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EMDR Playground™ IMMERSION

Bring EMDR to Life Through PLAY, ART, MOVEment, Somatic Work, and Fidelity

Hosted by Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT-S™, RST-C/T, EMDRIA Trainer and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor™

January 14 - 17, 2027 | Cocoa Beach, Florida Earn up to 18 CEs (APA, APT, EMDRIA Approved)

A Transformational, Hands-On EMDR Experience

When trauma doesn’t fit neatly into words, EMDR can still move.

EMDR Playground Immersion helps EMDR-trained clinicians work more confidently with children, teens, and clients with complex trauma through play, sandtray, movement, art, sound, somatic work, symbolism, and relational attunement all while staying grounded in the 8 phases.

Available in person and virtually, this experiential training gives you practical tools, a stronger clinical map, and more confidence when sessions feel complex, unclear, or stuck.

Learn From and With Leaders in Our Field

Presenters:

This isn’t about collecting more techniques. It’s about learning when, why, and how to bring play, movement, sandtray, symbolism, culture, and the body into EMDR with clinical purpose.

Learn alongside clinicians who are bringing developmentally responsive, creative, and embodied approaches into trauma treatment—while staying connected to EMDR fidelity, the 8 phases, and the AIP model.

  • Jessica Crunkleton (Saturday Keynote)

    Cultural Wisdom in Play: Integrating Play Therapy, Sandtray, and EMDR for Trauma Healing

    Culture, identity, story, and symbolism are always in the room. Jessica will explore how cultural humility, sandtray, play therapy, nervous system safety, meaning-making, and relational connection can deepen trauma healing within EMDR.

  • Jackie Flynn

    Using Play Therapy in EMDR with Children and Adolescents: Readiness, Regulation, and Fidelity

    Play belongs in EMDR with intention not simply because it feels creative. Explore how play can support readiness, regulation, Phase 2 preparation, pacing, emotional safety, and processing while staying grounded in the 8 phases and AIP model.

  • Jodie Keeso

    The Stories Beneath the Symptoms: Case Conceptualization in EMDR Using IFS and Play Therapy with Complex Childhood Trauma

    Go beneath the behaviors to understand what symptoms may be protecting. Explore protective parts, survival responses, attachment wounds, dissociation, co-regulation, symbolic communication, and the stories children may not yet have words to tell.

  • Katie Miller

    Embodied Healing in Play and Movement: Somatic Movement, Yoga, Play Therapy, and EMDR for Trauma Healing

    Healing doesn’t happen only through words. Experience how movement, breath, body awareness, yoga-informed practices, and play can support preparation, regulation, stabilization, trauma processing, and integration all with clinical intention and EMDR fidelity.

  • Brooklyn Hancock

    EMDR With Teens: Developmentally Attuned Play Therapy in Practice

    What happens when a teen shuts down, jokes, avoids, resists, disconnects or simply says, “I don’t know”? Explore developmentally attuned approaches that support agency, regulation, pacing, connection, and meaningful engagement throughout EMDR therapy.

Come for the learning. Leave with a stronger clinical map, practical tools you can actually use, and greater confidence bringing EMDR to life with children, teens, and families.

Immersion Experiences:

  • Sunrise EMDR Experientials on the Beach – Begin the day together with grounding, movement, sensory awareness, bilateral experiences, resourcing, and reflection by the ocean.

  • Safe Enough Spaces in the Sand – Explore “safe enough” through sand, imagination, sensory awareness, and body-based grounding while connecting to EMDR preparation, regulation, and resourcing.

  • Bilateral Rhythms at Sunrise – Experience rhythm, movement, and creative bilateral stimulation to support dual attention, regulation, grounding, and embodied presence.

  • Sand, Stones, and Sun – A closing sunrise experience using nature, sensory awareness, and grounding to support integration, resourcing, closure, and the transition home.

  • Every Figure Has a History – Momma Owls brings miniature figures to life through stories of culture, memory, imagination, pain, hope, and healingexploring the power of symbolism and meaning-making.

  • Music and Sound in EMDR Practice Lab – Explore simple, clinically intentional ways to use music and sound for regulation, resourcing, dual awareness, and integration within EMDR practice.

  • Community Rhythm & Resource Circle – Gather for an evening of rhythm, sound, movement, connection, and shared presence designed to support grounding, regulation, and community.

