Who This Training Was Designed For

This course is designed for EMDR-trained clinicians who find themselves thinking:

• “EMDR would be such a good fit for this client — if only we could get into Phase 4.”

• “We get into reprocessing, but it’s block after block after block.”

• “My client wants trauma healing, but EMDR feels too intense for their system.”

• “I can sense protectors are getting in the way, but I don’t know how to work with them without abandoning the protocol.”

• “I believe in EMDR. I know it works. And sometimes it just feels too rigid, too protocol-driven, for the complexity of the systems I’m working with.”

If you regularly encounter protective responses that prevent targeting, interrupt reprocessing, or stall Phase 4, this training is for you.

This course is also a fit for clinicians who:

• Appreciate EMDR’s healing power and want it to feel more relational, responsive, and humane

• Are interested in parts work or IFS but don’t have the time, access, or desire to complete a full IFS Institute Level 1

• Already use IFS (through IFSI or other training pathways) and want a clear, structured way to integrate it into EMDR

• Love EMDR and do not want to abandon it, but want to expand its accessibility for clients whose systems struggle with standard exposure-based approaches

This training does not ask you to replace EMDR with another model.
It teaches you how to work with protectors so that EMDR can actually happen.

If you’d like a deeper explanation of why and how these models work so well together, you can read more about my approach to EMDR–IFS integration here.
→ Why Integrate EMDR & IFS

Prerequisites & Readiness

Completion of an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training is required.

This course assumes you already understand:

• The 8 phases of EMDR

• Standard EMDR protocols and clinical flow

If you have not yet completed EMDR Basic Training, you’ll need to do so before enrolling. I am an EMDRIA-approved provider, and my EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Basic Training meets this prerequisite.

If you completed EMDR training some time ago and feel rusty, I recommend my On-Demand EMDR Refresher before attending. I do not reteach core EMDR fundamentals in this course.

You do not need prior formal training in IFS to attend.

If you are new to parts work, I strongly recommend completing my Free 90-Minute IFS Overview beforehand. This will orient you to core concepts and language so you can focus on integration rather than learning a new model from scratch.

What You’ll Learn

This training focuses on using IFS strategically to support EMDR, rather than reacting to blocks once they appear.

Phase 1: Preparing the System

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify and work with protective parts in advance, rather than encountering them for the first time in Phase 4

• Get internal permission on the front end so reprocessing can proceed more smoothly

• Lay a relational foundation that increases safety, trust, and readiness

• Titrate exposure for clients who want trauma healing but struggle with EMDR’s intensity

Phase 2: Rethinking Resourcing

You’ll learn how to:

• Use parts-focused alternatives to traditional EMDR resourcing

• Address situations where standard resourcing does not work, backfires, or creates another barrier

• Help clients access safety through relationship and internal consent, rather than technique alone

Phases 3–4: Making Reprocessing Relational

You’ll learn how to:

• Adjust assessment questions to be more relational and system-aware

• Integrate IFS healing steps directly into Phase 4 reprocessing

• Navigate blocked or looping processing with more nuance and less force

• Support deeper processing without overriding protectors or pushing the system

Phases 5–8: Deepening Integration and Follow-Through

You’ll also learn how to strengthen the later phases of EMDR, so the work feels integrated, embodied, and complete:

• Enhance installation (Phase 5) by tracking parts’ responses to positive cognition

• Integrate body awareness throughout the entire process, rather than waiting until Phase 6

• Use somatic cues to guide pacing and titration across phases

• Expand body scan work (Phase 6), so it becomes a continuous source of information

• Offer flexible, responsive closure options (Phase 7) when standard techniques don’t fit

• Deepen reevaluation (Phase 8) by assessing system-wide change, protector shifts, and readiness for future work

Across these phases, the emphasis is on integration rather than completion, helping clients leave sessions more coherent, oriented, and internally connected.

It’s important to name explicitly: Standard EMDR works really well for many clients, especially those with single-incident or “textbook” PTSD.

This training is designed to expand your range of clients for whom systems-level preparation is required for EMDR to work effectively.

Investment & Access

On-Demand Training: $395 USD
Includes one year’s access to all course materials, demonstrations, and integration frameworks.

Live Training: $395 USD
Includes live teaching, real-time Q&A, experiential components, and optional access to the on-demand recording.

I intentionally keep this course priced at $395 to make high-quality integration training accessible to clinicians who want to deepen their work without enrolling in multiple, expensive certification pathways.

International Trainings

I teach this model internationally, including live trainings in the UK, typically offered once per year.
Details fof upcoming UK offerings are available on the UK Courses page.