Virtual EMDR Therapy Throughout California
In-Network with Aetna Insurance. Providing compassionate, trauma-informed online therapy for individuals & couples.
Training & Certifications
EMDRIA Certified Therapist
To become an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, a licensed mental health professional with at least two years of experience must complete the following advanced requirements:
- Approved Training: Complete the official EMDR foundational training program.
- Clinical Practice: Conduct at least 50 EMDR sessions with a minimum of 25 different clients.
- Consultation: Complete 20 hours of direct consultation with an EMDRIA Approved Consultant.
- Continuing Education: Earn 12 hours of advanced EMDR education every two years.
Additional EMDR Training & Certifications
- Polyvagal Theory for EMDR Therapists, a Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing, Trauma Therapist Institute
- EMDR-Informed Care for 911 Professionals, EMDRIA
- EMDR Therapy for Panic Disorder, OCD, & Specific Phobias, including the Video Playback & Flash Forward Techniques, EMDR Advanced Training
IFS Online Circle, the IFS Institute
The IFS Online Introductory Program provides a comprehensive overview of the Internal Family Systems model. Key elements include:
- Core Concepts: Monthly progressive teachings covering the Protective System, Exiles, Polarizations, and Direct Access.
- Community & Support: Access to a private online network and monthly live Q&A calls featuring founder Dick Schwartz and lead trainers.
Bridging Models: IFS in EMDR Clinical Practice, Trauma Therapist Institute
An experiential continuing education course for EMDR-trained clinicians on bringing Internal Family Systems principles into their EMDR work. Key elements include:
- Theory & Model Integration: Covers how IFS "parts" and Self Energy translate into the EMDR process, with neuroscience insights, clinical examples, and real-world applications.
- Experiential Tools: Practice embodying and teaching self-leadership, with scripts and tools ready to use in session.
- Clinical Application: Strategies for expanding clients' window of tolerance, navigating dissociation, protecting vulnerable parts, and resolving "stuck" moments in processing.
DBT Skills, the Behavioral Tech Institute
The Behavioral Tech Institute (BTECH) DBT skills training prepares clinicians to run skills groups and help clients apply behavioral strategies. Key components include:
- The Four Core Modules: Mastering Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
- Group Management: Learning how to effectively structure, run, and assign homework for an outpatient DBT skills class.
- Overcoming Obstacles: Acquiring strategies to motivate clients and troubleshoot resistance to using skills in daily life.
Holistic Grief Therapy by Lorraine Hedtke, PhD
Trauma-informed grief training focused on creating stories of love & resilience in the face of death & grief.
Calm the Crisis, Working with Infidelity & Trauma in Couples Therapy, The Couples Institute
Training in how to manage high conflict couples in session. Key training points include:
- Crisis Management: Learning how to contain explosive, volatile emotions and de-escalate reactivity in early sessions without getting flooded.
- The Developmental Framework: Understanding how to differentiate individual psychological issues from systemic relationship dynamics.
- Navigating Betrayal Trauma: Guiding the betrayed partner through obsessive loops and pacing sessions toward accountability and gradual trust-building.
Motivational Interviewing, Homeless Health Care of LA
The HHCLA Motivational Interviewing training teaches providers person-centered communication for vulnerable populations. It focuses on using OARS techniques (open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries) to evoke "change talk" and non-confrontational strategies to de-escalate client resistance.