Sadie Smith and Kelly Smyth-Dent have created a one-of-a-kind, personalized retreat for EMDR trained therapists that want to offer EMDR Intensives to their clients.
Some people want the individualized feedback on their EMDR Intensives strategy and the encouragement to be bold and creative in their approach!
Others want help building their confidence and implementing their marketing. No matter your reason, we are here for you.
This EMDR Intensives Retreat will include a workshop on how to market, promote and attract clients to your practice!
Sadie Smith and Kelly Smyth-Dent have been offering EMDR Intensives for years and want to help you take your EMDR Intensives practice to the next level.
TESTIMONIALS
Beyond what I imagined. Informative and connecting. This is doable sooner than anticipated. So much of the fear has been experienced before….shake that S–t off, then use it as manure to fertilize.
This was an amazing retreat!!! I walked away feeling confident, excited, motivated, and connected to other phenomenal providers. Kelly, Sadie, and Ernesto are brilliant, welcoming, and truly created a sense of safety as we immersed ourselves in the EMDR Builders Retreat. Grateful for this opportunity.
Available In-Person (2 days) or Live, Online (1 day)
Details and differences for each retreat option below!
Registration fees for both the online and in-person retreats include access to our on-demand EMDR Intensives Comprehensive Package.
In-Person, 2-Day Retreats
- Max 14 people at the retreat
- Customized feedback on your EMDR Intensives business strategy & marketing
- Transportation (flights & rides to/from airport) are NOT included in the cost
Virtual, 1-Day Retreats
The one-day, Virtual EMDR Intensives Business Builder Retreat is designed for EMDR therapists who want customized help conceptualizing how they will build their own EMDR intensive private practice business. This one-day retreat is an opportunity to receive feedback on your specific desires and stuck points in transitioning your current practice to incorporate intensives.
The main differences between this retreat and the two-day in-person retreat are as follows:
- The cost is cheaper and no travel is required
- It is one-day instead of two-days
- It consists of conceptualizing your needs, but we will not have time for implementation. Meaning, at the in-person retreat, participants will have time to write emails, website copy, make marketing videos, etc to implement the learning immediately into their practice. The virtual retreat will not have time for that piece; rather we will be focused on creating your unique plan for you to implement outside of the retreat.
Ready to take your business to the next level with our EMDR Intensives Business Builder Retreat?
This retreat is designed to help you:
- Get your EMDR Intensives practice off the ground!
- Identify which clients you will work with.
- Develop your plan from how to book your client up until the EMDR Intensive begins.
- IMPLEMENTATION: Bring your laptop to develop and launch your webpage, record your video, and email your network.
- Implement your strategy at the retreat and then wait for the referrals to come knocking when you get home!
- Start and LAUNCH your EMDR Intensives practice.
- Re-coop your retreat investment with your first 2-3 EMDR Intensive clients that you book.
- Help you overcome perfectionism, insecurities and doubts by implementing MASSIVE IMPERFECT ACTION!
This retreat is NOT designed for:
- Therapists’ who are not yet ready to start their EMDR Intensives practice.
- Therapists’ that do not yet have a private practice started.
- Non-EMDR trained therapists.
- Newly EMDR trained therapists in the past 6-months (must be more experienced with EMDR therapy – ideally EMDRIA Certified or equivalent.
2023/2024 Schedule
Scroll down to view the 2023/2024 schedule for Scaling Up’s Online and In-Person EMDR Intensives Business Builder Retreats.
Dates
Location
Trainer
Friday, May 31st – Sunday, June 2nd, 2024
Tahoe Vista, California
Friday, August 16th – Sunday, August 18th, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada
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In-Person Itinerary
Live, Online Itinerary
Objectives & References
Cancellation & Transfer Policy
Continuing Education Credits
In-Person Itinerary
IN-PERSON RETREAT ITINERARY (2 DAYS)
Day 1 – FRIDAY (Arrival)
Arrive no later than 1pm on Friday
3:00pm – Introductions and Activities
• Introductions
• Understand and build framework for current work and needs for each individual (customization process)
• Learn how to create videos to use for your website and social media
• Engage with any feelings and/or discomfort about creating videos for your practice
6:00pm – Dinner all together
Day 2 – SATURDAY: Conceptualization & Action Planning
8:00am – Breakfast
9:00am (Morning) – Step 1: Building Your Framework
• Review checklist of what to complete by the end of the weekend
• Developing your structure for EMDR Intensives
• Build your competency toolbox
• Identifying types of clients to work with
• Budgeting and transitioning your practice
• Deciding your fee
• Receive group feedback on your plan.
