Beyond Technique.
Toward Transformation.
Trauma therapy training centered on EMDR therapy and real transformation.
Because serious clinical work requires serious formation.
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5-Day Intensive: EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Professional Training Parts I & II
8:30AM - 5:30pm
Up to 40 CEs
July 22 - 26, 2026
Titusville, FL
Hyatt Place Titusville Kennedy Space Center, 6299 Riverfront Center Blvd.
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.
Trauma Therapy Training That Goes Further
Trauma therapy training often begins with a simple recognition: the work asks for more.
It asks for more than insight alone, and more than coping skills. It asks for more than helping clients understand why they suffer while the same patterns continue.
EMDR offers a clear and disciplined model for helping the mind process experiences that remain unresolved and continue to shape the present.
For many clinicians, learning EMDR changes more than treatment options, as they find their listening sharpens, their sessions carry greater direction, and their confidence grows where uncertainty once lived. What begins as training often becomes a new level of trust in the work, and in yourself as the one doing it.
This is EMDR training as developed, refined, and delivered by Dr. Andrew Dobo, PsyD, EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Trainer, Consultant, and Author, and his team.
Begin With Clarity.
Trauma therapy training asks more than most clinicians expect.
It asks you to choose a model, a standard, and the people who will shape how you first understand the work. Long before a client ever sits across from you for EMDR, those early decisions begin influencing the therapist you are becoming.
That is why clarity matters here.
Not only clarity about what EMDR is, but clarity about how it should be taught, how it should be practiced, and what kind of clinical judgment good training is meant to develop.
At EMDR Educators, training is taken seriously because the work itself is serious. EMDR is taught as a complete psychotherapy model; clear in structure, powerful in application, and capable of changing lives when practiced well.
Whether you are learning what EMDR is or deciding where to train, begin here:
EMDR Training Explained
EMDR training provides clinicians with a structured, evidence-based framework for trauma treatment. Through didactic instruction, supervised practicum, and required consultation, therapists learn to apply Adaptive Information Processing in a disciplined and clinically precise way.
Understanding EMDR
EMDR is an evidence-based psychotherapy model rooted in Adaptive Information Processing. It offers a structured approach to reprocessing traumatic memory and restoring integration across cognitive, emotional, and somatic systems.
Not All EMDR Training is The Same
Where to get trauma therapy training is one of the more important professional decisions a clinician can make. The EMDR training you choose influences your understanding of trauma, how confidently you begin using EMDR, and how you practice when cases become more complex.
If you are comparing options, begin with a clear understanding of what separates one training from another.
Choosing your training provider is not simply a matter of location, format, or cost. It’s much deeper. It is a decision about how you will be formed as a trauma therapist. And while some programs focus mainly on completion, others focus on quality of clinical formation, helping therapists think clearly, apply the model with discipline, and develop confidence that holds up in real sessions.
Examine how the model is taught. EMDR training is widely available. Depth in trauma therapy formation is not. The distinction rarely appears on a brochure. The right choice is rarely the cheapest, fastest, or most convenient. It is the training that prepares you to do meaningful work well.
Training shapes perception. Learn more about how to choose EMDR training→
Beyond Technique
EMDR is widely known as a treatment for trauma. That reputation is well earned.
When applied correctly, EMDR can help clients process traumatic experiences in ways that lead to faster, meaningful, and lasting change. But EMDR was not designed as a trauma technique alone.
It is a complete psychotherapy model grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing system; a model for understanding how earlier experiences continue to influence present thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and behavior.
As therapists gain experience, many begin to recognize that learning the protocol is only the beginning.
Real clinical work raises deeper questions:
- Why do some clients progress quickly while others remain stuck?
- When should the therapist intervene, and when should they stay out of the way?
- How can the model be applied with greater clarity and precision?
These are the questions addressed through advanced training.
Transformational EMDR® builds on foundational EMDR education by helping clinicians refine how they understand and apply the model in practice. It emphasizes disciplined use of the standard protocol, careful observation, and a deeper appreciation for what emerges naturally during processing. This is EMDR as Shapiro meant it to be.
For therapists who sense there is more to EMDR than memorizing phases and procedures, the Transformational EMDR® certification pathway offers the next step.
Led by Experience. Built for Mastery.
Trauma therapy training carries real responsibility. Therapists do not come to it for entertainment or credentials alone. They come because people are suffering, and the quality of the training will eventually matter in rooms where pain, memory, and change are present.
That reality has guided EMDR Educators from the beginning.
Under the direction of Andrew Dobo, PsyD, EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Trainer, Consultant, and Author, EMDR is taught with seriousness, clarity, and respect for the model itself. The goal is not to impress in the classroom, but to prepare clinicians to work well when the moment is real.
His team reflects the same standard. Consultants and contributors are developed within a shared philosophy of disciplined teaching, careful thinking, and clinically sound application. Whether learning directly with Dr. Dobo or through the broader training team, clinicians encounter continuity in both method and expectation.
Instruction goes beyond slides, memorization, and procedural completion. Case material is explored carefully. Clinical judgment is strengthened. Difficult questions are welcomed and worked through directly.
