Description

Date Course Updated: February 2026

Name: Advanced EMDR Skills for Complex Trauma
SKU: LD - 056
Price: 262.50 USD
Availability: InStock

EMDR has helped thousands of clients rewire their brain for health and recover from traumatic events. This course builds on basic skill-building EMDR courses, teaching clinicians how to work with complex trauma utilizing EMDR. While the original 8-phase model of EMDR can be very helpful to traumatized clients who have suffered single-incident trauma, several modifications and additional techniques are recommended for those with a history of complex trauma. This workshop builds on the original 8-phase model, teaching clinicians attachment-focused EMDR skills that can help even the most traumatized clients.

NOTE: Our EMDR courses are not affiliated with any organization other than Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., DBA Online CE Credits and does not qualify towards EMDR “certification” with any certification entity. EMDR “certification” is provided by various entities across the US and abroad, but is not required for the competent and safe practice of EMDR skills. However, in-depth training and consultation in this modality is recommended, as it would be for any other modality (CBT, DBT, etc.).

Suggested Prerequisite: EMDR Skills for Trauma Treatment

This is a 8.75-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform.

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Agenda

Video 1:

00:00 – 00:52 → Introduction, Navigating Complex Trauma, Emotional Connection, Assessing Reactions, When to Pause

00:52 – 01:46 → Neuroscience of Trauma, Challenges, Client Resistance, Reframing Phase Two, Mirror Neurons

01:46 – 02:33 → Boundaries, The Therapeutic Alliance, Enhancing Attunement and Attachment, Utilizing Resources

02:33 – 03:16 → Complex Trauma Dynamics, Flexibility in Target Selection, EMD and BLS Iterations Overview

03:16 – 04:16 → Psychological Distancing Techniques, Modifications, Interweaves, The Concept of Undoing

04:16 – 04:59 → Phase Four of EMDR, Identifying Resources in the Body, Quick Body Scanning, Assessing Tension

04:59 – 05:26 → Phase Six of EMDR, Telehealth Innovations, Applications of AI in Clinical Settings

Video 2:

00:00 – 01:16 → Part 1: When Processing Is Stuck

01:36 – 02:51 → Part 2: Dissociation, Overwhelm, & Regulation Problems

02:51 – 03:39 → Part 3: Therapist Factors & Common Clinician Pitfalls

Objectives for Neuroscience Therapy Techniques

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

After completing this training, participants will be able to name two ways attachment-focused EMDR differs from the original 8-phase model.
After completing this training, participants will be able to describe the importance of resourcing and identify two resourcing techniques.
After completing this training, participants will be able to identify and practice at least three attachment-focused EMDR techniques.
After completing this training, participants will be able to define and describe how to incorporate interweaves.
After completing this training, participants will be able to state how clinicians can incorporate “distancing techniques” when helping clients engage with overwhelming material.
After completing this training, participants will be able to name one technique that can help clients build positive neural networks that might not currently exist.
After completing this training, participants will be able to describe how trauma-impacted neurodevelopment informs pacing and phase modifications in EMDR.
After completing this training, participants will be able to identify when standard EMDR target selection is insufficient and apply neural network mapping to guide treatment.
After completing this training, participants will be able to apply somatic targeting strategies when explicit memories or cognitions are unavailable or inappropriate.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Advanced

Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, JD, MS, MA

Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, JD, MS, MA

Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author in clinical psychology, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the Trauma Treatment Toolbox (PESI Publishing), Train Your Brain Card Deck (PESI Publishing and Media), Eight Key Brain Areas of Mental Health and Illness (W. W. Norton & Company), and the forthcoming Traumatic Stress Recovery Workbook (New Harbinger Publications, Inc). Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in personality psychology (with an emphasis in affective neuroscience) from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics and psychopathology at Harvard University. In 2025, Dr. Sweeton earned her JD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and serves as Outside Counsel for Online CE Credits, which she co-owns. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a private practice. She is the founder and co-owner of two nationwide continuing education companies, OnlineCECredits.com, which offers high-quality courses to over 100,000 licensed mental health providers, and LegalMasterCLE.com, which provides cutting-edge continuing legal education to attorneys. Dr. Sweeton has held adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center , and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association and the Oklahoma Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers forensic assessment services, consultation, and trauma-focused psychotherapy to clients worldwide. She is the developer of Neural Desensitization and Integration Training (NDIT), an evidence-informed, module-based psychotherapy for PTSD. Referred to as a “world-renowned trauma treatment expert” by PESI, Dr. Sweeton has trained more than 60,000 mental health professionals globally.

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Course Materials & Delivery Method:

Course Materials – The course is composed of a recorded presentation and written materials (e.g. a slide deck and/or other worksheets, manuals, or handouts as provided by the instructor). The slide deck and any additional worksheets or handouts (as provided by the instructor) are made available inside the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
Delivery Method – This course is a recorded asynchronous, self-paced webinar training, and there is no access time limit or due date to complete it once enrolled. The enrolled learner will stream the recorded presentation and view the materials from their internet connected device via an industry-standard online learning platform.

CE Approvals:

Live Interactive Home Study/Asynchronous

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Online CE Credits has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6795. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Online CE Credits is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Provider ID: ACEP No. 6795

Valid Through:Ongoing

Live Interactive Home Study/Asynchronous

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Mind Works Professional Education, Inc. DBA Online CE Credits, #1974, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: July 23, 2025 – July 23, 2028. Social workers completing this course receive clinical continuing education credits.

Provider ID: Provider #1974

Valid Through: July 23, 2028

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