What You’ll Experience

  • Hands-On, Experiential EMDR Learning – Explore play, sandtray, art, movement, somatic work, rhythm, and symbolism while staying grounded in EMDR fidelity and the 8 phases.

  • Practical, Clinically Purposeful Tools – Build confidence with creative interventions you can intentionally bring into your work with children, teens, and families.

  • Sunrise & Evening Immersions – Experience grounding, movement, sound, rhythm, symbolism, and reflection on the beach and beyond.

  • Connection, Creativity & Community – Learn alongside a shared cohort while experiencing the same principles of safety, regulation, co-regulation, embodiment, and integration you bring to your clients.

The Event Schedule

Thursday, January 14, 2027
Evening Opening Experience – Every Figure Has a History with Momma Owls

Friday, January 15, 2027
Sunrise Beach Experience – Safe Enough Spaces in the Sand
Core EMDR Playground Workshops
Evening Practice Lab – Music and Sound in EMDR

Saturday, January 16, 2027
Sunrise Beach Experience – Bilateral Rhythms at Sunrise
Saturday Keynote – Jessica Crunkleton, Cultural Wisdom in Play: Integrating Play Therapy, Sandtray, and EMDR for Trauma Healing
Core EMDR Playground Workshops
Evening Experience – Community Rhythm and Resource Circle

Sunday, January 17, 2027
Sunrise Closing Experience – Sand, Stones, and Sun
Core EMDR Playground Workshops & Integration


Location & Accommodations

Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
1550 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Set right on the beach, the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront gives us direct access to the sand, sunrise, and ocean that are such an important part of the EMDR Playground experience. The venue offers comfortable accommodations, on-site dining, an oceanfront pool, and gathering spaces—all just steps away from the training.

A special EMDR Playground room block is available for attendees, including a group rate for a City View Double Queen room, discounted self-parking, and complimentary guest room Wi-Fi. The online booking link is coming soon. In the meantime, you can call 1-866-580-7402 and request the EMDR Playground Immersion room block using group code EMDR27.

Secure Your Spot

You’ve felt it. There’s something powerful about bringing EMDR beyond words and into the body, play, creativity, movement, symbolism, and relationship.

This is your invitation to experience it.

Join us in Cocoa Beach for four days of EMDR, play, art, embodiment, movement, symbolism, creativity, community, and clinical renewal—all grounded in developmentally responsive practice and EMDR fidelity.

Because this is a hands-on, experiential immersion, in-person space is intentionally limited so there is room for meaningful practice, reflection, connection, and support.

✓ Reserve Your Seat
✓ Join Us In Person for the Full Cocoa Beach Immersion
✓ Or Attend Virtually for the Core Workshop Sessions

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EMDR Playground Immersion 2027 Policies and Procedures

  • All registration sales are final. No refunds are provided for this event.

    If a participant is unable to attend, they may transfer their registration to another eligible participant.

    The participant is responsible for finding the replacement participant and providing the replacement participant’s full name, email address, professional credentials, and any required registration information to the event organizer before the event begins.

    Transfers must be requested in writing and are not complete until confirmed by the event organizer.

    The replacement participant must meet all eligibility requirements for the training.

  • Participants must attend the full training, complete all required attendance procedures, and submit the required evaluation in order to receive continuing education credit.

    Partial credit is not available unless otherwise stated in writing by the event organizer or required by the continuing education approval body.

    CE certificates will be issued only after attendance and completion requirements have been verified.

  • Participants with concerns about the training, registration, accessibility, continuing education credit, or event experience may submit a written concern to the event organizer.

    Concerns will be reviewed in a timely manner. The organizer will make a good faith effort to respond respectfully and resolve concerns when possible.

    Records of grievances and resolutions may be maintained as required by continuing education approval bodies.

  • Participants who need accommodations are encouraged to contact the event organizer in writing as early as possible.

    Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law and continuing education approval requirements.

  • This event does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, military status, professional affiliation, or any other status protected by law.

  • This program is educational in nature. It is not therapy, clinical treatment, supervision, crisis intervention, or personal consultation.

    Experiential activities are voluntary.

    Participants are encouraged to honor their own needs, limits, and professional judgment throughout the event.

  • The event organizer reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event due to low enrollment, presenter emergency, venue issue, severe weather, public health concern, or other circumstances beyond the organizer’s control.

    If the organizer cancels or reschedules the event, registered participants will be notified and provided with available options at that time.

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