Virtual EMDR Basic Training

EMDR Basic Training

50 hours:  20 hours content 20 hours practicum & 10 hours consultation

9:00 am - 5:00 pm CST each day

Upcoming offerings :  

Virtual Jan 12-13 & Jan 26-27 2024 & Feb 9-10 2024 (3 two-day weekends-virtual)

OR

Virtual Jan 19-21 2024 & Feb 23-25 2024 (2 three-day weekends virtual)  

Early bird pricing for these dates has ended as of December 29, 2023.  Cost is $1697.

Also available:  

Hybrid Virtual or In-Person in Conway, Arkansas

Conway Conference Center 1955 Ott Memorial Dr, Conway, AR 72032

March 6-8, 2024 & April 13-15, 2024

$1575 until February 14, 2024 at which time price increases to $1697

Early Bird Pricing Coupon Code:  Earlybird3&4/24

OR 

Hybrid Virtual or In-Person in Rogers, Arkansas June 14-16 2024 & July 12-14 2024 (2 three-day weekends)

Hosted by Water's Edge Counseling 

$1575 until May 31, 2024 at which time price increases to $1697

Early Bird Pricing Coupon Code:  Earlybird6&7/24

You will select your desired dates upon checkout. 

To schedule a private customizable training for your organization email lizy@emdrrestorative.consulting.  

Additional 10 hours of consultation are included in the price and will be scheduled after completion of live training.

Registration requirements:  participant must be a fully licensed mental health provider or a graduate student seeking licensure in their final year of internship.  

Required Reading (must purchase your own copy before training):  Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures 3rd Edition by Francine Shapiro (2018)

Recommended Reading: EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment by Ricky Greenwald (2007)

Our EMDR Basic training is an EMDRIA approved training which follows standard EMDR protocol guidelines set forth by the EMDR International Association. It meets the following criteria: 40 hours live training which includes 20 hours of content presentation related to basic EMDR skills and 20 hours of practicum which allows participants to role play as client and therapist to put learned skills into action.

Please note that EMDR Basic Training practicum requires that participant experience EMDR as both therapist and client.  Therefore, participants will be addressing real life events of their own in part of the practicum.  Participants can choose which life events they would like to target and the depth to which it is addressed.  Please take self-care into account.

An additional 10 hours of consultation is included which allows trainees to increase knowledge, improve EMDR skills, and safely and effectively integrate the use of EMDR therapy into their clinical setting even after live training.

EMDR Basic Training with EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC exceeds the minimum Basic Training standard criteria as follows: Additional content addressing EMDR skills for complex clients including teaching of additional interventions that are often necessary to help clients decrease disturbance. Instruction on assessment and management of dissociation. Emphasis on how to facilitate attachment work with EMDR. A succinct presentation of key neuroscience mechanisms that explain “How EMDR Works” to help participants gain a better understanding of the underpinnings of this framework. Integrates somatic teachings from Polyvagal Theory to allow for more thorough reprocessing and desensitization because evidence shows that, “The Body Keeps the Score” (Bessel van der Kalk MD) and “The Body Holds the Healing” (Cathy Malchiodi PhD).

Learning objectives:  Participants will increase knowledge related to the 8 phases of EMDR, How EMDR Works with the Brain, and the AIP Model. Participants will improve insight related to facilitating EMDR therapy effectively with a variety of client populations.  

Curriculum is presented from the perspective of a therapist, for therapists, to demonstrate exactly what EMDR therapy looks like in practice and implementation. Included in the cost of this EMDR Basic Training package, you will receive the EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC therapy integration system that was developed as a step-by-step guide for facilitating EMDR sessions with clients in each of the 8 EMDR Phases. Video presentation of live sessions with consenting clients and EMDR Trainer, Lizy Wiggins will be presented for experiential learning. Content design and presentation embraces a learning model conducive for numerous learning styles and/or neurodivergency.

Presenter:  Elizabeth "Lizy" Wiggins, LCSW.  EMDR Consultant.  EMDRIA Approved Trainer.  

Lizy has completed over 300 hours of trauma informed training over the past 10 years.  She was thoroughly trained with the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute before starting her own LLC.  She is excited to offer EMDR trainings for fellow therapists to increase client access to this comprehensive healing model.  

Program:  EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, NBCC ACEP No. 7326. This course is NBCC eligible for 40 CE credits upon completion of all 50 hours, quiz, and evaluation.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Particpants are responsible for confirming with their state licensure board that NBCC CE credits are accepted.  

Provider contact information:  5009 Edinburgh Cove, Little Rock, Arkansas 72210.  501-786-3989. lizy@emdrrestorative.consulting www.emdrrestorative.myabsorb.com

Please check your state licensure board requirements to ensure NBCC CE eligibility.  

EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC practices increased availability to their participants to ensure their comprehensive learning and effective intervention with clients over time. Participants have the option to begin the certification track through EMDR Restorative Consulting, LLC directly after completing the EMDR Basic Training to preserve and increase knowledge gained related to being an EMDR Therapist.