This text-based course was developed in 2023 for mental health professionals. This course is designed to teach participants about EMDR therapy for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions, focusing on its principles, efficacy, and practical application.

Target audience: mental health professionals

Content Level: beginning to expert

Course Overview:

This course provides an in-depth understanding of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, a specialized form of psychotherapy used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related mental health conditions. Participants will learn the fundamental principles of EMDR therapy, its history, and the evidence-based research supporting its efficacy. The course will also explore how to integrate EMDR therapy into practice and provide practical tools and techniques for working with clients.

Course Objectives: 

In this course, you will learn to: 

• understand the history and development of EMDR therapy;

• apply the eight phases of EMDR therapy and the basic principles behind the treatment;

• understand the research supporting the use of EMDR therapy and the conditions it can treat;

• apply EMDR therapy techniques in clinical practice;

• grasp the importance of the therapist's role in facilitating the EMDR therapy process;

• describe how EMDR therapy can be integrated into a comprehensive treatment plan, and

• observe ethical considerations when using EMDR therapy.

About the author

Matt Grammer, LPCC-S is the founder of Therapy Trainings™, Kentucky Counseling Center®, and Counseling Now®. He has over a decade of experience as a clinician, private practice operator, and consultant. He holds dual Masters degrees in Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. KY LPCC-S #164069

Consulting Team

Social Work Consultant is Alicia Trager, LCSW.

Marriage and Family Therapy Consultant is Matt White, LMFT 

Psychology consultant is Brett Donnelly, Psy. D.

Course completion & CE info

Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, professionals must read the material, pay the continuing education certificate fee and complete the posttest (with a passing score of 80%) and course evaluation. Posttests may be retaken. Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately after course completion. 

Therapy Trainings™ is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Kentucky Social Work Board provider #202375, Kentucky MFT Board, and KY LPC Board. 

This course has been approved by Therapy Trainings™, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 5.5 CE hours. NAADAC provider #270493. Therapy Trainings™ is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

Therapy Trainings™ has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7439. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy Trainings™ is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Therapy Trainings™, #1945, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 12/6/2023 – 12/6/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 continuing education credits.

System Requirements

Computer or mobile device with an internet connection.

For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please email [email protected]