Dr. Andrew J. Dobo, Psy.D
Some careers are measured in years. Others are measured in lives changed.
For Dr. Andrew J. Dobo, EMDR has always been more than a therapeutic method. It has been a way of helping people discover that meaningful change is possible.
Over time, that conviction expanded beyond the therapy room into the training room, where therapists began experiencing the same transformation they would later help facilitate in others.
Today, the work of EMDR Educators continues through those therapists, carrying its influence into practices, hospitals, agencies, and communities far beyond what any one clinician could reach alone.
At a Glance
Who is Dr. Dobo?
- Licensed Psychologist with more than two decades of clinical experience helping individuals heal from trauma and discover meaningful, lasting change.
- EMDRIA Approved Trainer and Consultant, known for developing therapists through an educational experience that extends beyond technique into clinical confidence, professional identity, and personal transformation.
- Creator of Transformational EMDR®, an advanced clinical approach that builds upon the standard EMDR model to address deeper patterns of identity, meaning, and lasting psychological change.
- Author of three books exploring EMDR, Jungian psychology, therapist development, and the transformational process.
- More than 20,000 EMDR sessions, providing the clinical foundation for decades of teaching, consultation, and the continued refinement of Transformational EMDR®.
- More than 1,000 therapists trained, creating a lasting ripple effect as those therapists carry what they have learned into thousands of future therapy sessions and the countless lives they will help change throughout their careers.
- A defining voice in EMDR, integrating decades of clinical practice, teaching, consultation, and writing into a clear and enduring philosophy of healing, transformation, and therapist development.
The Interesting Part Comes Later.
Some people choose a profession. Others devote themselves to a purpose.
Over the years, countless therapists have arrived at EMDR Educators expecting to learn a therapeutic method. They leave with that, but often something more. Through Dr. Dobo’s approach to teaching, consultation, and mentorship, many discover a deeper confidence in their clinical judgment, a clearer understanding of transformation, and a renewed trust in both their clients and themselves.
We have come to know Dr. Dobo as someone whose greatest satisfaction has never been recognition, accomplishment, or influence, but witnessing the moment another human being discovers that healing is possible. Everything else, the books, the trainings, the consultations, even EMDR Educators itself, grew naturally from that quiet commitment.
It is difficult to measure a life devoted to helping others heal. Numbers tell only part of the story. The truest measure is found in the people who quietly continue the work, carrying forward what they experienced long after the training has ended.
Dr. Andrew Dobo
EMDRIA-approved EMDR trainer, founder of EMDR Educators, developer of Transformational EMDR®
Dr. Dobo’s EMDR Story
My EMDR story began in 1998, while I was in graduate school…
A local therapist came into our school for a presentation on EMDR. She waved her hand in front of a student volunteer’s eyes and reduced his anxiety about an issue in about 15 minutes. I asked him a few weeks later if he still had no anxiety about the issue. He assured me he did not. I never saw anything like it.
Fortunately, one of our professors was trained in EMDR by Francine Shapiro in the early ’90s, when EMDR was in its infancy. He offered a course in it, I took it, and I’ve been using this model of therapy ever since.
More than twenty years and tens of thousands of EMDR sessions later, it is my privilege to train therapists at this stage of my career.
EMDR has transformed my work and my life. I sought out my own EMDR therapist to dismantle my core belief, “I’m not good enough.” This negative belief was the culprit infiltrating every aspect of my life. Once the cognition shifted to “I am good enough,” everything internally calmed down and a profound sense of okay-ness and self-acceptance set in.
I never felt anything like it. Without doing my own EMDR work, I doubt I would train therapists because I would think I’m not good enough.
EMDR Educators’ mission is to transform the lives of therapists so they can transform the lives of their patients. It is the journey we’ve taken with incredible results.
Let us guide you through this journey to places you never imagined you could go.
“EMDR has transformed my work and my life”
— A. J. Dobo
The Story Continues
In Books, In Practice, and Through Others
Dr. Dobo’s story did not conclude with the experiences that first drew him to EMDR. Over the years, the same questions, observations, and convictions continued to develop through his writing, offering therapists a deeper exploration of transformation, therapist development, Jungian psychology, and the clinical principles that have shaped EMDR Educators. His books reflect not only what he has learned, but what he has continued to refine through decades of clinical practice, consultation, and teaching.
- Unburdening Souls at the Speed of Thought
- The Hero’s Journey: Integrating Jungian Psychology and EMDR Therapy
- Transformational EMDR®: The Manual
Are You Dobo-Trained?
More than a thousand therapists have trained with Dr. Dobo over the years, each carrying that experience into countless future sessions, relationships, and moments of healing. While every therapist’s path is different, they remain connected by something difficult to describe and easy to recognize: a shared commitment to seeing beyond symptoms, trusting the transformational process, and never forgetting that therapists, too, continue to grow.
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The Rest is Between Dobo and You
For Dr. Dobo, EMDR has never been about mastering a method. It has always been about serving people well, honoring the responsibility therapists carry, and never losing sight of what makes the work matter in the first place. That conviction continues to shape every training at EMDR Educators, one therapist, one client, and one story at a time.
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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.