EMDR & Beyond

EMDR & Beyond Teaching the heart of EMDR EMDR & Beyond grew out of a shared passion for the healing of suffering. Please inform your therapist if you prefer using masks.

Our Mission is to support and promote the healing of adverse life experiences through therapy, consultation, training and education. We offer psychotherapy specializing in the therapeutic approach EMDR. We also offer education for the EMDR theraputic community, with a range of EMDR topics, resources, workshops and workshop events for the EMDR clinician. Our EMDR Basic training is open to interns

and practicum students at a reduced rate, as part of their educational process. EMDR are following CDC guidelines in that wearing a mask is optional. If you are immune compromised or unvaccinated, masks are available.

Explore our latest trainings and on-demand courses designed to support your growth and deepen your practice โœจFrom live l...
04/23/2026

Explore our latest trainings and on-demand courses designed to support your growth and deepen your practice โœจ

From live learning experiences to flexible, self-paced options, thereโ€™s something for everyone.

Visit ๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—˜๐— ๐——๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ to learn more!

For 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, the experiences driving the clinical picture โ€” discrimination, internalized stigma, identity-bas...
04/19/2026

For 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, the experiences driving the clinical picture โ€” discrimination, internalized stigma, identity-based harm โ€” accumulate across a lifetime. They don't always present as discrete traumatic incidents. And that shapes what EMDR clinicians need to look for.

The Minority Stress Model gives clinicians a research-based framework for understanding how these experiences encode in memory networks and what they produce clinically. Integrated into AIP case conceptualization, it changes how assessment, targeting, and reprocessing work with this population.

On May 29, Shaun/Sienna Bries, LICSW, MSW-ITR presents EMDR Affirming Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Clients: From Research to Practice & Interventions โ€” live virtual, through EMDR & Beyond.

Morning session open to all licensed mental health professionals. EMDR Basic Training not required for morning attendance.

6 CE Credits (under review) ยท Early bird ends May 15 โ€” code GAC26 saves $20.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://courses.emdrandbeyond.com/emdr-affirming-care-page

Adoption trauma rarely announces itself.Clients with adoption histories often present with anxiety, relational difficult...
04/18/2026

Adoption trauma rarely announces itself.

Clients with adoption histories often present with anxiety, relational difficulty, identity confusion, or chronic grief โ€” and adoption never comes up as the source. Early separation and disrupted attachment encode into memory networks before language develops, and the clinical picture that follows can look like almost anything else.

Dr. Linda Russell, LPC, PhD has spent 28+ years at exactly this intersection. Her May 15 training โ€” Invisible Threads: Addressing the Losses and Trauma of Adoption through EMDR Therapy โ€” gives EMDR-trained clinicians a phase-specific framework for recognizing and treating adoption-related trauma across all eight phases.

6 CE Credits ยท EMDRIA & APA Approved ยท Intermediate Level ยท Live Virtual

Early bird ends May 1 โ€” code IT25 saves $20.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://emdrandbeyond.com/trainings/invisible-threads-emdr-adoption-trauma/

Now enrolling: ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐— ๐——๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโœ”๏ธ Bilingual peer supportโœ”๏ธ Culturally responsive guidanceโœ”๏ธ Real-world...
04/17/2026

Now enrolling: ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐— ๐——๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

โœ”๏ธ Bilingual peer support
โœ”๏ธ Culturally responsive guidance
โœ”๏ธ Real-world tools for complex trauma work

Starts May 1 โ€” save your spot today!

โœจ Upcoming Trainings You Wonโ€™t Want to Miss!Join us this May for two powerful learning experiences designed to deepen yo...
04/15/2026

โœจ Upcoming Trainings You Wonโ€™t Want to Miss!

Join us this May for two powerful learning experiences designed to deepen your clinical skills and expand your impact:

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ โ€“ May 15
๐—˜๐— ๐——๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€“ May 29

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ! Donโ€™t miss the chance to save while securing your spot.

Learn from expert trainers and gain valuable insights you can bring directly into your practice.