For clinicians seeking trauma therapy training that develops more than surface competence, this difference matters.
Because mastery is not produced by exposure. It is built through formation.
Learn more about EMDR Educators and the philosophy guiding this work.
A Body of Work
Dr. Andrew Dobo’s published works articulate the intellectual foundation of Transformational EMDR®, from its structure as a trauma-responsive model into its broader meaning for therapeutic depth and human transformation.
Transformational EMDR: The Manual
A structural articulation of EMDR beyond the disease model, integrating classical EMDR with deeper psychological and developmental insights. (2026) view on Amazon →
The Hero’s Journey: Integrating Jungian Psychology and EMDR Therapy
Explores the parallel between EMDR’s process and the archetypal narrative of transformation described by Joseph Campbell, enriching clinical understanding. (2023) view on Amazon →
Unburdening Souls at the Speed of Thought
A broader look at EMDR’s capacity to facilitate meaning and psychological wholeness across states of suffering and growth. (2015) view on Amazon →
Together, these works establish the intellectual foundation from which the broader Transformational EMDR® environment continues to evolve.
The Broader Arc
Transformational EMDR® is more than a method. It is a way of understanding change through sequence, perception, and disciplined development. When deeply absorbed, it often begins shaping not only clinical work, but how people build practices, lead teams, create resources, design systems, and contribute to the wider field.
The initiatives below are independent works developed by professionals influenced by Dr. Andrew Dobo’s training and teaching. While not products of EMDR Educators, each reflects the phased logic, seriousness of thought, and depth of development emphasized within this community.
Book
The 8-Phase Framework™
An EMDR-Inspired Guide to Alignment, Transformation, and the Mastery of Self
Written independently by Elisa Planellas, our community coordinator, this book explores the deeper logic of transformation and how meaningful change unfolds beyond clinical settings.
Developed through years of studying and translating principles influenced by Dr. Andrew Dobo’s broader understanding of EMDR, it extends transformational thinking into personal and professional growth contexts.
Business Coaching for Therapists
The Very Good Practice Blueprint™
A phase-based framework for building, refining, and sustaining a private practice over time
Created by our team member Robert Engle, Certified EMDR therapist and practice co-owner of Very Good Mind, this coaching model translates phased clinical thinking into business development.
Influenced by Transformational EMDR® principles and the 8-Phase structural model, it supports therapists in aligning their professional infrastructure with disciplined clinical maturity.
Web Design for Therapists
The One-Page Practice™
A Clarity-Driven Website Model for Therapists, Inspired by Dr. Dobo’s Transformational Approach to Meaningful Change
Developed collaboratively by Robert Engle and Elisa Planellas, this website model applies phased logic to therapist positioning and digital presence.
Though independent of EMDR Educators, it reflects the influence of Transformational EMDR® thinking in its emphasis on clarity, wholeness, and disciplined structure.
Email Newsletter
EMDR Therapy Pro Newsletter
A thoughtful EMDR publication for clinicians who value depth, clarity, and ongoing professional growth.
Created by Carolyn Lenz, Transformational EMDR® certified EMDR therapist, this independent newsletter offers reflections, resources, and practical insight for therapists seeking to stay connected to the evolving practice of EMDR therapy.
Each issue is designed to help trained clinicians stay current, sharpen their skills, and navigate common clinical roadblocks with greater confidence. It brings valuable EMDR guidance directly to your inbox.
Inner Work for Therapists
Frameworked™
A live inner work experience for therapists and thoughtful professionals who value growth, steadiness, and real internal movement.
Created by Elisa Planellas, Frameworked™ applies an original 8-phase model inspired by EMDR sequencing to help participants build capacity, reduce inner friction, and move through clarity, alignment, action, and integration in a structured way.
Especially resonant for those who spend their days holding space for others, Frameworked™ offers a private environment for recalibration, reflection, and renewal. It is a place to strengthen the inner capacity that meaningful clinical work quietly demands.
LinkedIn Newsletter
Private Practice Power-Up
A newsletter for therapists in private practice who want more than generic business advice.
Created by Elisa Planellas, Private Practice Power-Up translates principles of transformation, alignment, and sustainable growth into the realities of running a therapy practice. Each edition blends clinical wisdom with practical business insight to help therapists build practices that are successful, steady, and well led.
Especially relevant for EMDR clinicians, the newsletter speaks to those who understand that meaningful change follows a process. Topics include aligned growth, leadership, professional identity, boundaries, and the patterns that shape a practice from the inside out.
Building Something That Furthers the Work?
The Broader Arc is not a closed circle.
It exists to highlight meaningful work emerging from within the EMDR Educators network of alumni and team members who carry Dr. Dobo’s principles of wholeness, creativity, quality care, and transformation forward in their own way.
If you are creating something thoughtful, useful, or aligned with the spirit of the work to the benefit of fellow EMDR professionals, we welcome hearing from you.
This includes resources, services, ideas, or other creative works that genuinely help others in the EMDR field.
We feature such selected work across the website, social media, in emails, and throughout our broader network.