attachment-informed EMDR with Mark Brayne
attachment-informed EMDR Three-Day Immersion with Mark Brayne Denver, August 27–29, 2026
Join Mark Brayne in Denver for the first in-person immersion in attachment-informed EMDR — three full days, Thursday August 27 to Saturday August 29, 2026, bringing together teaching, live clinical demonstration, and supervised pair practice in a single coherent experience.
This is the first time Mark’s attachment-informed EMDR has been taught in this format anywhere. Most ai-EMDR training to date has been online or split across separate workshops. Here, in person and in one room, participants will not only hear how Mark thinks about the work — through case conceptualization, the modified Phase 3 sequence, bridging from present trigger to formative target, the workable edge, the Three Rs of reveal, repair and rewire — they will see it done in front of them in extended live demonstrations with volunteer participants, and then practice it themselves in pairs, with Mark and a facilitator team holding the room.
BEYOND TRAUMA — THE PREMISE
The premise is straightforward. No-one comes to therapy simply because of the bad things that happened to them, they come because their nervous system, as programmed through formative childhood years, hasn’t been able to metabolize the impact.
Attachment-informed EMDR works directly with that nervous system, taking the work beyond event-based trauma into the formative experiences where present-day patterns were first laid down. Built on Francine Shapiro’s eight-phase Standard Protocol and complementing rather than replacing it, ai-EMDR offers a way to work with the developmental material that standard targeting can find difficult to access, early-life attachment experience, the meaning the child made of what happened, parental introjects, and intergenerational legacy.
WHAT MAKES THESE THREE DAYS DIFFERENT?
Three full days, in one room, with three threads running through every day:
Teaching — Mark presents the six core elements of ai-EMDR: case conceptualization, resourcing the team of nurturing, protective and wise figures, bridging from present trigger or future fear or pervasive feeling back to formative target, the modified Phase 3 sequence of image-emotion-body-belief, attachment-informed activation, and the use of imaginal and relational interweaves through the Three Rs of reveal, repair and rewire.
Live demonstration — Extended ai-EMDR sessions with volunteer participants, observed by the room, with Mark talking through the clinical decisions in real time. This is how Mark has taught the work for nearly a decade, and it remains the fastest way to understand what attachment-informed processing actually looks like.
Pair practice — Participants take turns as therapist and client, working with their own real material, with Mark and the facilitator team supporting throughout. This is how ai-EMDR is most reliably learned — not just by hearing about it, not even only by watching it, but by doing it in a contained space with experienced colleagues holding the room.
Days 1 and 2 — Core Concepts, Case Conceptualization, and Session Structure (August 27–28)
The first two days establish the foundations of attachment-informed EMDR: the six core elements, the modified protocol, attachment-informed case conceptualization, the resource team, bridging methodology, the workable edge, attachment-informed activation, and the use of imaginal and relational interweaves during Phase 4. Each block of teaching is anchored in live demonstration and supported by pair practice.
Day 3 — Going Deeper: Intergenerational, Parts, Dreams, and Applied Decision-Making (August 29)
The third day takes the work further into the extended interweaves that make ai-EMDR distinctive: the intergenerational extended interweave (a session-within-a-session approach to parental and ancestral stories), working with parts of self, and working with dreams as portals into formative material. Day 3 is demonstration-heavy and discussion-rich, supporting participants to integrate the day’s learning into their own practice. The three days are designed to be experienced as a single training. Continuing-education credits are split across two EMDRIA-approved programs (see below) for administrative reasons — one registration link, one continuous experience, two certificates.
THE SHAPE OF THE THREE DAYS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Days 1 and 2 — Attachment-Informed EMDR: Core Concepts and Session Structure
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
Describe the six core elements of attachment-informed EMDR and explain how each guides clinical decision-making across an EMDR session. Analyze an EMDR case using attachment-informed case conceptualization, identifying developmental adaptations related to affect regulation, self-soothing, relational safety, and symptom presentation.
Apply attachment-informed guiding questions to identify a client’s presenting concerns in relation to age, relational context, and early attachment environment.
Design a resourcing plan that includes nurturing, protective, and wise figures, and demonstrate a structured resourcing sequence that supports stabilization and readiness for processing.
Identify present-day triggers, pervasive emotions, and future fears, and select bridge points that link current distress to formative attachment-related targets.
Compare event-based targets and attachment-based developmental targets, and explain target selection based on attachment needs and treatment goals.
Demonstrate an attachment-informed activation approach that prioritizes image, emotion, and body sensation, and assess readiness using observable indicators of arousal and regulation.
Assess nervous system responses during processing and revise pacing, focus, or interventions to maintain safety and therapeutic engagement. Select attachment-focused imaginal and relational interweaves during processing and explain the clinical rationale based on developmental context and processing trajectory.
Design an attachment-informed EMDR session with a clear beginning, coherent processing middle, and intentional ending that supports containment and present orientation.
Day 3 — Attachment-Informed EMDR: Clinical Demonstration and Applied Decision-Making
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
Observe and analyse extended live ai-EMDR demonstrations and identify the clinical decision points that shape session direction.
Describe the architecture of the intergenerational extended interweave as a session-within-a-session approach to parental and ancestral stories.
Apply attachment-informed approaches to working with parts of self and with dreams as portals into formative material.
Compare standard-protocol approaches to challenging clinical presentations with attachment-informed responses, and articulate the rationale for each.
Integrate the day’s observational and applied learning into a coherent plan for incorporating ai-EMDR into existing practice.
ABOUT MARK BRAYNE
Mark Brayne is an EMDR Europe-Accredited and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, with thirty years as a psychotherapist and more than twenty with EMDR at the heart of his work. Based in the UK, he is co-director of EMDR Focus with his partner Jutta Brayne, and has been teaching attachment-informed EMDR internationally since 2017. His earlier career was in journalism — thirty years with Reuters and the BBC, with Cold War postings in Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, and Beijing. He brings both the precision of the reporter and the practitioner’s clinical depth to his teaching.
TARGET AUDIENCE AND LEVEL
This training is intended for EMDR-trained mental health clinicians. Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
Instructional Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Training Format: In-person workshop including lecture, supervised practice, experiential exercises, group discussion, clinical demonstration, and observational learning.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The three days are structured as two EMDRIA-approved programs:
Attachment-Informed EMDR: Core Concepts and Session Structure (Days 1–2)
EMDRIA Provider #19012 · Program #19012-39 · 12 EMDRIA Credits
Attachment-Informed EMDR: Clinical Demonstration and Applied Decision-Making (Day 3)
EMDRIA Provider #19012 · Program #19012-40 · 6 EMDRIA Credits
Total: 18 EMDRIA Credits
Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
NBCC: Jackie Flynn Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8022. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Jackie Flynn Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Mark Brayne reports no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships related to the content of this program. He is compensated for teaching this educational activity. This program is educational in nature and does not include psychotherapy, clinical supervision, or consultation.
Three days in Denver, in person, working with attachment-informed EMDR as a full immersion. A rare opportunity to see the model taught in this form, to watch it done, and to practice it for yourself.
“Attachment-informed EMDR helps bridge present-day symptoms and nervous system responses to the formative experiences where those patterns were first shaped.”