EMDR Training
EMDR Basic Training with Elena Engle
The Beginning of Something Extraordinary
Every EMDR therapist remembers where their journey began. Basic Training is the beginning of learning a therapeutic approach that continues to shape the way many of us think about healing throughout our careers. It’s a privilege to introduce fellow clinicians to work that has profoundly influenced my own, and to welcome them into a community that continues to learn, grow, and support one another.
Why Learn EMDR?
EMDR is recognized around the world for its effectiveness in treating trauma and helping people move beyond experiences that continue to shape their lives. Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate not only what EMDR can do for clients, but how it continues to shape the therapists who practice it.
Helping Clients Heal
EMDR helps people process traumatic and distressing experiences that continue to affect the present.
By supporting the brain’s natural capacity to reprocess those experiences, therapists can help clients move toward meaningful and lasting change.
A Structured Clinical Approach
EMDR provides therapists with a well-developed treatment model that supports assessment, case conceptualization, and clinical decision-making.
Its structure offers guidance while still leaving room for thoughtful, individualized care.
Growing as a Therapist
Learning EMDR is about more than acquiring a new skill.
As therapists gain experience, consultation, and continued education, many find that EMDR deepens their clinical judgment, confidence, and understanding of the therapeutic process.
A Profession That Keeps Learning
One of the things I value most about EMDR is its community.
Basic Training is only the beginning of a professional journey supported by consultation, continuing education, collaboration, and a shared commitment to helping clients heal.
Why I Teach EMDR
Confidence grows one client, one consultation, and one insight at a time.
I teach because I believe every therapist who learns EMDR has the potential to change far more lives than their own.
Through EMDR Educators, I have the opportunity to introduce clinicians to work that continues to shape my own understanding of healing while supporting them as they begin developing their own confidence, judgment, and clinical voice.
What You'll Learn
Application
Learn the EMDR standard protocol and begin developing the clinical judgment and practical skills needed to integrate it into your work.
Understanding
Develop a deeper understanding of trauma, adaptive information processing, and the clinical principles that guide EMDR therapy.
Growth
Continue building confidence through consultation, experience, and a community of clinicians committed to lifelong learning.
Basic Training is designed to provide both the knowledge and the experience needed to begin practicing EMDR with confidence. Through lecture, demonstration, practicum, and consultation, you’ll build a strong foundation while continuing to develop your own clinical judgment, always with the goal of providing thoughtful, effective care for the clients you serve.
Train with Elena
EMDR
5-Day Intensive: EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Professional Training Parts I & II
8:30AM – 5:30pm
Up to 40 CEs
Sept. 14 – 18, 2026
Morrisville, NC
Hyatt House Raleigh Durham Airport, 10962 Chapel Hill Rd.
Attendee Hotel Rate
Investment: $1,495
Veterans, interns, pre-licensed clinicians, and nonprofit providers: $1,195. EMDRIA-required consultation is completed separately
Become an EMDR therapist.
EMDR
5-Day Intensive: EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Professional Training Parts I & II
8:30AM – 5:30pm
Up to 40 CEs
Dec. 9 – 13, 2026
Titusville, FL
Hyatt Place Titusville/Kennedy Space Center, 6299 Riverfront Center Blvd.
Investment: $1,495
Veterans, interns, pre-licensed clinicians, and nonprofit providers: $1,195. EMDRIA-required consultation is completed separately
Become an EMDR therapist.
Elena is proud to teach exclusively with EMDR Educators.
Before You Register
Registration & Policies
All trainings taught by Elena are offered through EMDR Educators and follow EMDR Educators’ registration, cancellation, transfer, attendance, and training policies.
Consultation & Completion
EMDR Basic Training includes required consultation and other components that must be completed according to EMDR Educators’ requirements. Review the full training information before registering so you know what to expect from beginning through completion.
Questions & Support
Registration, payment, accommodations, certificates, scheduling, and other administrative questions are handled by the EMDR Educators office. Theresa is your point of contact when you need help before, during, or after training.
Learning EMDR asks something of you. There is a lot to take in, a lot to practice, and much that will continue making sense long after Basic Training is complete. You don’t need to leave knowing everything. You need a strong beginning, good support, and the willingness to keep learning. That’s what we’re here to build.
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