EMDR Basic Training – APU | 2026/2027
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Dec 18, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027
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78 Day(s) leftOVERVIEW
EMDR Basic Training – APU | 2026/2027 is organized by Compassion Works and will be held from December 18-19, 2026, January 8-9 & January 29-30, 2027.
Dates and Times:
December 18-19, 2026 (First Weekend)
- Friday– 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
- Saturday – 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
January 8-9, 2027 (Second Weekend)
- Friday– 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
- Saturday – 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Group video/phone consultations: Consultation call information is provided in the first weekend. These calls are an integral part of learning and required by EMDRIA.
January 29-30, 2027 (Third Weekend)
- Friday– 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
- Saturday – 8:30 am to 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Part 1 – Friday & Saturday, December 18-19, 2026
Part 2 – Friday & Saturday, January 8-9, 2027
Part 3- Friday & Saturday, January 29-30, 2027
Description:
This is the Complete EMDR Therapist Training, which consists of three 2-day sections and 10 hours of online group consultation. It is an EMDRIA-approved program and upon completion, you are a fully trained EMDR therapist. This is the foundational step on the pathway to becoming Certified in EMDR.
In addition to the two weekends, each trainee must attend five 2-hour group consultations. These are completed through video calls between and after the training weekends.
This training is designed to explain, demonstrate, and apply the practical experience you will need to use EMDR effectively with your clients. Even after the first weekend, you will be encouraged to use it with appropriate clients and begin preparing the others who aren’t ready.
EMDR gets at the source of maladaptive behaviors by providing sub-cortical resolution to free up stuck or frozen intrusive thoughts, emotions, and body sensations. This training is focused on teaching you the basics of EMDR and the most effective way to incorporate it into your practice.
All trainees will be asked to participate in practicum exercises as part of the training. You will be encouraged to work on personal issues that are appropriate for the training environment.
There will be demonstrations with individual attendees throughout the 6 days, and you are encouraged to consider being a volunteer. In addition, all participants will be paired to practice the protocols and procedures that are explained in the class. This will be done in a safe, supportive environment in which confidentially will be maintained.
Course Objectives:
The Following are the Learning Objectives for the CompassionWorks EMDR Therapist Training.
*For this training Parts 1 and 2 are separated over 3 weekends.
EMDR Therapist Training Learning Objectives for Part 1
- Identify how to integrate the standard EMDR therapy to psychotherapy
- Use the standard EMDR Procedure to feel competent
- Explain the development of EMDR therapy
- Recognize the current inclusion of EMDR therapy in treatment guidelines
- Distinguish, identify and explain the concepts of the AIP model
- Compare and summarize how to differentiate EMDR therapy and the AIP model from other psychotherapy approaches
- Identify the EMDR’s Eight phase treatment procedure
- Describe EMDR’s Three-pronged approach
- Integrate EMDR safeguards.
- Explain the effects of “Big—T” and “Little-T” Trauma
- Summarize how EMDR helps with impairments in social, occupational, health, relational, and other areas of functioning
- Recognize the implicit and explicit memory functioning
- Identify and summarize memory linkage and association
- Recognize how EMDR processing causes an adaptive shift in all components of the memory, including sense of time and age, symptoms, reactive behaviors, and sense of self
- Compare and summarize EMDR from psychodynamic, CBT, experiential, and other therapy models
EMDR Therapist Training Learning Objectives for Part 2
- Identify and summarize the 8-Phases of EMDR therapy
- Demonstrate Resource Development & Installation (RDI)
- Recognize how to handle Abreactions
- Explain and identify Strategies for Blocked Processing
- Explain how to recognize Types of Blocked Processing
- Demonstrate how and analyze how to handle looping
- Explain and evaluate how to process and resolve feeder memories
- Distinguish how demonstrate the Appropriate Application of Cognitive Interweaves
- Recognize the types of feeder cognitive interweaves and how to apply them
- Demonstrate how to apply the Future Template.
- Explain Advanced Methodology: Additional protocols and specific populations
- Identify and evaluate Professional and Legal Issues
- Demonstrate how RDI is used to develop positive introjects, increase affect regulation and adaptive responses
- Explain how to practice and use the RDI procedure.
- Use the Recent Event Protocol
- Explain and summarize traumatic event protocols
- Recognize how to use EMDR with Complex PTSD
KEY DATES
30 Oct, 2026
Registrations Open
18 Dec, 2026
Event Start Date
30 Jan, 2027
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Updated for trainings starting December 2026 or later.
In order to keep our costs affordable, Continuing Education Credits are separate from the cost of the training and available for professionals who are in need of the continuing education credits. This cost covers the administrative costs associated with maintaining compliance with the associated organizations. Please read this section carefully to determine if you need to purchase Continuing Education Hours for the training.
For EMDRIA Completion:
The training must be completed in its entirety including Parts 1 and 2 of the EMDR Basic Training and 10 Hours of Consultation. Partial credit is not provided. Parts 1 and 2 and the 10 hours of consultation calls must be completed with CompassionWorks, LLC.
EMDR Basic Training Completion Certificate is provided after completion of both weekends and 10 hours of consultation calls to be completed within 12 months from day 1 of training. This Certificate is sent out within 72 hours of completion of all portions of the training.
Continuing Education:
Each training segment (Part 1 and 2) must be completed in its entirety to obtain Continuing Education Credits. Partial Credit is not provided. Consultation Calls and readings do not count for continuing education credit.
Texas, Oklahoma & States which do not require a reapproval process
Forty continuing education (CE) credits for Texas LP, LPC, LCSW and MFT mental health professionals. CompassionWorks maintains documentation consistent with necessary reporting guidelines for the state of Texas BHEC.
CompassionWorks, LLC is an approved provider in Oklahoma for LPC and LMFTs.
For the above Texas and Oklahoma clinicians your EMDR Basic Training Completion Certificate will count as evidence of Continuing Education. This will be available after completion of the full training program (after completion of consultation calls). You will not need to purchase the additional CEUs unless you need evidence of Education Credit sooner.
NBCC:
CompassionWorks, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7836. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CompassionWorks, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Credit hours are awarded as 20 credit hours per weekend for a total of 40 credit hours for both weekends (Part 1 and Part 2).
If purchased, NBCC Continuing Education Certificates of Attendance will be available upon completion of training evaluation and attestation of attendance which will be available in your online learning platform after each training segment. The entire training segment (Part 1 or Part 2) must be completed to obtain continuing education credits as partial credit is not given.
ASWB Continuing Education Credits:
Part 1
CompassionWorks, LLC, #2720, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/29/2026-5/29/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 19 total clinical continuing education credits.
Part 2
CompassionWorks, LLC, #2720, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/29/2026-5/29/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 19 total clinical credits including 16 clinical and 3 ethics continuing education credits.
If purchased, ASWB Continuing Education Certificates of Attendance will be available upon completion of training evaluation and attestation of attendance which will be available in your online learning platform after each training segment. The entire training segment must be completed to obtain continuing education credits as partial credit is not given.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PsychotherapyTraumaMental Health ProfessionalsTherapistsSPECIALITIES
Mental Health and LawPsychotherapyTrauma
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