EMDR & Beyond

EMDR & Beyond

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Teaching the heart of EMDR EMDR & Beyond grew out of a shared passion for the healing of suffering. Please inform your therapist if you prefer using masks.

Our Mission is to support and promote the healing of adverse life experiences through therapy, consultation, training and education. We offer psychotherapy specializing in the therapeutic approach EMDR. We also offer education for the EMDR theraputic community, with a range of EMDR topics, resources, workshops and workshop events for the EMDR clinician. Our EMDR Basic training is open to interns

08/11/2026

Forgot to take your Ethics in?

Are you looking to strengthen your understanding of the ethical considerations that come with EMDR practice? ๐—˜๐— ๐——๐—ฅ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ offers an opportunity to explore important questions around preparedness, hesitation to process, and working with emotional content.

โœจ 3 CE Credits
๐Ÿ’ป On-Demand Training
โฐ 90-Day Replay Access
๐Ÿ“š Clinical Reference Materials
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Presenter: Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC

This training is intended for doctoral- and masterโ€™s-level psychologists, LMFTs, LMHCs, LPCs, LISWs, LMSWs, and other masterโ€™s-level mental health practitioners who have successfully completed EMDR Basic Training.

๐Ÿ’— Save 10% with code ๐—˜๐—˜๐—–๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ!
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Ready to strengthen your ethical decision-making and best practices in EMDR?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore the training and register today: https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/emdr--ethical-concerns-page

08/10/2026

As students return to school, behavior may be the first language of distress. This foundational course examines how traumatic stress appears physiologically, emotionally, cognitively, and behaviorally in children and adolescentsโ€”and how culture shapes presentation and response.

Join Patricia Alvarado, LPCC, LMHC in our Trauma-Informed Care for Children & Adolescents on-demand training and gain practical, trauma-informed strategies to support young clients with compassion, confidence, and evidence-based care.

โœจ On-Demand โ€“ Learn at Your Own Pace
๐ŸŽ“ Earn Continuing Education Credits
๐Ÿ“บ Instant Access After Enrollment

Strengthen your understanding of childhood trauma and develop practical skills to help children, adolescents, and families build resilience and move toward lasting healing.

Enroll today and start learning on your schedule!

Register here: https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/trauma-informed-care-march-2025

08/07/2026

Explore What's Coming at EMDR & Beyond! ๐Ÿ“š

Invest in your clinical growth with live trainings designed to expand your skills, strengthen your practice, and enhance the care you provide. Whether you're building supervision competencies, deepening your understanding of dissociation, or advancing your work with couples, there's an opportunity waiting for you.

๐Ÿ“… October 16, 2026
Clinical Supervision Training in Iowa
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Presenter: Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC
๐Ÿ’ป Format: Live Virtual Training
๐ŸŽ“ Credits: 6 Iowa CE Hours
๐Ÿ”— Register: https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/clinical-supervision-training-in-iowa

๐Ÿ“… November 12โ€“13, 2026
Understanding Dissociation through a Somatic Lens
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Presenter: Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC
๐Ÿ’ป Format: Live Virtual Training via Zoom
๐ŸŽ“ Credits: 8 CE Credits (includes 90-day replay access)
๐Ÿ”— Learn more: https://emdrandbeyond.com/training/

๐Ÿ“… December 3โ€“4, 2026
Deeper Connections II: EMDR Couples Framework
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Presenter: Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC
๐Ÿ’ป Format: Live Virtual Training
๐ŸŽ“ Credits: 12 CE Credits (EMDRIA approval pending)
๐Ÿ”— Learn more: https://emdrandbeyond.com/training/

Ready to continue growing your clinical expertise? Explore our upcoming trainings and reserve your spot today!

๐ŸŒ All Upcoming Trainings: https://emdrandbeyond.com/training/

08/07/2026

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป? ๐Ÿ‘€

Learn how to ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€”and recognize the invisible relational dynamics that can shape your work.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ explores how transference and countertransference can emerge across clinical, supervisory, and organizational relationships, using an AIP perspective to understand when the past influences the present.

โœจ 3-Hour Advanced Training
๐ŸŽ“ 3 CE Credits
๐Ÿ’ป On-Demand Training
โฐ 90-Day Replay Access
๐Ÿ“š Clinical Reference Materials
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Presenter: Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC

๐Ÿ’— ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ% ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—–๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ!

If you missed your ethics training, this is an opportunity to add an advanced relational perspective to your continuing education.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Register here: https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/invisible-currents-transference-and-countertransference-across-clinical-roles-page

08/07/2026

On Purple Heart Day, we honor service and sacrificeโ€”and remember that trauma, moral injury, and family impact require language and interventions that fit the people we serve. Healing the Hidden Wounds offers advanced EMDR strategies for first responders, military members, veterans, and their loved ones.

Join Sheila Russell, LISW, AC in Healing the Hidden Wounds, an on-demand training designed to help clinicians apply advanced EMDR strategies when working with military populations, first responders, veterans, and their loved ones.

โœจ On-Demand โ€“ Learn at Your Own Pace
๐ŸŽ“ 8.5 CE Credits + 8.5 EMDRIA Credits
๐Ÿ“บ Instant Access After Enrollment

This Purple Heart Day, expand your skills to better support those who have served and the families who stand beside them.

Enroll today and start learning on your schedule.

Register here: https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/healing-the-hidden-wounds-february





08/06/2026

Not every force shaping the room is spoken aloud. Invisible Currents explores transference and countertransference across therapy, supervision, and organizational rolesโ€”helping clinicians recognize relational patterns before those patterns begin making decisions for us.

Join Kenya Rocha, LMHC in Invisible Currents, an on-demand training that explores how relational patterns emerge across clinical work, supervision, and organizational settingsโ€”helping you identify these dynamics before they begin shaping the work without your awareness.

โœจ On-Demand โ€“ Learn at Your Own Pace
๐ŸŽ“ 3 CE Credits + 3 EMDRIA Credits
๐Ÿ“บ Instant Access After Enrollment

Develop greater relational awareness, deepen your clinical insight, and bring more intention to every interaction.

Enroll today and start learning on your schedule!

Register here:
https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/invisible-currents-transference-and-countertransference-across-clinical-roles-page





08/05/2026

When Phase 4 stalls in the body, more words may not be the answer. EMDR With the Body in Mind teaches structured somatic interweaves, interoceptive awareness, and practical ways to work with activation while supporting adaptive reprocessing.

Join Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC in our EMDR With the Body in Mind on-demand training and learn practical, body-centered strategies to enhance your EMDR practice.

โœจ On-Demand โ€“ Learn at Your Own Pace
๐ŸŽ“ 5.5 CE Credits + 5.5 EMDRIA Credits
๐Ÿ“บ Instant Access After Enrollment

Deepen your understanding of the mind-body connection and gain practical tools to help clients process trauma with greater awareness and effectiveness.

Enroll today and start learning on your schedule!





08/03/2026

Childhood wounds rarely stay in childhood. Breaking the Chains connects AIP, attachment, development, and family systems to help clinicians recognize intergenerational patterns and prepare individuals, couples, and families for meaningful EMDR work.





07/31/2026

Save the date: Understanding Dissociation through a Somatic Lens is coming live virtually November 12โ€“13. This eight-hour program with Melissa Benintendi will deepen the conversation about dissociative processes, the body, and trauma treatment. Details are coming soon.





07/30/2026

Relationships can activate our deepest woundsโ€”and become part of the healing. Deeper Connections extends AIP beyond the individual to couples and families, with practical attention to attachment, collaborative resourcing, and the ethics of treating a system rather than one person.





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