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.
Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule
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The Program Abstract/Program Description will contain the following:
This 4-hour training, which includes four (4) EMDRIA Credits, focuses on introducing the parts work framework across the 8 phases of EMDR therapy. You will learn how to recognize and worth with parts of self to move through stuck points and support deeper healing.
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The training objectives will contain the following:
Objectives:
Describe the 3 main parts work framework – 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.
Describe how to incorporate parts work into each of the 8 phases of the standard EMDR protocol, including at least one parts-informed adaptation per phase.
Identify at least 4 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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For EMDR therapists at any experience level.