Our EMDR Training

Are you looking for an accredited EMDR training course?

At EMDR Nexus, we offer EMDR Europe Association accredited training, ensuring the highest standard of EMDR training.

Being one of the few UK organisations approved by EMDR Europe Association means both the course content, the trainer and the facilitators meet European standards. While many providers offer EMDR training, only accredited courses ensure quality and count towards becoming an EMDR Europe accredited practitioner and enable membership of EMDR UK Association.

Our online and in-person courses have a maximum ratio of 12 participants to 1 trainer/ facilitator, ensuring that expertise and support is always at hand.

In order for participants to develop competency in EMDR and to feel confident in using it in clinical practice, our hands-on, interactive training incorporates:

  • Teaching of theoretical foundations

  • Use of clinical video material

  • Demonstrations of skills

  • Small group work to practice skills

  • Opportunities to practice delivering EMDR as a therapist under expert supervision

  • Opportunities to experience EMDR as a client, working on own real issues

  • Clinical supervision of your own cases

The full basic training consists of 7 days into 3 parts.

Whether you're a psychologist, psychotherapist, counsellor, social worker or another eligible mental health professional, our EMDR training course will empower you to help individuals overcome unresolved trauma, anxiety, phobias, and more.

EMDR therapy is a powerful psychotherapeutic approach requiring a high level of skill and EMDR Europe Association has strict guidelines as to who is eligible to train. Please see the eligibility criteria before applying for the training.

Course content

Standard training includes: Teaching (24 hours). Supervised practice (18 hours). Clinical supervision (10 hours).

Part 1 (3 days): Foundations of EMDR therapy

Learning how to use the standard EMDR protocol to work with clients with simple presentations such as:

  • PTSD and Trauma

  • Distressing life experiences

  • Phobias

On completion of part 1, you will be equipped to apply EMDR in your clinical practice, with less complex cases.

Part 2 (1 day): Supervision day

Reviewing the foundations of the EMDR protocol, including discussions in small, facilitated groups.

Clinical supervision:

  • Opportunity to explore general questions

  • Problem solving difficulties in practicing EMDR

  • Reviewing skills

  • Case supervision

Part 3 (3 days): EMDR with more complex cases and with a variety of clinical presentations.

Case conceptualisation and treatment planning

Applying Standard protocol and advanced techniques including cognitive interweaves to work with:

• Managing Resistance

• Dealing with Dissociation

• Complex trauma

• Childhood Sexual Abuse

• Grief and Mourning

• Anxiety Disorders including OCD

• Pain

• Depression

• Other Special populations

Further opportunity for clinical practice as a therapist and as a client.

Throughout the three parts of the training, there will be supervision of your clinical cases; amounting to 10 hours of clinical supervision.

EMDR Supervision

 To support your learning and your practice, as part of the training we offer two complimentary group supervision sessions with an EMDR Consultant; one between parts 1 and 2; and the other between parts 2 and 3.

 Participants find these sessions extremely useful in helping them get started with EMDR cases; reporting that it helps them feel supported, encouraged and safer as they begin to practice. 

“I’m excited to get started – intense, but I learned so much. Thank you!”
“Thoroughly enjoyed the training – invaluable to EMDR practice and skill consolidation.”
“Great mix of theory and practical. Well-paced and engaging. I greatly appreciated the facilitators’ insights.”
“The timing of Part 2 was ideal – it reinforced my learning and highlighted areas for development.”