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.

10/30/2025

💫 The Art & Heart of EMDR: Beyond the Basics Reboot — Ketamine Meets EMDR: An Intro to Integration
📅 March 12–13, 2026
👩‍🏫 Presented by Margaret Olson, LCSW, Lilly Risch, LCSW, & Kenya Rocha, LMHC

Explore the intersection of EMDR and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in this dynamic 14-hour training.
Revisit EMDR’s core foundations while learning how to thoughtfully integrate ketamine into your clinical practice. Strengthen belief system congruence, enhance affect regulation, and refine your use of resourcing strategies to support improved clinical outcomes.

Earn 14 CE & EMDRIA Credits 🎓
👉 Register now at emdrandbeyond.com or scan the QR code!

10/29/2025

🎨 The Art & Heart of EMDR: Beyond the Basics Reboot — Applying the Model with Cultural Confidence
📅 February 26–27, 2026
👩‍🏫 Presented by Roxanna Carcamo, LCSW & Kenya Rocha, LMHC

Take your EMDR practice beyond the basics — revisiting core foundations while deepening your ability to work effectively across cultures, especially with Spanish-speaking populations.
This 12-hour advanced training blends review, skill-building, and cultural application, helping clinicians reconnect with the Heart of EMDR while refining technical precision.

Earn 12 CE & EMDRIA Credits 🎓
👉 Register now at emdrandbeyond.com or scan the QR code!

10/23/2025

🧠 The Art & Heart of EMDR: Back to the Basics Reboot — Fidelity to the Model
📅 November 14, 2025
👩‍🏫 Presented by Kenya Rocha, LMHC

Revisit the core of EMDR therapy with a deeper understanding of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.
This 6-hour advanced training helps clinicians strengthen confidence, enhance fidelity to the model, and refine their application of EMDR’s eight phases and three stages.

Earn 6 CE & EMDRIA Credits 🎓
👉 Register now at emdrandbeyond.com
or scan the QR code!

09/12/2025

EMDRIA 2025!!

09/05/2025

✨ Upcoming Trainings with EMDR & Beyond! ✨

We’re excited to bring you three powerful learning opportunities designed to equip clinicians with tools to create lasting impact:

📌 Healing the Roots of the Trauma Tree – Sep 26, 2025 (Virtual)
📌 When the Wound Becomes the Identity – Oct 2, 2025 (In-Person + Virtual Hybrid)
📌 Getting to the Heart of Intimacy – Oct 3, 2025 (In-Person + Virtual Hybrid)

Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge of trauma, strengthen your work with couples, or explore EMDR for personality disorders, these trainings are packed with insights and strategies you can use right away.

🚨 Early bird discounts available — don’t miss out!
👉 Sign up today at emdrandbeyond.com or simply scan the QR code on the flyer!

08/25/2025

📅 August 27, 2025
The History, Impact, and Treatment of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Intimate Partner Violence: An EMDR Approach

✨ Learn to recognize the imprint of early trauma and relational harm
✨ Apply EMDR protocols tailored for survivors
✨ Integrate strategies that foster safety and long-term healing

📍 Live Online | 📚 CE hours available

⚠️ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 – 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱!

🔗 Register now: https://emdrandbeyond.com/

08/15/2025

💬 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀.
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E𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗠𝗗𝗥.

Join Robert Manrique, LCSW, for an insightful training designed to support Latino men in deepening emotional connection and intimacy in relationships.

📅 October 3, 2025
📍 In Person & Virtual – MOSAIC Family Counseling Center, Urbandale, IA

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙮: 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙀𝙈𝘿𝙍

Learn how to:
✨ Address cultural and relational dynamics unique to Latino men in couples therapy
✨ Integrate EMDR techniques to foster emotional safety and connection
✨ Support partners in breaking through barriers to intimacy and trust

Whether you work primarily with individuals or couples, this program will equip you with culturally responsive, EMDR-informed strategies to strengthen relationships and create lasting change.

📚 CE hours available. Limited spots!

🔗 Register now by scanning the QR code or visiting EMDRAndBeyond.com

08/13/2025

🔍 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸

Join EMDR & Beyond for an immersive, one-day training:
📅 August 27, 2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝘼𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙉𝙚𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙣 𝙀𝙈𝘿𝙍 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝

Trauma from childhood abuse, neglect, and intimate partner violence leaves a deep and lasting imprint on the nervous system and sense of self. This training will help you:
✨ Understand the history and dynamics of abuse and neglect and how they shape attachment, identity, and coping strategies.
✨ Identify the clinical signs of complex trauma rooted in early and relational harm.
✨ Apply EMDR protocols and modifications specifically designed for survivors of these experiences.
✨ Integrate interventions that promote safety, stabilization, and long-term healing.

Whether you work with children, adults, or families, this program offers you the knowledge and tools to navigate the intersection of trauma history and present-day triggers with skill, confidence, and compassion.

💡 Why attend?
Gain practical strategies grounded in EMDR principles.
Enhance your ability to help clients break free from cycles of abuse and self-blame.
Expand your trauma-informed toolkit with interventions that truly reach the root.

📍 Live Online Training – Accessible Anywhere

📚 CE hours available.
Spots are limited. Reserve your seat now and be part of a community dedicated to healing the wounds that often go unseen.

🔗 Register Here: https://emdrandbeyond.com/

07/22/2025

“What happened in childhood doesn’t stay in childhood.”

Join Andrea Gibbs-Wilson MA, LPC and Sara Brammer PhD for a transformative training on the history, impact, and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and intimate partner violence using an EMDR approach. Gain clinical tools to work with trauma at its roots — and help clients reclaim their stories.

Trauma-informed healing starts here.

Rooted in Research | Compassionate in Practice | EMDR-Focused

🔗 Visit: www.EMDRAndBeyond.com

07/16/2025

“Just breathe” isn’t enough when trauma strikes.

Join Kenya Rocha LMHC for a vital training on CIDP – CID/ATIP: the CPR of psychological trauma. This session equips professionals with fast, effective tools to stabilize emotional crises — designed especially for first responders, educators, counselors, and frontline workers.

Give your clients the grounding they need when every second counts.

Crisis-ready | Trauma-informed | Practical and Powerful

🔗 Visit: www.EMDRAndBeyond.com

07/14/2025

“Why won’t he open up?” If you’ve heard this before, you’re not alone.

Join Robert Manrique, LCSW, for an insightful training designed to help clinicians support Latino men in couples work — unpacking how culture, masculinity, and trauma shape their capacity for closeness.

Discover practical ways to foster trust, connection, and emotional expression — so Latino men can heal and deepen their relationships.

Rooted in culture | Centered on intimacy | Grounded in clinical practice

🔗 Visit: www.EMDRAndBeyond.com

07/11/2025

“He never talks about his feelings.” Sound familiar?

Join Robert Manrique LCSW, for a transformative training focused on working with Latino men in couples therapy — exploring how cultural identity, masculinity, and trauma impact intimacy.

Help Latino men find healing through connection, vulnerability, and emotional safety.

Culturally rooted | Intimacy-focused | Clinically informed

🔗 Visit: www.EMDRAndBeyond.com

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EMDR & Beyond grew out of a shared passion for the healing of suffering. 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.