EMDR & Beyond

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 and practicum students at a reduced rate, as part of their educational process. EMDR are following CDC guidelines in that wearing a mask is optional. If you are immune compromised or unvaccinated, masks are available.

09/18/2026

What’s Coming Up at EMDR & Beyond? 📅✨

Fall and winter are bringing three opportunities to learn LIVE, connect with expert presenters, and expand your clinical toolkit.

📍 October 16, 2026
Clinical Supervision Training in Iowa**
👩🏫 Kenya Rocha, LMHC
• Live Hybrid — Virtual/In Person
• 6-hour training
• $219.99

📍 **November 12–13, 2026**
**Understanding Dissociation Through a Somatic Lens**
👩🏫 Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC
• Live Virtual
• 6-hour training
• $219.99
• **EMDR Basic Training NOT required!**

📍 **December 3–4, 2026**
**Deeper Connections II: EMDR Couples Framework**
👩🏫 Kenya Rocha, LMHC
• Live Hybrid — Virtual/In Person
• 6-hour training
• $219.99

Whether you're exploring clinical supervision, deepening your understanding of dissociation, or expanding your couples framework, **

🔗 Visit **[www.emdrandbeyond.com](http://www.emdrandbeyond.com)** for more information and registration.

09/15/2026

Dissociation Doesn't Always Look Like “Checking Out.” 🧠

Sometimes, the body is communicating what words can't.

Join Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC LIVE virtually for Understanding Dissociation Through a Somatic Lens, an 8-hour training designed to deepen your clinical understanding of dissociation and explore how it can show up through the body, shifts in awareness, and patterns of disconnection.

Through a somatic and experiential framework, you'll explore practical tools to foster greater safety, awareness, and integration in your clients' healing process.

❗EMDR Basic Training NOT Required
📅 November 12–13, 2026
⏰ Starts at 9:00 AM CST
💻 Live Virtual Training via Zoom
🎓 8 CE Credits
▶️ 90-Day Replay Access
📚 Clinical Reference Materials

💗 $319.99 — Early Bird saves $30!

Ready to expand your clinical lens and better understand dissociation beyond what can be seen?

🔗 Register now: www.emdrandbeyond.com

09/14/2026

Two People. One System. A Deeper Connection. 💗

Couples therapy asks us to look beyond individual experiences and understand the patterns, histories, and relational dynamics that shape the relationship.

Deeper Connections II: Putting the Pieces Together is an advanced, two-day training presenting the COUPLES Framework and Six Constructs of Intimacy—integrative models developed by Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC.

Together, these models provide a structured approach for incorporating the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, EMDR therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples into relational treatment.

📅 December 3–4, 2026
⏰ Starts at 9:00 AM CST
💻 Live Virtual & In-Person at MFCC
🎓 12 CE Credits
▶️ 90-Day Replay Access
📚 Clinical Reference Materials

👩🏫 Presented by Kenya Rocha, LMHC

If you're ready to deepen your couples work and bring a more integrated framework to relational treatment, this training is an opportunity to put the pieces together.

🔗 Learn more & register: www.emdrandbeyond.com

09/11/2026

Good clinical supervision is more than checking boxes—it’s about developing clinicians, supporting ethical practice, and helping supervisees move confidently toward independent licensure.

Join Kenya Rocha, LMHC for Clinical Supervision: Become a Clinical Supervisor in Iowa, a six-hour intermediate-level continuing education course designed for licensed mental health professionals in Iowa seeking to become qualified supervisors under Iowa administrative rule.

You’ll explore:

✨ Supervisory roles and responsibilities
⚖️ Key legal and ethical frameworks
📚 Evidence-informed supervision practices
📝 Documentation and supervision planning
🌱 Developmental support for supervisees
🎓 Strategies for supporting clinicians toward independent licensure

📅 October 16, 2026
⏰ Starts at 9:00 AM CST
💻 Live Virtual & In-Person at MFCC
🎓 6 Iowa CE Hours
▶️ 90-Day Replay Access
📖 Clinical Reference Materials
💰 $219.99

Whether you're preparing to become a supervisor or looking to strengthen your supervisory skills, this training can help you build a thoughtful, structured approach to clinical supervision.

🔗 Register today: Visit www.emdrandbeyond.com

09/10/2026

Forgot to get your ethics in? 👀

There’s still time to strengthen your EMDR practice with EMDR and Ethical Concerns: Considerations for Ethical and Best Practices.

