EMDR Therapy Basic Trainings

EMDRIA Approved Basic Training

EMDR Basic Training with Jackie Flynn

Build your foundation. Grow your confidence. Bring thoughtful care to your EMDR practice.

Learning a new approach to therapy is an important step. You deserve a learning space where you can ask questions, practice with support, and connect what you are learning to the people you serve.

Join Jackie Flynn for EMDR Basic Training in a supportive, experiential learning environment. Explore upcoming online and in-person opportunities and choose the training that fits your schedule.

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EMDRIA Approved Trainer

NBCC CE HOURS PROVIDED

40 CEs

Live Virtual + In Person

TRAINING FORMATS

Training Overview

A Foundation Built Through Learning, Practice, and Support

EMDR Basic Training brings together instruction, supervised practice, and consultation to help you develop foundational knowledge and begin integrating EMDR into your clinical work. EMDRIA’s minimum training requirements include the following components.

Learn the EMDR Model

20 Hours of Instruction

Explore the foundations of EMDR, the Adaptive Information Processing model, the eight phases, and considerations for case conceptualization and treatment planning.

Practice with Guidance

20 Hours of Supervised Practicum

Participate in structured practice with observation and feedback as you become familiar with EMDR procedures.

Connect Learning to Clinical Work

10 Hours of Consultation

Receive guidance as you apply your learning to clinical cases, consider client readiness, and develop your EMDR skills.

A Clearer Path for Trauma Treatment

Trauma does not always show up as a clear story.

It may appear as anxiety, shame, avoidance, perfectionism, relationship patterns, emotional overwhelm, shutdown, or body-based reactions that seem difficult to change.

Clients may understand what happened and still react as though the experience is happening now.

EMDR gives clinicians a structured way to understand and work with these experiences.

Throughout this training, you will learn the foundational EMDR model while developing the clinical judgment needed to assess readiness, plan treatment, support processing, and integrate EMDR thoughtfully into your existing clinical work.

What You’ll Learn

By completing this training, participants will strengthen their ability to:

Understand the three-pronged approach of EMDR Therapy, including past experiences, present triggers, and future adaptive responses.

Understand the components of EMDR assessment, including images, negative and positive cognitions, emotions, subjective units of disturbance, and body sensations.

Apply Phase 8 Re-evaluation to assess treatment progress and determine appropriate next steps.

Explore the relationship between cognition and body sensations, including EMDR applications involving illness and somatic concerns.

Identify professional, ethical, and legal considerations related to the use of EMDR Therapy within professional scope of practice.

Upcoming Basic Trainings

Why Attend?

This training may be a good fit for you if you want to:

  • Help clients who continue to feel stuck even after gaining insight or learning coping skills.

  • Better understand how trauma can appear when clients do not identify their experiences as trauma.

  • Know when a client is ready for processing and when additional preparation may be needed.

  • Feel more grounded when clients become flooded, disconnected, avoidant, or shut down.

  • Develop a structured way of thinking clinically through the EMDR model.

  • Practice EMDR with guidance, feedback, consultation, and support.

These themes are directly reflected in the current January 2027 CE-Go training description.

Learning Objectives

Continuing Education

This live EMDR Therapy Basic Training offers 40 NBCC continuing education credit hours.

Jackie Flynn Consulting is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8022, and is responsible for the program.

Full participation in the required live training activities is necessary for continuing education credit.

Participants are responsible for confirming that the continuing education hours offered meet the requirements of their individual licensing or regulatory board.

Attendance and completion requirements must be met before continuing education documentation is issued.

EMDR Basic Training Policies and Procedures

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need previous EMDR training?

No. This is a Basic Training designed to provide the foundational knowledge, supervised practice, and consultation required to begin learning EMDR therapy.

Can I attend virtually?

Yes. The January 2027 training currently offers both in-person attendance and live-stream attendance.

How many people can attend in person?

In-person attendance is limited to 20 participants.

How many continuing education hours are offered?

The live program currently offers 40 NBCC credit hours.

Is consultation part of EMDR Basic Training?

Yes. EMDRIA Basic Training standards require 10 hours of consultation in addition to instruction and supervised practicum.

Do I receive a certificate?

A final EMDR Basic Training certificate of completion is issued after the required Basic Training components have been successfully completed. Continuing education documentation is issued according to the applicable CE requirements.

Can graduate students attend?

Qualifying graduate students may be eligible when they meet EMDRIA's academic, practicum or internship, licensure-track, and supervision requirements. Documentation may be required.

Ready to Begin Your EMDR Training?

You do not have to figure out EMDR alone.

Learn the model with structure, guided practice, consultation, and support so you can begin approaching trauma treatment with greater clarity and confidence.