EMDR

When Things Begin to Make Sense.

EMDR has become the foundation of my work because it continues to deepen the way I understand healing. Today, that work includes therapy, consultation, and EMDR training, each grounded in the same belief that meaningful change begins with understanding, curiosity, and respect for the mind’s capacity to heal.

Meet Elena Engle

Understanding changes the way we approach healing.

Some of the most meaningful moments in my career have come from watching understanding replace uncertainty.

EMDR continues to shape the way I think about healing and has become the foundation of my work as a therapist, consultant, and EMDRIA Approved Trainer.

Helping people discover that what once felt complicated can begin to make sense continues to be one of the most rewarding parts of my work.

Explore Elena's Work

Three ways to engage with EMDR, each shaped by the same thoughtful approach to healing, learning, and growth.

01

EMDR Basic Training

Learn EMDR through foundational training with EMDR Educators, where Elena teaches clinicians how to build confidence, competence, and lasting understanding from the very beginning.

02

EMDR Consulting

Develop greater confidence, clinical clarity, and trust in your own judgment through consultation designed to support therapists at every stage of their EMDR journey.

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03

EMDR Therapy

Healing begins with understanding. Elena’s therapy practice offers a thoughtful, individualized approach to EMDR for those seeking meaningful and lasting change.

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Testimonials

Elena has put much effort into developing her EMDR therapy skills. She is one of the most passionate consultees I have ever worked with. She is excited, curious and hardworking, always wanting to know and learn more.

Elena has an adherence to the basic EMDR protocol. She has a clear and thorough understanding of the three-pronged approach and eight-phase model. She has a keen therapeutic intuition and is quick to think through clinical problems. Elena understands the ethics, legal issues, in general but also specific to EMDR. She has demonstrated a keen ability to develop the therapeutic alliance with her patients and has a calm reassuring manner about herself. I give my highest recommendation to Elena Engle.

— Andrew J Dobo Psy.D, EMDR Educators

"Elena is phenomenal at putting you at ease as you integrate EMDR into your practice. She is flexible, fair, and easy to work with. Elena is incredibly knowledgeable about EMDR. She will patiently listen, helping guide you through when you feel stuck. She is generous with her time, helping newcomers navigate their cases. It was a pleasure to work with her and I look forward to using her help in the future.“

Jennifer, Well Space Holistic Therapy

 

“ Elena's compassion, curiosity, and collaborative spirit are some of the many qualities that shine through her as both a professional and colleague. During my time as a supervisee, I enjoyed working with her as she provided insightful feedback and practical ways to tweak my practice/skills as an EMDR therapist. I'm truly blessed to have met her through Dr. Andrew Dobo's phenomenal EMDR training! Recommend 100/10 haha”

—Italia Bustamente

Elena displays a keen sense of clinical expertise utilizing EMDR and practices from a place of strong professionalism, ethics, and empathy. Her passion and expertise for EMDR is motivating to witness. Observing Elena’s success in treating clients through EMDR inspired me to complete my own EMDR training with Dr. Andrew Dobo.

Without witnessing Elena’s passion and success in treating clients with EMDR, I am uncertain I would be an EMDR practitioner today. Her feedback has been imperative to my own development in incorporating EMDR within my practice. Elena has been able to assist me in identifying various ways to help me assist my own clients in lowering their subjective units of disturbance in circumstances where progress seemed to be at a standstill. She has helped me formulate a way to communicate risks associated with EMDR to my own clients, specifically the life changing impact EMDR can have on client relationships and sense of self. Elena has a sharp instinct and clinical eye for identifying ways to help even the most challenging of clients move forward.
— K.S.

Elena Engle is a wonderful example of a competent and compassionate mental health professional. Her clinical expertise and ability to connect with clients is truly remarkable. I have collaborated with Elena and witnessed her consistently go above and beyond to provide high-quality care, demonstrate empathy, and help clients navigate through their challenges effectively. She is an excellent communicator, which is evident in her ability to effectively convey complex ideas and build positive relationships with colleagues and clients. Another thing I respect about Elena is her consistent engagement in self-reflection and professional growth, seeking opportunities for self-improvement and the enhancement of her clinical skills.
—A.G.

“Elena provides an invaluable service to her clients so they can be empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. I would highly recommend her therapy and EDMR services to anyone. This mode of therapy coupled with Ms. Engle's expertise has changed my life for the better in a short amount of time!”

—Former Client (Last session was December 2023).

*Client provided consent for testimonial use, but did not want name or initials released.

 

Elena has truly been everything a newly trained EMDR clinician needs to navigate the path toward success after training.I am eternally grateful for her guidance, support, and generosity in sharing her knowledge. It has made a meaningful difference in my confidence and growth as a clinician.

1 – Totally Disagree, 5 – Totally Agree

  • The consultant provided appropriate feedback  5
  • The consultant was supportive and respectful  5
  • The consultant was encouraging  5
  • The consultant was well prepared 5
  • The consultant was clear in his/her explanations 5
  • The consultant was responsive to questions 5
  • The consultant was considerate throughout 5
  • The consultant was professional 5

Consultant’s overall rating 5+++

Eric E.

Conversations About EMDR

Thoughts for therapists, students, and anyone curious about how healing happens.

 When the Therapist Isn’t Ready

Readiness for EMDR reprocessing is often framed as something the client either has or doesn’t. But the longer I’ve done this work, the clearer it’s become that readiness is shared. EMDR asks something of the therapist’s nervous system too, and there are moments when...

When Readiness Was Never Built

Not every nervous system arrives in therapy with the same developmental foundation. Some clients are not unready because something went wrong recently, but because certain capacities were never fully built in the first place. When we think about readiness for EMDR...

When There Isn’t Room to Continue

EMDR doesn’t unfold in a single moment. It asks for space. For continuity. For the nervous system to return, again and again, to what has been opened and to carry that movement forward. When that space isn’t available, readiness becomes more fragile than it first...

When Healing Threatens Identity

Not all hesitation around healing comes from fear of pain. Sometimes it comes from fear of loss. When symptoms, diagnoses, or trauma narratives have shaped how a person understands themselves, healing can feel less like relief and more like a threat to coherence....

Why Rapport is Non-Negotiable in EMDR

1.The client needs to feel comfortable with the possibility of experiencing high levels of  vulnerability.   I used to say EMDR therapy is not for the faint at heart because it asks clients to  approach memories, emotions, and beliefs they may have spent years...

When the Environment Isn’t Safe

EMDR assumes something that often goes unspoken: that the nervous system has at least some opportunity to settle. When a client is living in an environment that is actively threatening, coercive, or unpredictable, that assumption no longer holds. Readiness for EMDR...

When Clients Need to Think Instead of Notice

I hear this a lot, “My client intellectualizes everything. They want to talk and overanalyze. They’re not totally resisting, but are a little skeptical, and are more focused on figuring everything out instead of just noticing.” Boy, our client sure do keep us on our...

When the Story Still Matters

There are moments in EMDR work when memory is not only personal. It carries weight outside the therapy room. When a client has legal obligations ahead of them, whether that involves testimony, depositions, or any form of formal account, readiness for EMDR reprocessing...

Why Phase 7 Matters More Than You Think

This is something I hear from consultation groups from time to time: Sometimes my client will have an intense session and then call to say they need a break from EMDR, or even want to skip session that week and want to meet the following week. Yep. Makes sense. This...

When Regulation Has Been Assisted

Substances often enter the clinical picture long before therapy does. Not as a problem to be solved, but as a way the nervous system learned to manage what felt unmanageable. When we talk about readiness for EMDR reprocessing, substance use history isn’t a side note....