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EMDRIA Approved·Beginner Level·50 Hours·40 CE Credits

EMDR Basic Training

Integrating EMDR into Your Clinical Practice

Presented by Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC

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EMDR Basic Training is the 50-hour foundational course required before a licensed clinician can practice EMDR or pursue EMDRIA certification. It combines 40 hours of academic instruction with 10 hours of consultation, and meets every EMDR International Association requirement for an EMDR Basic Training course. No prior EMDR experience is needed.

500+Clinicians trained
18+Years clinical practice
2017EMDRIA-approved trainer
2014EMDRIA Approved Consultant
See Upcoming Dates What you will learn ↓
Next Training Live Virtual · Aug 14 to 29, 2026 · Central Time Register

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What the training includes

50

Hours of complete EMDR training

40 hours of academic instruction plus 10 hours of group consultation, meeting all EMDR International Association requirements for foundational EMDR training. In-person events run 20 hours of didactic instruction and 20 hours of live experiential practice.

40

CE credits on completion

Awarded after you complete the full 5-day program. Attendance for the entire intensive is required. No partial credit is awarded. Certificates are issued online after you complete the evaluation form.

12

Months to finish

The full course, including the 10 consultation hours and the 45-question EMDRIA Learner Assessment, must be completed within 12 months of your start date. Consultation hours are scheduled after the academic portion.

Curriculum

What you will learn

The course teaches the foundations of EMDR through lecture, video, demonstration, and supervised practice between participants. You leave with a working command of the Adaptive Information Processing model, the eight phases of EMDR, and the clinical judgment to apply them across a range of presentations. Instruction covers varying applications of bilateral stimulation using a client-centered approach, and how to deliver EMDR in a telehealth environment.

Learning objectives

After attending the training, participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize Francine Shapiro's development of EMDR
  2. Describe processing mechanisms (BLS, REM, orienting response, and taxing working memory with DAS)
  3. Recognize EMDR as evidence-based practice
  4. Describe the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Approach
  5. Demonstrate stabilization and affect management skills
  6. Demonstrate developing a neural network target sequence plan
  7. Identify ways to explain EMDR to clients
  8. Discuss EMDR client selection criteria
  9. Summarize the use of the Phase 3 Assessment questions before EMDR processing
  10. Demonstrate standard EMDR and adaptations (contained and restricted processing)
  11. Recognize the reevaluation phase as part of treatment integration
  12. Identify three-prong processing (past, present, future)
  13. Identify ways to provide EMDR via telehealth
  14. Recognize modifications to utilize EMDR with children
  15. Recognize ways to use EMDR with couples
  16. Identify EMDR options with recent or crisis events
  17. Demonstrate self-use techniques one may teach a client
  18. Recognize the AIP approach to neurobiology with clients with complex presentations
  19. Summarize front-loading additional resources for use with clients with complex presentations
  20. Identify two or more ways to approach target sequence planning in EMDR
  21. Describe the use of cognitive interweaves during processing
  22. Identify clinical processing interventions to assist in managing client emotions during processing
  23. Recognize ways to help client stay within their window of processing tolerance
  24. Describe phase 8, reevaluation phase of EMDR, and its purpose
  25. Demonstrate three-prong processing (past, present, future)
  26. Discuss EMDR with first responders
  27. Describe modifications for working with dissociative tendencies
  28. Identify the EMDR approach to treating addictions
  29. Recognize the use of EMDR with grief
  30. Explain an EMDR approach to working with phobias
  31. Describe using EMDR with pain
  32. Summarize how to integrate EMDR into one's clinical practice

Learning objectives are set and published by EMDR Consulting, LLC for the 5-day intensive format.

Eligibility

Who this training is for

Designed for

  • Psychologists and psychiatrists
  • Mental health therapists and professional counselors
  • Marriage and family therapists
  • Social workers
  • Advanced practice registered nurses with a psychiatric mental health specialization

Beginner level. No prior EMDR experience required.

Licensure requirements

  • Independently licensed clinicians with a master's degree or higher in a mental health field
  • Provisionally or pre-licensed clinicians actively pursuing full licensure while working under an independently licensed supervisor. A supervisor letter is required.
  • Graduate students in a mental health master's or doctoral program who have completed core coursework and are in practicum or internship. First-year graduate students are not eligible. Documentation is required.

Eligibility is verified by EMDR Consulting at registration. Read the full eligibility criteria.

