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Kelly Smyth-Dent, LCSW

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Setting Private Pay Rates as an EMDR Trained Therapist

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How Much Should an EMDR Therapist Charge for Private Pay Sessions? For most EMDR therapists, fee-setting is one of the first real business questions to surface after training ends. It…

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Group vs. Individual EMDR Consultation: Which Is Right for Your Certification Path?

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When you finish your EMDR basic training, the path forward toward EMDR training and certification can feel a little murky. You know consultation is required for certification, but there are…

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EMDR for Complex PTSD: How the Protocol Changes and Why

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If you’ve worked with clients who have complex trauma histories, you already know that the standard EMDR protocol doesn’t always map cleanly onto their experience. The eight-phase structure is still…

Vicarious Trauma and the EMDR Therapist

Vicarious Trauma and the EMDR Therapist

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There’s a particular kind of exhaustion common with trauma work. It’s not the tiredness of a long day or a heavy caseload alone. It’s something that settles deeper — a…

How to Explain EMDR to Clients

How to Explain EMDR to Clients Who’ve Never Heard of It

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Most clients walk into their first EMDR session with some version of the same look: curious, cautious, maybe a little skeptical. They’ve Googled it. They’ve seen something about eye movements.…

EMDR and IFS Therapy

EMDR + IFS: How to Integrate Internal Family Systems Into Your EMDR Practice

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  Two of the most influential approaches in trauma-informed therapy—Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS)—share a foundational belief: that clients possess an innate capacity for…

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How Many EMDR Consultation Hours Do You Actually Need for Certification?

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Completing an EMDR basic training is a significant clinical milestone—but it is not the same as achieving EMDR certification. The path from trained therapist to certified EMDR clinician involves additional…

EMDR Therapy Intensives

How to Add EMDR Therapy Intensives to Your Practice (and What to Charge)

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For many therapists, the standard fifty-minute weekly session is the default model—not because it is always the most effective structure for trauma treatment, but because it is the most familiar…

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How to Find an EMDR Consultant: What to Look for and Where to Start

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a structured, evidence-based treatment for trauma and a range of other clinical presentations. While completing an EMDR basic training is an important…

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The EMDR Essentials Pack: Scripts, Protocols, and Resources for EMDR Clinicians

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Completing EMDR Basic Training is a significant professional milestone. But for many clinicians, the real learning begins when they sit across from a client, protocol in mind, and realize that…

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EMDR Therapy Refresher Course: Rebuild Confidence and Strengthen Your EMDR Skills

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Completing EMDR Basic Training is a foundational professional achievement — but for many clinicians, the path from training to consistent, confident practice is not a straight line. Caseload demands, limited…

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The EMDR Therapy Toolkit: Worksheets and Tools to Strengthen Your EMDR Practice

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EMDR therapy is a structured, evidence-based model — and for many clinicians, the structure is precisely what draws them to it. But structure in theory and structure in practice are…