Presenters: Barb Maiberger, LPC & Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

Approved for 12 EMDRIA Credits

EMDR Therapy Tools for Chronic Pain & Illness

This two-day advanced training applies EMDR therapy to working with Chronic Pain and Illness. Therapists will learn about the relationship between childhood trauma and chronic illness and how to assess for related EMDR targets with clients. This course will review the neuroscience that underlies stress, chronic PTSD and illness. Experiential exercises will be explored for building affect tolerance through resource development installation and desensitizing targets related to pain and illness. Therapists will be introduced to body centered interventions including trauma sensitive yoga as integrated with EMDR therapy. Case discussion and application will be included.