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Struggling to effectively support clients with severe trauma through EMDR therapy? Watch this!
Join us for a webinar with Thomas Zimmerman on “Introduction to EMDR With Complex Trauma”. This discussion offers an introduction to his book, “EMDR With Complex Trauma” and upcoming book club series with The EMDR Book Club which describes options available in each phase of EMDR therapy to help new EMDR clinicians work more effectively with clients facing severe trauma. Thomas will share helpful perspectives on working with clients with complex trauma inside EMDR therapy, including strategies for resourcing clients when “mindfulness doesn’t work,” approaches for target selection, and options within reprocessing to help promote distress awareness in more tolerable ways.
Topics Covered:
- Inspiration Behind EMDR With Complex Trauma Book
- EMDR 2.0 vs Standard EMDR
- Predictive Processing in EMDR Therapy
- Metaphor of the Whale and the Boat
- Memory Activation in Therapy
- Touchstone Memories
- The 8 Phases of EMDR
SPEAKER
Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC, is a mental health therapist who practices in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. He is an EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer who helps other therapists work more effectively with complex trauma. He writes, podcasts, trains, and provides consultation to other therapists globally on how to use the approaches described in this book with clients with severe trauma. His book, EMDR With Complex Trauma, helps new EMDR clinicians work more effectively with clients with severe trauma. He has trained tens of thousands of therapists globally in trauma-focused interventions.
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