EARLY BIRD RATE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST 11, 2026 - $150$125
Date: Friday, September 11th at 9am to 1:30pm PACIFIC TIME.
About the training
This 4-hour EMDRIA approved training (presented by Holly Forman-Patel and Amy Ikerd) introduces EMDR clinicians to a practical, parts-informed approach that can be integrated across all eight phases of EMDR Therapy. Participants will explore the core concepts of Ego State Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the Theory of Structural Dissociation while learning a flexible "parts of self" framework that can be applied regardless of theoretical orientation.
Clinicians will discover how parts-informed interventions can strengthen case conceptualization, preparation, assessment, reprocessing, and closure. Special attention will be given to situations in which EMDR processing becomes stuck due to internal conflict, protector parts, dissociation, looping, blocking beliefs, or abreaction. Participants will learn practical strategies to identify and work with these barriers, including parts-informed interweaves and interventions designed to restore movement in reprocessing.
Through clinical examples and practical applications, attendees will leave with tools they can immediately begin using to enhance client safety, engagement, and successful reprocessing throughout the EMDR therapy process.
Holly Forman-Patel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
She utilized her skills as a therapist and program director working with children in school environments and in community mental health settings while simultaneously growing her private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She recently relocated to Dallas, Texas, where she continues her private practice via telehealth, supporting clients in dual geographies.
Holly specializes in working with children and teens, along with adults, primarily around trauma and anxiety. Holly has published two workbooks on anger management for children and teens.
In her work, Holly utilizes multiple modalities with a primary emphasis on EMDR Therapy. She was first trained in EMDR Therapy in 2012 and moved forward to certification and then to Approved Consultant. She is currently an EMDR Trainer with EMDR Professional Training. She has presented various advanced trainings in EMDR Therapy, including at the EMDRIA and EMDR Asia Conferences. Additionally, she provides the needed hours for EMDR certification and EMDR approved consulting for trained EMDR therapists.
Amy is a licensed therapist with over two decades of clinical experience, currently in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. She began her career at an addiction treatment center working with adolescents in residential care, then in 2008 moved into developing and implementing clinical programs for the juvenile and adult courts. She began private practice work on a part-time basis in 2011.
Amy completed EMDR basic training in 2014, earned certification in 2018, and became an Approved Consultant in 2021. In 2023, she joined the EMDR Professional Training team as a Basic Training Facilitator.
Since transitioning to full-time private practice in 2020, she has focused on trauma work with first responders, including a long-standing partnership with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and has presented twice at the Central Indiana Police Foundation’s Annual Wellness Summit.
Amy also specializes in EMDR intensives, which she has offered since 2021. Her work in this area was featured on the EMDR Chat with Curt & Michelle podcast. She is co-creator of the “Your EMDR Guide” digital guidebooks and is often joined in her practice by her two therapy dogs, Jax and Shorty.
Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule
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EMDR-trained clinicians regularly encounter clients whose reprocessing stalls. They may loop, hit blocking beliefs, abreact, dissociate, or feel ambivalent about the work itself. A parts-informed lens explains why this happens and gives the clinician a clear next move. This half-day training begins with a brief tour of the three major parts work frameworks (Ego State Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and the Theory of Structural Dissociation), then settles into a generalist “parts of self” framework, anchored in ego state language, that can be used without committing to any single model. From there, participants walk through each of the eight phases of the standard EMDR protocol and learn one or more parts-informed adaptations per phase. The training incorporates strategies for stuck reprocessing related to parts of self, including recognizing protector parts, navigating internal conflict, and using parts-informed interweaves. Participants leave with strategies they can immediately begin to apply to their work.
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Objective 1: Describe the three main parts work frameworks (Ego State Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and the Theory of Structural Dissociation) including the core concepts of each and at least one clinical difference between them.
Objective 2: Describe how to incorporate parts work into each of the eight phases of the standard EMDR protocol, including at least one parts-informed adaptation per phase.
Objective 3: Identify at least four parts-informed strategies to unstick reprocessing when a client is looping, blocking, abreacting, or dissociating during Phase 4 desensitization.
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Cancellations/refunds:
No refund for cancellations is provided. If a registrant is unable to attend the training their registration will be moved to complete the on-demand version of the training.
In the event that Holly Forman-Patel is forced to cancel the training, a new training date will be offered. Any registrant who is unable to make the new date will receive a full refund.
Refund Policy for OnDemand Courses
OnDemand courses are available for a total of 90 days of enrollment. No refunds are offered. Registrants may reach out to request an extension for extraneous circumstances.
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Grievances are only accepted in writing and will be handled within fourteen business days. For ethical complaints, please contact the appropriate licensing boards.
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CE INFORMATION
This course is a 4 CE course. Participants are responsible for checking with their state boards to verify CE requirements.
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) CEs
Holly Forman-Patel is an approved EMDRIA CE Provider (#20006), and this program is approved by EMDRIA for 4 EMDRIA Credits, Approval #20006-13
Training level: Intermediate level
Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
Continuing Education Credit - Professional CEs
Continuing Education Credit is approval for 4 CEs through the CE partner, CE-Classes.com. See the information below for professional approvals.
CE-Classes.com is approved by:
The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0627 Expires 06-2027
California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP) Provider Number 231
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2027
Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
Florida Certification Board
Illinois - CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2027
Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260
New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211
New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.
Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs)
South Carolina - CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
This course is NOT available for NBCC credit
This course does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers. However our state board approvals may be accepted for license renewal. Check with your state board.
Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
To contact CE-Classes.com, go to: CE-Classes.com
Address: 1398 SW 160th Ave, Sunrise, FL 33326, USA
Phone: 954-290-8446
Email: ron@ce-classes.com
More information about obtaining your CE Certificate for this course is available at the end of the workshop.
There are no known conflicts of interests for this workshop
ADA Assistance
Facilities used by Holly Forman-Patel for on-location training events are ADA compliant. Please contact Holly Forman-Patel at consultation@hollyforman.com should you need any special accommodations (ADA) at an on-location training event.
There is no known commercial support for this program.