About this course

Learning Objectives

• Name and describe the 8 EMDR Therapy 8-Phase Protocol
• Identify solutions for common clinical challenges in EMDR treatment including blocked processing, looping, and dissociation.
• Refine target identification and sequencing for effective treatment planning.
• Incorporate recent updates and best practices in EMDR Therapy.

Learning Levels

• Advanced (for EMDR trained or certified clinicians)

Course Instructor(s)

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  Amanda Good

  Clinical Director, The Sibley Group

  Amanda Good, LICSW, EMDR-C, is the Clinical Director at The Sibley Group in Washington DC, where she has been a psychotherapist for adolescent and adult clients for 15 years. She specializes in treating stress, anxiety, and trauma related symptoms, and is certified in Eye Movement and Desensitization Therapy (EMDR) and an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Consultant-in-Training.

  Amanda writes, teaches, and consults on a variety of topics relating to trauma treatment, and is passionate about making mental health concepts and treatment easily understandable for clinicians and clients alike. Using a blend of evidence-based treatments including EMDR, IFS, EFFT, CBT, and DBT, as well as a deeply grounded and relational approach, Amanda provides therapy and teaches therapists to go beyond symptom management to healing root problems and achieving lasting change.

Disclosure

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