Who is this course for?

This two-day course is for any clinician who has received the Basic Training in EMDR through an EMDRIA-Approved course who wants to overcome challenges they are experiencing with clients

Are you struggling to make EMDR work? Are you getting discouraged by clients’ lack of progress or your discomfort with EMDR? Are you frustrated by cases with complex trauma? EMDR works incredibly well but not for every therapist. This course addresses the issues that have come up over and over in consultation over the past 10+ years. We will review the complexities of complex trauma and EMDR. This is not a review course, but will address issues of therapeutic relationship, regulation, history taking, viewing the phases through an attachment lens, and using ego state therapy to facilitate processing. This course will develop clinical competence in using EMDR through didactic presentations, demonstrations, and supervised practicum. The goal of this workshop is to help clinicians feel competent in using EMDR with clients with complex trauma, both in their case conceptualization and in their treatment implementation.

Top 10 Learning Objectives

More objectives listed below

  • Describe 3 common problems therapists make with EMDR and Complex Trauma cases

  • Identify 5 symptoms of Early childhood trauma and their impact on clients

  • Recognize the role of attachment in Complex trauma, Negative Cognition formation, Emotional response, and behavioral response

  • Identify common defense mechanisms which develop from complex trauma and possible interweaves to help with processing.

  • Plan ways to incorporate the Trauma History Questionnaire and other resources into practice

  • Apply 3 methods for emotional and physical regulation

  • Relate the appropriate Negative Cognition in the Assessment Phase

  • Differentiate different reasons blocking occurs with complex trauma

  • Relate possible sources of problems in phases 5 and 6 and means to facilitate processing

  • Demonstrate ways to work through resistance using Ego State Therapy

Instructor

Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW, RPT-S

Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW, RPT-S has focused her career on trauma treatment as a Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant, as well as, an Infant Mental Health Specialist and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor. As an EMDRIA approved EMDR trainer and RPT-S, she travels nationally conducting workshops and lectures for clinicians on Trauma, EMDR and Play Therapy. She has been an active advocate for quality services for a diverse range of clients with trauma related disorders. In her clinical practice she helps clients with issues including attachment, depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, relationship difficulties, and other trauma related problems. She currently provides intensive trauma treatment as the Clinical Director at 11th Hour Trauma Retreat in Denver, Colorado and her agency, Insight Counseling Center in Boca Raton, Florida. She brings years of experience as a clinician, Clinical Director, University Instructor, and author.

This course may be videotaped or photographed for marketing, future course offerings, and educational purposes. By participating in this course, you are consenting to be recorded.

Course curriculum

  1. Making EMDR Work! Powerpoint and handouts

About this course

  • $350.00
  • Dates TBD | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
  • 12 CE Credits | NBCC & ASWB | EMDRIA Approved Credits
  • Requirements: Participants must have completed an EMDRIA approved EMDR course

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Additional Learning Objectives

  • Differentiate PTSD and C-PTSD

  • Recognize the importance of a therapeutic relationship with Complex trauma clients

  • Describe the trauma cycle

  • Identify insecure attachment and attachment styles

  • Determine how poor attachment is reflected in belief about self and emotional/behavioral reactions

  • State 5 core negative belief which occur from early childhood trauma/poor attachment

  • Determine how the AIP impacts each phase of EMDR

  • Identify 5 areas of history taking

  • Recount ways of questioning clients regarding pertinent history

  • Recognize clients’ defenses during Phase 1

  • Employ a trauma timeline

  • Employ case conceptualization and appropriate targeting for CT cases

  • List 5 grounding techniques

  • List 3 resources for attachment issues

  • List 3 resources for deficits

  • Relate the necessity for resourcing for clients with addiction issues

  • Identify 3 ways to address blocking

  • Recognize introjects

  • Describe Ego State therapy

  • Identify healthy and pathological ego states

  • Practice ego state therapy to resource for somatic and emotional tolerance

  • Demonstrate building a meeting place for ego states

  • Text length of individual points can be shorter or longer depending on your needs

CE Providers

This program is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please email us if special accommodations are required.

To report a grievance

Please contact Cindy Grobbel at [email protected]. Your concern will be reviewed by the Director of Continuing Education and Social Work Consultant. You will receive a response within 24 hours.

Cancellations

Cancellations must be received in writing. The Full amount minus a $30.00 service fee may be refunded up until 30 days prior to commencement of the training. Due to the small size of the training and the time commitment, no refunds, credits or accommodations will be made after that time. The workshop presenter is not responsible for trouble-shooting your internet or computer difficulties. Refunds will not be possible if you are unable to make your wifi work on the day of the workshop.

CE Approval

Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW is an EMDRIA EC Provider #15005, Program Approval #15005-­20. Insight Counseling Center, provider number 1697, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Insight Counseling Center maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 07/05/2022–07/05/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 7 continuing education credits. Insight Counseling Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Roxanne Grobbel is approved by Florida Board of Psychology Provider #50-1507. Roxanne Grobbel is approved by Florida Board of Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors Provider #50-15073.