Ethical questions can arise in every stage of EMDR practice. This on-demand training explores unique EMDR practice considerations related to preparedness, hesitancy to process, and emotional content.

📚 On-Demand Training
🎓 3 CE Credits
▶️ 90-Day Replay Access
📖 Clinical Reference Materials

💗 Get 10% off with code: EEC26

Presented by Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC

This program is intended for Doctorate Level and Master Level Psychologists, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, LISW, LMSW, and other Master Level Mental Health Practitioners who have successfully completed EMDR Basic Training.

🔗 Learn more at www.emdrandbeyond.com

09/08/2026

Two People. One System. A Deeper Framework. 💗

Couples work asks us to hold two histories, one relationship, and the patterns moving between them.

Join Kenya Rocha, LMHC, LIVE virtually for Deeper Connections II: EMDR Couples Framework, a training designed to bring a structured EMDR couples framework into your clinical work.

📅 December 3–4, 2026
💻 Live Hybrid Training
📚 12 CE & EMDRIA
👩🏫 Presenter: Kenya Rocha, LMHC

If you work with couples and want to deepen your framework for understanding and supporting the relationship system, save the dates!

🔗 Learn more: https://emdrandbeyond.com/trainings/emdr-couples-framework-deeper-connections-2/

09/04/2026

📌 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀!

Ready to invest in your clinical skills this fall and winter? We have three live training opportunities coming your way—each designed to deepen your practice and give you practical tools you can bring directly into your work.

✨ October 16, 2026
𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗼𝘄𝗮
👩🏫 Kenya Rocha, LMHC
• Live Hybrid
• 6-hour training
• $219.99

✨ November 12–13, 2026
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘀
👩🏫 Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC
• Live Virtual
• 8 CE Credits
• $319.99
🎉 Early Bird Promotion available!

✨ December 3–4, 2026
𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗜: 𝗘𝗠𝗗𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
👩🏫 Kenya Rocha, LMHC
• Live Hybrid
• 12 EMDRIA & CE
• $479.99
🎉 Early Bird Promotion available!

Whether you're strengthening your supervision skills, expanding your understanding of dissociation, or developing your couples work, there's a training to support your next step.

📅 Save the dates and plan your professional development!

🔗 Visit http://www.emdrandbeyond.com for more information and registration details.

09/04/2026

Ethics in EMDR: Strengthen Your Clinical Practice 🧠⚖️

Ethical practice is an essential part of effective EMDR—and navigating ethical questions can become more complex as clinical roles and responsibilities evolve.

Explore two on-demand trainings with Kenya Rocha, MS, LMHC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, and Bilingual Therapist.

📚 𝗘𝗠𝗗𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Explore ethical questions related to preparedness, hesitancy to process, and emotional content.
🎓 3 CE Credits | 90-Day Replay Access | Clinical Reference Materials
💗 10% off with code: EEC26

📚 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀
Explore the complex dynamics of transference and countertransference across therapeutic, supervisory, and organizational relationships.
🎓 3 CE Credits | 90-Day Replay Access | Clinical Reference Materials
💗 10% off with code: IC26

Both programs are on demand, making it easy to fit professional development into your schedule.

🔗 Learn more and explore the ethics program: https://emdrandbeyond.com/

09/04/2026

Understanding Dissociation Through a Somatic Lens 🧠💗

Dissociation is often understood cognitively while the body is quietly telling the rest of the story.

What can look like “checking out” may also show up through shifts in awareness, bodily responses, patterns of disconnection, and experiences that can be easy to misunderstand.

Join Melissa Benintendi, MA, LPC, LIVE virtually for an eight-hour exploration of dissociative processes through a somatic and experiential lens. This training offers practical tools to deepen clinical understanding and support greater safety, awareness, and integration in your clients' healing process.

📅 November 12–13, 2026
💻 Live Virtual Training via Zoom
🎓 8 CE Credits
▶️ 90-Day Replay Access
📚 Clinical Reference Materials

💥 Early Bird: $319.99 — save $30!

If you're ready to expand your understanding of dissociation beyond traditional presentations and bring a more embodied perspective into your clinical work, this training is for you.

🔗 Learn more & register: https://emdrandbeyond.com/trainings/understanding-dissociation-somatic-lens/

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