape with a client when their present is more about the painful past or dreaded future? In this workshop, you will learn core skills to assist your clients in navigating the delicate balance of present, past and future. These valuable tools will strengthen your client’s sense of agency while they work to put past experiences in perspective, be more fully in the present, and instill hope for the future. In this session, you will discover how to:

  • Help clients approach and observe their emotional responses without getting overwhelmed
  • Identify and work with parts of self that get activated in the present
  • Develop a future vision beyond symptom relief, with more adaptive ways of thinking, feeling, and responding

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Apply three strategies to facilitate dual attention in order to regulate the client’s affect.
  2. Practice at least one strategy to help the client identify and observe parts of self that get activated under certain circumstances in the present.
  3. Demonstrate how to guide clients in creating a vision for the future including at least one situation or a time where they will think, feel, and respond more adaptively to similar situations.

Outline

  • How to facilitate emotion regulation using dual attention, non-verbal cues and reflection
  • Strategies for working with parts of self to process present challenges
  • Using the Observe Self to increase emotional awareness
  • Skills to guide your clients beyond symptom relief, towards motivation, readiness for change and a sense of agency for managing future challenging situations
  • Limitations of this strategy based on limited research

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners 
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 03/18/2023

Deany Laliotis’ Relational EMDR Immersion: Core Skills for Today’s Diverse and Complex Clients

Get the foundations of Relational EMDR plus specific strategies for adapting the approach to your client’s identities and needs – so you can turn every EMDR session into an opportunity for deep healing.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Identify two common clinical themes frequently presented by neurodiverse clients in therapeutic settings.
  2. Describe at least one EMDR therapy modification designed to accommodate a client’s neurodiversity.
  3. Analyze EMDR-specific considerations when working with clients of color, including cultural and systemic factors.
  4. Evaluate how racial trauma may influence a client’s current psychological and emotional functioning.
  5. Identify at least two challenges clinicians may encounter when addressing culturally sensitive issues with clients.  
  6. Analyze a clinical case using an intersectional framework, demonstrating awareness of the overlapping identities and systemic influences on the client experience.
  7. Identify one or more ways implicit bias may impact clinical decision-making and client outcomes.
  8. Assess the potential benefits and limitations of utilizing EMDR therapy with BIPOC women presenting with trauma histories.
  9. Demonstrate appropriate use of inclusive, gender-neutral language and communication strategies that foster client trust
  10. Identify clinical practices that contribute to a safe and affirming therapeutic environment for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
  11. Discuss key barriers that limit First Responders’ and Veterans’ access to mental health care services.
  12. Evaluate the effectiveness of group-based interventions in achieving favorable clinical outcomes for First Responders and Veterans.
  13. Examine the psychological factors that can contribute to suicidality in clinical populations.  
  1. Describe the process and clinical utility of maintaining dual awareness during trauma processing in EMDR sessions
  2. Summarize strategies for reducing risk of client reinjury during trauma reprocessing using EMDR therapy.
  3. Develop an EMDR treatment plan incorporating the past, present and future situations for clients in recovery from addiction.
  4. Describe the process of identifying and reprocessing a client’s present-day triggers to increase stability and help prevent relapse.
  5. Define common psychedelic medicine terms such as ‘’set and setting” and “Intentions,” demonstrating awareness of how they align with EMDR therapy.
  6. Describe how psychedelic medicines can be integrated into a 3-stage trauma-informed treatment model within the EMDR framework.

Outline

Module 1: Relational EMDR with Deany Laliotis and Walda Ciafone

  • The case for a relational approach to EMDR
  • Key adaptations for an attachment-informed model of EMDR psychotherapy
  • Incorporating the therapeutic relationship into the EMDR approach
  • Engaging your clients’ felt sense to support growth and change

Module 2: Working with Neurodiverse Clients in EMDR Therapy with Susan Darker-Smith

  • Unique qualities of the neurodiverse continuum
  • Common misconceptions of neurodiversity
  • The two most common clinical themes for neurodiverse clients
  • Why it is critical to adapt EMDR when working with neurodiverse clients
  • Modifications in EMDR therapy to accommodate neurodiversity

Module 3: Working with Clients of Color using EMDR Therapy with Amber Foster

  • Approaching EMDR through the lens of intersectionality
  • Benefits of using EMDR with survivors of racial and gender-based trauma
  • Key considerations when using EMDR with BIPOC individuals
  • Using EMDR with BIPOC women who have experienced trauma
  • Implicit bias and skills for working across difference

Module 4: Working with LGBTQIA+ Clients with Lisa Mendar

  • The impact of societal and familial rejection, conversion therapy, politics and more
  • Recommendations for inclusive, gender-neutral language and communication
  • Building trust and creating an affirming therapeutic environment
  • Practical strategies to adapt EMDR to competently treat LGBTQIA+ clients

Module 5: Working with First Responders and Veterans with Christina Allen

  • The unique culture of military and other first responder roles
  • The most common challenges encountered by First Responders and Veterans
  • Barriers to accessing mental health care
  • How group interventions can enhance treatment engagement and outcomes
  • Culturally-sensitive EMDR interventions for First Responders and Veterans

Module 6: Working with Survivors of Suicide Loss with Jennifer Fights

  • Common reactions to loss of a loved one to suicide
  • Core skills for working grief, anger, suicidality and more
  • Working with the “third person” to help clients on the path towards healing
  • Skills for therapists working with suicide loss

Module 7: Working with Dissociation with Carmen Pepicelli

  • How to assess for structural dissociation
  • Common reasons traditional therapy approaches don’t work for dissociation
  • A roadmap to trauma reprocessing with dissociative clients
  • Key skills for present orienting, dual awareness and fostering inner safety
  • Protecting against reinjury during reprocessing

Module 8: Treating Addictions with EMDR with Hope Payson

  • A trauma-informed perspective of addiction and what increases vulnerability
  • Developing an EMDR treatment plan for addiction and recovery
  • How EMDR helps clients break out of their addictive survival strategies
  • Processing present-day triggers to increase stability and prevent relapse
  • Guiding clients towards living a productive and meaningful life

Module 9: Integrating Mindfulness Skills in EMDR Therapy with Erika Tsoukanelis

  • The benefits of using mindfulness to support trauma processing
  • Mindfulness and the Adaptive Informational Processing model
  • How to incorporate mindfulness into EMDR to increase motivation and agency
  • Mindfulness skills to support therapists during difficult session

Module 10: Psychedelic-Assisted EMDR Therapy with Karen Alter-Reid and Kate Becker

  • Current support for psychedelic-assisted EMDR
  • Common psychedelic medicine terms
  • The key components of a psychedelic medicine journey to incorporate with EMDR
  • Supporting integration with EMDR

Module 11: Wrap up

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Physicians
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 11/12/2025

Integrating Mindfulness Skills in EMDR Therapy with Erika Tsoukanelis

Copyright : 11/12/2025

Psychedelic-Assisted EMDR Therapy with Karen Alter-Reid and Kate Becker

Copyright : 11/12/2025

Wrap Up

Copyright : 11/12/2025