• Create the space in your practice to start incorporating EMDR Intensives
12:00 – 1:00pm – LUNCH
1:00 (Afternoon) Step 2: Detailing Your Strategy with Clients
• Write copy for your emails and website
• Strategize marketing materials
• Create videos for your website and social media
• Creating your assessment and intake process
• Preparing your clients
• Daily intensives schedule with clients
• Treatment planning; A-Z: The process from booking to day 1 with client
3:30pm – Movement Brain Break (Optional) & Work Time
6:00pm – Dinner
Day 3 – SUNDAY: Implementation & Marketing
8:00am – Breakfast
9:00am – Step 3: Marketing, Marketing, Marketing!
• Know how you will pitch EMDR intensives to colleagues, current clients and networking in your community
• Develop and reach out to your hot and warm leads
• Create your networking list & cold leads strategy
• Write your accountability and follow up plan
• Identify fears and blocks that may hold you back from moving forward
12:00 – 1:00pm – LUNCH
1:00 – Step 4: Confidence Building and Final Planning
• Role play scenarios
• Consultation phone call with clients
• Screening for red flags
• Rhythm of the session
• Solidify your plan and transition process
• Develop your scripts for your initial phone consultation with clients
• Learn how to create EMDR Intensive Retreats
3:30pm – Movement Brain Break (Optional) & Work Time
6:00pm – Dinner
Live, Online Itinerary
LIVE, ONLINE RETREAT ITINERARY (1 DAY)
9:00 – 9:30am – Introductions
9:30 – 10:30am – Building Your Framework
- Developing your structure for EMDR Intensives
- Review checklist of what to complete by the end of the weekend
- Identifying types of clients to work with
- Budgeting and transitioning your practice
- Deciding your fee
- Receive group feedback on your plan.
- Create the space in your practice to start incorporating EMDR Intensives
10:30 – 10:45am – BREAK
10:45am – 12:00pm – Detailing Your Strategy with Clients
- Strategizing marketing materials
- Developing your video or social media plan
- How to change your website
- Determine what emails need to go out to current clients and colleagues
- Solidifying your assessment and intake process
- Treatment planning; A-Z: The process from booking to day 1 with client
12:00 – 1:00pm = LUNCH
1:00 – 3:00pm – Marketing, Marketing, Marketing!
- Know how you will pitch EMDR intensives to colleagues, current clients and networking in your community
- Develop and reach out to your hot and warm leads
- Create your networking list & cold leads strategy
- Write your accountability and follow up plan
- Identify fears and blocks that may hold you back from moving forward
3:00 – 3:15pm – BREAK
3:15 – 5:00pm – Confidence Building and Final Planning
- Role play scenarios
- Consultation phone call with clients
- Screening for red flags
- Rhythm of the session
- Solidify your plan and transition process
- Develop your scripts for your initial phone consultation with clients
- Learn how to create EMDR Intensive Retreats
Objectives & References
OBJECTIVES & REFERENCES
- Identify methods for providing EMDR therapy in an intensive format.
- Implement various methods of marketing your EMDR intensives practice to clients.
- Create new ways to conceptualize cases from the perspective of providing EMDR therapy in an intensive format.
- Write copy for networking emails and website to prepare one’s practice to provide EMDR intensives.
- Build confidence as an EMDR trained therapist to provide EMDR therapy in an intensive format.
- Develop your method of treatment planning and assessments for providing EMDR intensives.
- Identify your ideal client and ensure you are marketing your practice toward that type of client.
- Implement networking strategies by sending emails and other types of communication to your current clients and colleagues to spread the word about your business.
- List tasks that need to be completed in order to reach your business and marketing goals for providing EMDR intensives.
- Develop your conceptualization of how you want to provide EMDR intensives, how often, how much to charge and how to transition your practice.
- Identify your ideal brand for your company and how to communicate that brand to your clients and colleagues for marketing purposes.
- Identify new creative strategies for business ideas by reviewing and evaluating others ideas at the retreat.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy
CANCELLATION & TRANSFER POLICY
IN-PERSON RETREAT
Because this training is so small and personalized, we do appreciate when participants can plan in advance and restrain from cancelling or transferring at the last minute. The closer to the training date, the more difficult it is to fill your spot. Therefore, if you register we strongly recommend that you block the dates on your calendar and prepare in advance to make the most of your time at the retreat.
