Scaling Up EMDR Blog
The Scaling Up EMDR Blog is a resource for therapists seeking high-quality training, clinical insight, and practical guidance in EMDR therapy. Here you’ll find articles on EMDR Basic Training, advanced protocols, trauma-informed practice, and the realities of scaling your impact as a clinician—grounded in ethics, safety, and real-world application.
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Setting Private Pay Rates as an EMDR Trained Therapist 1200 630 Scaling Up

Setting Private Pay Rates as an EMDR Trained Therapist

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…

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Group vs. Individual EMDR Consultation: Which Is Right for Your Certification Path? 728 408 Scaling Up

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

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…

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EMDR for Complex PTSD: How the Protocol Changes and Why 728 408 Scaling Up

EMDR for Complex PTSD: How the Protocol Changes and Why

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.…

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Vicarious Trauma and the EMDR Therapist
Vicarious Trauma and the EMDR Therapist 728 408 Scaling Up

Vicarious Trauma and the EMDR Therapist

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…

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How to Explain EMDR to Clients
How to Explain EMDR to Clients Who’ve Never Heard of It 728 408 Scaling Up

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

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…

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EMDR and IFS Therapy
EMDR + IFS: How to Integrate Internal Family Systems Into Your EMDR Practice 1920 1280 Scaling Up

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

  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…

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EMDR Consultation Hours
How Many EMDR Consultation Hours Do You Actually Need for Certification? 1920 1280 Scaling Up

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

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…

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EMDR Therapy Intensives
How to Add EMDR Therapy Intensives to Your Practice (and What to Charge) 800 450 Scaling Up

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

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…

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How to Find an EMDR Consultant: What to Look for and Where to Start 800 800 Scaling Up

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

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…

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The EMDR Essentials Pack: Scripts, Protocols, and Resources for EMDR Clinicians 1080 1080 Scaling Up

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

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…

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EMDR Therapy Refresher Course: Rebuild Confidence and Strengthen Your EMDR Skills 1280 853 Scaling Up

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

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

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The EMDR Therapy Toolkit: Worksheets and Tools to Strengthen Your EMDR Practice 1024 1145 Scaling Up

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

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…

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MyCAA for Therapists: How Military Spouses Can Use Their $4,000 Scholarship 1280 853 Scaling Up

MyCAA for Therapists: How Military Spouses Can Use Their $4,000 Scholarship

If you are a mental health clinician and a military spouse, you may be sitting on a funding opportunity that could significantly advance your professional…

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EMDR Scholarships: Making EMDR Training Accessible 1920 1280 Scaling Up

EMDR Scholarships: Making EMDR Training Accessible

The Cost Barrier to EMDR Training EMDR Basic Training is one of the most transformative professional investments a trauma clinician can make. It opens doors…

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The Group EMDR Protocol: Addressing Mass Trauma Events 1920 1280 Scaling Up

The Group EMDR Protocol: Addressing Mass Trauma Events

1. Why Group EMDR Matters Now When a hurricane levels a coastal community, when a school shooting shatters a town, when war displaces millions overnight—the…

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EMDR Certification: Timeline, Hours, and Costs 1920 1280 Scaling Up

EMDR Certification: Timeline, Hours, and Costs

If you’ve completed your EMDR basic training and are wondering what comes next, you’re not alone. Many clinicians finish their initial training feeling energized—and then…

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Free EMDR Basic Training for Nevada Clinicians – Grant-Funded Program 2026 1920 1080 Scaling Up

Free EMDR Basic Training for Nevada Clinicians – Grant-Funded Program 2026

Free EMDR Basic Training for Nevada Clinicians: What You Need to Know About the Grant-Funded Program What Is EMDR Basic Training? Eye Movement Desensitization and…

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EMDR Intensive Training: Transforming Your Therapy Practice and Client Outcomes 1920 1280 Scaling Up

EMDR Intensive Training: Transforming Your Therapy Practice and Client Outcomes

  As a mental health clinician, you’ve likely seen firsthand how trauma reshapes a person’s life — how it can narrow their world, distort their…

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What Makes an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Training? 2560 1440 Scaling Up

What Makes an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Training?

If you’ve been researching EMDR training programs, you’ve likely encountered the term “EMDRIA-approved” on numerous websites and promotional materials. While it’s frequently mentioned, the specific…

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Online EMDR Training vs In-Person: Pros and Cons 453 351 Scaling Up

Online EMDR Training vs In-Person: Pros and Cons

Mental health professionals pursuing EMDR Basic Training today face a choice that was less common before the COVID-19 pandemic: whether to complete their online EMDR…

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