Consultation

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EMDR CONSULTATION

for Confidence, Competence & Certification

Helping EMDR Therapists grow their skills, strengthen clinical confidence, and move toward EMDRIA Certification.

You Just Finished EMDR Training. Now What?
Cristina Wood in her therapy office
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Consultation for newly trained clinicians

You Just Finished EMDR Training. Now What?

You did the training. You learned the 8 phases. You practiced on colleagues who already knew what “activated” was supposed to feel like.

Then you tried it with a real client — and the manual didn’t quite cover this.

Here’s what most newly trained EMDR clinicians are quietly struggling with —

“I don’t trust my own treatment planning.”

You’re not sure which memories to target first, how to build a coherent sequence, or whether your case conceptualization actually makes sense. In consultation, we’ll walk through your caseload together — building target sequences and treatment plans you can actually stand behind, not just guess at.

“I get stuck in session and don’t know what to do next.”

Blocked processing. Looping. A client who “doesn’t feel anything.” A client who floods. These moments happen to every EMDR clinician — the difference is having someone to call. We’ll troubleshoot your actual stuck points, phase by phase, so you leave every session knowing what to try next time.

“EMDR works great in theory, but not with my anxious clients.”

Generalized anxiety without one clear memory to target is one of the most common places EMDR training doesn’t prepare you for. We’ll dig into your specific case presentations — anxiety, complex trauma, dissociation, attachment wounds — and adapt the protocol to what’s actually in front of you.

“I’m not sure I’m ‘really’ doing EMDR.”

Is this EMDR, or talk therapy with eye movements added on? That question alone can undermine your confidence in the room. Consultation gives you a mirror — real feedback on your fidelity to the protocol, so you know what’s working and what to adjust.

“I don’t have anyone to reality-check my cases with.”

No one else at your job does EMDR. You’re the only one. This is exactly what consultation is for — a standing place to bring your hardest cases and think out loud with someone who’s been where you are.

“I need consultation hours — but I want them to actually mean something.”

Certification hours shouldn’t just be a box to check. Every session is built around your real cases and real questions, so the hours you log are hours that actually make you a better clinician.