Cancellation Policy: If you cancel 45-days or more before the first day of the retreat, then you will receive a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel your registration 44-days or less before the first day of the retreat, then the $600 deposit is forfeited. Any additional amount paid will be refunded. A no show to the retreat forfeits the full-amount paid.
Transfer Policy: We do know that emergencies and unexpected events do happen. We also know that filling your spot at the last minute can be challenging and sometimes impossible. Therefore, we will allow people to transfer their payment to another EMDR Intensives Retreat (with first priority) within the following guidelines:
- Transfer to a different cohort 45-days or more before the first day of the retreat costs $150 administrative fee
- Transfer to a different cohort 45-days to 30-days before the first day of the retreat costs $250 administrative fee
- Transfer to a different cohort 30-days or to 15-days before the first day of the retreat costs $450 administrative fee
- Transfer to a different cohort 15-days or less before the first day of the retreat costs $600 administrative fee
LIVE, ONLINE RETREAT
Cancellation Policy: If you cancel 45-days or more before the first day of the retreat, then you will receive a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. If you cancel your registration 44-days or less before the first day of the retreat, then you will receive a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee. A no show to the retreat forfeits the full-amount paid.
Transfer Policy: We do know that emergencies and unexpected events do happen. We also know that filling your spot at the last minute can be challenging and sometimes impossible. Therefore, we are happy to transfer your fee to any of our In-Person or Virtual EMDR Intensive Retreats with a $50 admin/transfer fee.
Continuing Education Credits
IN-PERSON EMDR INTENSIVES BUSINESS BUILDER RETREAT
Scaling Up offers a total of 16 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) clock hours. It is the responsibility of the therapist to check with their licensure board for CE eligibility. This training is NOT eligible for APA or ASWB CEs.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Scaling Up, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7065. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Scaling Up, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
*** This course is not eligible for EMDRIA, ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards) or APA (American Psychological Association) continuing education credits (CEs). Licensed Psychologists or Social Workers taking this course will not receive any CEs. Mental health providers seeking EMDR Certification through EMDRIA will not receive EMDRIA CEUs for this course.
VIRTUAL EMDR INTENSIVES BUSINESS BUILDER RETREAT
Scaling Up offers a total of 7 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) clock hours. It is the responsibility of the therapist to check with their licensure board for CE eligibility. This training is NOT eligible for APA or ASWB CEs.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Scaling Up, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7065. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Scaling Up, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
*** This course is not eligible for EMDRIA, ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards) or APA (American Psychological Association) continuing education credits (CEs). Licensed Psychologists or Social Workers taking this course will not receive any CEs. Mental health providers seeking EMDR Certification through EMDRIA will not receive EMDRIA CEUs for this course.
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Sadie Smith, LMFT, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Sadie is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who lives and practices in Denver, CO. She has worked for county mental health agencies as well as running her own private practice. She has specialized training in utilizing EMDR to treat pre-verbal trauma, structural dissociation and applying EMDR principles to treating very young children. Sadie has recently focused her work on providing EMDR Intensives to adults, treating recent / single incidents, ongoing traumatic stress as well as comprehensive “story clearing,” Intensives. Sadie also works internationally in providing group and individual EMDR in various different contexts. As a Certified EMDR clinician, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and a volunteer Trauma Recovery HAP basic training facilitator and trainer, Sadie enjoys providing quality EMDR treatment to her clients, as well as providing EMDR trainings and consultation to other clinicians in the US and abroad.
Kelly Smyth-Dent, LCSW, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and the CEO of Scaling Up. She has conducted trainings on the EMDR-PRECI, EMDR-IGTP and the ASSYST in France, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India and throughout the United States. She is a published researcher and a member of Dr. Jarero’s research team in Mexico. In her role as a humanitarian worker, she has partnered with organizations, such as Action Against Hunger, Fortify Rights, and Innovative Humanitarian Solutions, to provide EMDR therapy and advanced trainings to their staff and clients. Kelly was a member of the team that provided rapid response interventions within days after the August 3, 2019 domestic terrorist attack in El Paso, Texas. Her specialty area is populations living with ongoing traumatic stress. When Kelly is not traveling, she sees clients in her private practice in Reno, Nevada.
