EMDR Therapy Basic Training

The Art of EMDR

Instructors:

Kathleen Martin, LCSW & Roger Solomon, PHD

January 27-31, 2025

Location: Online through Zoom

Abstract

This advanced workshop will teach the Art of EMDR therapy, with a special focus on treating complex trauma. The Art is expressed in numerous ways: the dance of attunement during dual attention stimulation; knowing when to interweave vs. stay out of the way; reading the signs of reprocessing; how to work with phobia of affect/traumatic material; and knowing what to do when the reprocessing isnt moving along as expected. This workshop will teach preparation phase strategies to prepare for the complexities of reprocessing trauma, and then will help participants expand and integrate their knowledge and skills in applying the art of EMDR therapy in the Standard Protocol through live demonstrations and advanced practica. The workshop is limited to 18 clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA approved EMDR therapy basic training.

Objectives

1. List the therapeutic elements for each phase of the standard EMDR therapy protocol

2. Describe 3 relational aspects of EMDR therapy

3. Describe 3 behavioral indications that a client is processing

4. Utilize three variations in dual attention stimulation to maximize processing

5. Demonstrate pace and length of dual attention stimulation to the needs of the client

6. Recognize 3 nonverbal signs of successful processing

7. Recognize when the client is outside the window of tolerance

8. Identify when to interweave and when to stay out of the way

9. Use three resource installation techniques to stabilize the internal system of the client

10. Describe the internal system of the client in terms of memory networks with an independent sense of self.

11. Use 3 methods to promote stabilization of the internal personality system

12. Apply case conceptualization for EMDR therapy through identifying past memories underlying current problems, present triggers, and future templates

13. Describe three ways to identify when processing gets blocked

14. Utilize three methods to deal with blocks in processing

 

About the Instructors

Kathleen Martin, LCSW, ISSTD Fellow, is an EMDRIA Approved EMDR therapy Consultant and Trainer and specializes in treating complex trauma and dissociation in her private practice in Rochester, NY, USA. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on the treatment of complex trauma. She developed a strategy called Oblique Time Orientation that is detailed in an in-press article. She has integrated Structural Dissociation Theory into her clinical practice and teaches master classes to help others do the same.

Roger Solomon, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and grief therapy.  He is on the Senior Faculty and Training Director of the EMDR Institute.  He is a consultant to the trauma programs of NASA, the US Senate, several US federal and state law enforcement agencies and the Polizia di Stato in Italy.    He has written many articles and several books on EMDR Therapy, treating grief and loss, and the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation.

Continuing Education Hours

20 Continuing Education Credits will be offered through the EMDR Institute, Inc.   To receive these credits, participants are required to attend this workshop in its entirety.  No partial credit will be awarded.

NBCC: EMDR Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved ACE Provider, ACEP #5558. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EMDR Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

 

APA: EMDR Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  EMDR Institute maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents.

RN
: EMDR Institute, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #9755 

NYSW: EMDR Institute is recognized by the NY State Education Departments State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0125.

 

The EMDR International Association will offer 20 EMDRIA continuing education credits.

Current research is limited to the application of EMDR to trauma related disorders. The EMDR Institute maintains responsibility for the program and its contents.

Schedule

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Location

Online

Tuition

$875 (USD) if paid by December 5, 2024

After December 5, 2024 the price increases to $975 (USD)

Registration and Payment:

Click Here to Register

You must be trained in EMDR therapy to attend. A certificate of completion of your EMDR Basic Training (or Level 2) is required.

 

Cancellation Policy

Cancelling your attendance at this workshop after you have registered and made payment will invoke the refund policy below.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be in writing and received at least 30 days prior to the start of this workshop. A full refund minus a $50 processing fee will be given up to 30 days prior to the start of the workshop. After that no refund will be given unless your spot can be filled by someone on the waiting list. If your spot can be filled, a full refund minus a $100 processing fee will be given.

Grievances

All grievances must be in writing to kmartinlcsw@gmail.com and will be replied to within 5-10 business days.

For Questions Please Contact:

Deb Perkowski debperkassistant@gmail.com (assistant to Kathleen Martin)