Spots are limitedโ€”secure yours today!
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.emdrandbeyond.com

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04/10/2026

Stay connected with us โœจ
Join our newsletter for updates, insights, and upcoming trainings.

๐Ÿ“ฉ info@emdrandbeyond.com

Adoption trauma is real.
04/10/2026

Adoption trauma is real.

I'm adopted at birth. My adoptive mother gave me my adoption decree after the birth of my son. I found her when I was 36 years old, and we met for dinner at a local restaurant.

She got pregnant with me in high school and gave me up for adoption. She got married to someone other than my biological father not long after I was given up and had 2 other children that she raised. I remained a secret. No one in her family ever knew she had a child she gave up for adoption.

When I found where she lived and got her phone number, I called and left her a message. "I was adopted at birth, born June 1, recently received my adoption decree, and I believe you're my mother." She called me back that same day, letting me know she was thankful she got home first to get my message off her voicemail because no one in her life knew I existed and she didn't want that to change.

She refused to tell me who my biological father was since he still lived locally. I honored her request to remain a secret for 14 years, then I got an ancestry DNA test and found my biological father. It's not my choice to be anyone's secret.

My biological father was 17 when I was born, still in high school. When he heard I was about to be born, he moved heaven and earth to get a ride to the hospital to see me, but when he got there, he wasn't allowed to see me because she had said she didn't know who my father was. He went back home defeated and knew nothing about my adoption. He became an alcoholic.

I've met him, but we no longer have a relationship of any kind. I'm rejected by him again, and the reason is pretty sad.

I'm currently writing a book about my adoption and reunion. It's going to be called "I wish I'd never met you, my life in adoption reunion".

- Melinda Amsler (adopted from and living in Pennsylvania, USA)

04/08/2026
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04/07/2026

๐Ÿšจ Last Chance to Register! ๐Ÿšจ

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ
๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ

๐Ÿ“… April 10, 2026
โฐ 10:00 AM CST
๐Ÿ’ป 6-Hour Virtual Training (Zoom)

Thereโ€™s still time to join usโ€”but not for long. Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to deepen your work with adolescent wounds and support lasting, meaningful healing for your clients.

โœจ Secure your spot before registration closes!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Enroll now at EMDRandBeyond.com

Just a few days left to sign up for Healing the Roots of the Trauma Tree: Tending to the Adolescent Wound!Join us at EMD...
04/04/2026

Just a few days left to sign up for Healing the Roots of the Trauma Tree: Tending to the Adolescent Wound!
Join us at
EMDRandBeyond.com

04/04/2026

๐Ÿง  Mapping the Inner Family: A Creative Path to Integration

This interactive tool guides clients through a full parts mapping experience, integrating elements of Transactional Analysis, Internal Family Systems, and art-based exploration.

Clients identify, name, and visualize five parts of self:

๐Ÿงโ€โ™‚๏ธ Adult
๐Ÿ’ฌ Controlling
๐Ÿ’— Nurturing
๐Ÿค Adaptive
๐ŸŽจ Free
Once mapped, each part engages in a group-style dialogue โ€” sharing safety needs, insights, goals, and check-outs. The process ends with deep integration questions that promote reflection, self-compassion, and linkage across the self.

โœจ Itโ€™s experiential, playful, powerfulโ€ฆ and grounded in trauma-informed principles.

๐Ÿ“„ Use it in EMDR Phase 1 or in parts work to help clients honor and link all aspects of themselves.

We had a great training in Des Moines this week! Another 35 clinicians trained to treat trauma and adverse experiences. ...
04/04/2026

We had a great training in Des Moines this week! Another 35 clinicians trained to treat trauma and adverse experiences.
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EMDR & Beyond grew out of a shared passion for the healing of suffering. Our Mission is to support and promote the healing of adverse life experiences through therapy, consultation, training and education. We offer psychotherapy specializing in the therapeutic approach EMDR. We also offer education for the EMDR theraputic community, with a range of EMDR topics, resources, workshops and workshop events for the EMDR clinician. Our EMDR Basic training is open to interns and practicum students at a reduced rate, as part of their educational process.