Your Instructor

Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC

Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Trainer & Consultant
Iowa LMHC #001075IA

EMDRIA-approved trainer since 2017 Inaugural EMDRIA Approved Trainer cohort, 2023 EMDRIA Approved Consultant since 2014 EMDR Certified Therapist since 2012 Bilingual English & Spanish

Kenya Rocha is a licensed psychotherapist with 18+ years of clinical practice across individual, couple, family, and community mental health settings. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of MOSAIC Family Counseling Center in Urbandale, Iowa, where she maintains an active caseload and leads a clinical team.

An EMDRIA-approved EMDR trainer since 2017, Kenya was named to the inaugural cohort of EMDRIA Approved Trainers when the formal credential launched in 2023, one of roughly 230 worldwide. She has been an EMDRIA Approved Consultant since 2014 and an EMDR Certified Therapist since 2012, and has trained 500+ clinicians nationally and internationally.

Bilingual in English and Spanish, Kenya brings cultural responsiveness, clinical depth, and a grounded teaching style to every training. Participants consistently describe her instruction as rigorous, warm, and immediately applicable to real clinical work.

Read Kenya's full bio →

Participant Feedback

What participants say

She is probably the best instructor I've had, and that includes all of grad school.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

I have often heard people say, "I know it but I don't know it." This training provided me with a solution for how to help people be able to truly know the truth. Loved it, never bored.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

I really appreciated Kenya's approach, knowledge, and teaching. The way that she addressed stigmatized diagnoses was thoughtful and compassionate, and it helped me feel confident in the quality of the training.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

I am beyond pleased with this experience. Kenya was amazing, so knowledgeable and relatable. I definitely plan to stick with her for coaching and I am so happy that I got to learn from her.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

Kenya solved all of our questions; she checked up on us and advised us to do self-care after each session. I loved her training.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

Wonderful. This was a transformative experience, life changing for myself and my practice.

Past Participant · EMDR Basic Training

Anonymous feedback collected from EMDR Basic Training post-course evaluations.

EMDR Basic Training

Upcoming training dates

Select an event to view its schedule, venue, fees, and registration. All registration is handled by EMDR Consulting.

2026

Aug 14 to 15 & Aug 27 to 29 Live Virtual Hosted in Central Time · 5-day flexible schedule Virtual Details
Sep 14 to 18 St. Cloud, MN 5-day intensive In-Person Details
Oct 19 to 23 Tampa, FL 5-day intensive In-Person Details
Oct 26 to 28 & Nov 19 to 20 Rapid City, SD 5-day flexible schedule In-Person Details
Nov 2 to 6 Houston, TX 5-day intensive In-Person Details

2027 · Private Training

January 2027 Drake University J-Term · Des Moines, IA Registration opens November 2026 Private

Kenya teaches additional dates beyond those listed here. View the full EMDR Consulting training calendar →

Registration & Continuing Education

Fees, registration, and CE credit

Registration and pricing

Registration, pricing, payment plans, transfers, refunds, and CE support for EMDR Basic Training are handled directly by EMDR Consulting, LLC, not by EMDR & Beyond. Fees vary by event, registration tier, and how far in advance you register, and the 10 required consultation hours are included in the registration fee.

Current fees, payment plan options, and the cancellation and refund policy are published on each event page.

Questions about registration or CE support: registrations@emdrconsulting.com

What is included

  • Hard copies of EMDR Consulting's training manual and worksheets
  • Lifetime access to the current digital training materials, plus review, lecture, and demonstration videos
  • 20 hours of live didactic instruction
  • 20 hours of live experiential practice
  • 10 hours of consultation, scheduled outside the classroom
  • Free membership to EMDR Consulting's clinician listserv

EMDRIA

This course meets all EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) requirements for an EMDR Basic Training course. All EMDR Consulting basic trainers are individually approved by EMDRIA to train for EMDR Consulting.

Continuing Education

Participants will receive 40 hours of continuing education credit upon completing this program. Attendance for the entirety of the 5-day intensive is required to receive CE credits. No partial credit will be awarded.

NBCC

EMDR Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6853. EMDR Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

APA

Continuing education credit for this program is also awarded by CBI Center for Education. CBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Cognitive Behavior Institute is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing board.

EMDR Consulting and CBI do not provide CMEs for psychiatrists (MDs).

Social Workers

This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers. CBI Center for Education, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers, #SW-0646. Please contact your state board to confirm whether the CEs for this course will be accepted.

New York State Boards

CBI Center for Education, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists, #PSY-0098, and by the New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health practitioners, #MHC-0216.

Provider of Record

EMDR Basic Training is delivered by EMDR Consulting, LLC. Licensed professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.

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Last updated July 17, 2026