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Map showing states and counties with free and subsidized EMDR training for therapists, including statewide funding in Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan, and county-level funding in Illinois and Pennsylvania

Free and Subsidized EMDR Training Programs: A State by State Guide

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Free and Subsidized EMDR Training for Therapists: A State-by-State Guide   Cost is one of the most common barriers of EMDR training for therapists. A full EMDR Basic Training represents…

Window of tolerance diagram showing hyperarousal, hypoarousal, and the optimal zone for EMDR reprocessing in trauma therapy

What Is the Window of Tolerance and Why EMDR Therapists Need to Understand It?

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How Does the Window of Tolerance Shape Trauma Therapy? If you’ve spent any time in trauma therapy training, you’ve probably heard the phrase “window of tolerance” tossed around in case…

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EMDR and Somatic Approaches: Combining Body-Based Work with the 8 Phases

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EMDR and Somatic Approaches: Why Clinicians Pursue EMDR Professional Training EMDR consultation groups have been having a familiar conversation for a long time now. Clinicians describe what’s happening in a…

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Setting Private Pay Rates as an EMDR 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…