The EMDR training consists of three modules of two days each, with 18 teaching units per module. Each module costs £420; the complete training is £1,260. Modules 2 and 3 can be taken at any time, provided they are completed in order. Below you will find the full content of each module.

EMDR Seminar (Module 1)

This weekend seminar is intended for therapists, coaches and trainers already working with clients who wish to learn more about EMDR in theory and in practice.

Contents of Module 1:

What is EMDR? How does EMDR work?
Indications and contraindications
Safety precautions and side-effects of EMDR
EMDR in trauma therapy
What is trauma? How is it caused? What are the signs of trauma?
Building up and activating inner resources
Methods of psychological stabilisation
EMDR techniques for coping with everyday life and as a future resource
Transference and counter-transference with EMDR
Dealing with blockages and resistance during a EMDR session
The EMDR standard protocol in theory and practice
Live demonstration

Seminar times: Sat 9.30am – 6pm / Sun 9.30am – 4pm

After completing Module 1, participants will be able to begin applying the EMDR standard protocol within their existing scope of practice.

Those who take to EMDR and want to use the method more in coaching or therapy can build and expand the knowledge already learned by completing modules 2 and 3.

EMDR Seminar (Module 2 and Module 3)

These modules can be completed at any time, as long as they are completed in the correct order.

In both of these modules you will learn effective additional techniques which have proven to be useful, greater differentiation and further EMDR protocols (i.e. techniques, procedures).

Contents of Module 2:

Anxiety protocol
Phobia protocol
Single traumatic event
Recent traumatic event
Absorption Technique
Resource exercises
Cognitive interweaves: metaphors, suggestions and hypnotic speech patterns
Cognitions
Live Demonstration(s)

Contents of Module 3:

Addiction protocol
Psychosomatic Symptoms protocol
Pain protocol
Natural Flow
EMDR for children and young people (brief intro)
EMDR integration in therapy and coaching
CIPBS (Conflict Imagination Painting & Bilateral Stimulation)
EMDR supervision
Live demonstration

Costs and certification

The complete training costs £1,260, or £420 per individual module. Certification additionally requires three hours of individual supervision at £110 per session – the details are set out under recognition and certification. To find out whether you meet the entry criteria, see requirements; all upcoming dates are in the calendar.