4 Modules To Advance Your Expertise

This short course is divided into 4 modules.

Modules 1 and 3 are delivered in person and are both of two days duration (Fridays and Saturdays).

Modules 2 and 4 are delivered online, each a half-day on Saturdays.

Module 1

  • Overview of EMDR therapy

  • The impact and signs of trauma

  • Theories underpinning EMDR

  • Indications and contra-indications

  • 8 phases of EMDR

  • Developing resources

  • Grounding/stabilisation techniques

  • Target identification - 3-pronged

  • Affect bridge

  • Bilateral stimulation methods

  • Live demonstration

Module 2

This module is delivered online, approximately 2 months after Module 1. Course delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the application of EMDR in their practice and gain feedback from trainers.

Module 3

  • Window of tolerance

  • Titration

  • Overcoming blocks and resistance

  • Overview of Internal Family Systems model

  • Using Interweaves

  • Managing dissociation / abreactions

  • Attachment-focussed EMDR

  • Live demonstration

Module 4

This module is delivered online, approximately 2 months after Module 3. Course delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the application of EMDR in their practice and gain feedback from trainers.

Delegates will receive comprehensive workbooks covering the course content.

Course certificates will be awarded after completion of all 4 modules.

Learning Objectives

Course delegates will gain an understanding of:

  1. Trauma and its effects

  2. Theories underpinning EMDR

  3. How to prepare and stabilise a client for EMDR

  4. How to identify appropriate targets for processing

  5. How to deal with blocks to processing (incorporating IFS)

  6. How to safely lead a client through the 8 phase model

Course Pricing

  • Modules 1+2

    £500

  • Modules 3+4

    £500

  • Complete Package

    Our complete package offers all 4 Modules at a 10% discount (£900)

  • Want to spread the cost?

    Pay a £200 deposit to secure your place on the course, followed by 4 consecutive monthly instalments of £200, due the month the course starts.

Eligibility

We believe our training should be as open to as many people as possible. Other EMDR training courses restrict eligibility to those with a clinical mental health background, however we believe that EMDR can be utilised by many more in the helping professions, such as counsellors, coaches, social workers and creative arts therapists.

Our next course is on the following dates:

Module 1 (in-person) - Friday 11th April and Saturday 12th April 2025

Module 2 (online) - Saturday 7th June 2025

Module 3 (in-person) - Friday 27th June and Saturday 28th June 2025

Module 4 (online) - Saturday 6th September 2025

In-person modules will take place at the Quaker Meeting House, Friargate, York, YO1 9RL