This is a hands-on clinical skills training for using EMDR and integrating it with your psychotherapy approach — with adults as well as children.

Participants will be able to:

• Identify clients who are ready for EMDR; and prepare clients for EMDR
• Conduct an EMDR session
• Problem-solve a session that is not going smoothly
• Utilize EMDR with a wide range of clients whose presenting problems are in some way related to trauma and/or loss
• Integrate EMDR into a comprehensive trauma-informed treatment approach

Schedule (Central time):

Day 1-September 12th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 2-September 13th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 3-September 14th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 4-October 10th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 5-October 11th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 6-October 12th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 7-November 7th, 2025 10am-6pm

Day 8-December 5th, 2025, 10am-2pm

Instructor:

Rosemary L. Burns, MA, LPE-I, LPC, NCC

Affiliate Trainer for Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute

Text books:

• Greenwald, R. (2007). EMDR Within A Phase Model Of Trauma-Informed Treatment. NY: Haworth. (included with course materials)
• Shapiro, F. (2017). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures, 3rd Edition. NY: Guilford. (This book can be found on Amazon.)

Who may attend:

EMDR training is open to mental health professionals with Masters degrees or higher, who are licensed (or certified or registered) by their state (or province or country) for independent practice. The training is also open to advanced graduate students, interns, and other Masters or higher mental health professionals on a licensure track, with a letter of support from their supervisor. This training is geared to participants at all professional levels. Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute can answer your questions regarding eligibility for training.

Time to completion: 

Normally, you’ll complete your EMDR training with your group, as scheduled. However, if you should miss one or more days, you’ll have a year from the first class session to make it up with another cohort (9 months for online trainings, excluding Training Days 1 and 2). Up to an additional year may be allowed in exceptional circumstances, and with the approval of Meridiem.

View the EMDR Training Participant Agreement HERE.

For more information on EMDR training: https://www.emdria.org/

*If you plan to attend our in-person training, please be aware that our building has historic significance and is not compliant with ADA regulations.