How Do I become EMDR Certified?

How do I become EMDR certified?

Does every therapist need to complete EMDR certification?

Being an EMDR Certified Therapist is not obligatory. Completing EMDR 2 part Basic Training Courses and the 10 hours of consultation qualifies a therapist/medical professional within the standards of practice to offer EMDR in the clinical setting. For more information on the basic EMDR training read this blog. The EMDR basic training provider needs to be approved by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA). A list of current training providers can be found here.

What are the benefits of becoming EMDR certified?

However once you’ve finished the training classes, you might decide to increase your skill, confidence, and network by becoming an EMDR Certified Therapist at any time.

What you need to be EMDR certified?

If you choose to become EMDR Certified, the candidate for the post of an EMDR Certified Therapist has to meet the below listed criteria:

EMDR Approved Training: 

Submit proof of having finished an Approved EMDR Course. You must have a photocopy of the certificate of completion.

Certification or License: 

Show proof of a certification or license or registration as a mental health professional. A copy of the certification or license or registration to perform independently is necessary.

Attach notarized documents supporting the below mentioned statements:

• You must have minimum of two years experience in the field of certification/ or license or registration
• You must have conducted no less than 50 EMDR sessions with 25 clients at least.

Have you received 20 hours of consultation sessions by a certified and approved consultant in EMDR?

• You must have obtained 10 hours through EMDR-focused, individual consultation.
• The remaining 10 hours might be obtained by means of small group session. Consultation groups can’t exceed over 8 members at a time.
• We advise you use one of the Approved Consultants listed on the EMDRIA Find a Consultant search feature. The consultants are familiar with:
  • Integrating EMDR into clinical practice
  • Extended Resourcing
  • Belief Focused Approach to the EMDR treatment
  • The Processing range: EMDr, EMD, EMDR

Include recommendation letter from Approved Consultant(s) in EMDR concerning the use of EMDR with the clients.

Include two recommendation letters regarding the professional operation of EMDR professional character and, ethics in practice. These could be obtained from peers or colleagues.

Must add certificates of completion of 12 hours of the EMDRIA Credits

The EMDR Training isn’t awarded EMDRIA Credits, only the EMDRIA Approved Credit Programs in EMDR that are finished after the complete EMDR Training program could receive the EMDRIA Credits and be used towards this request requirement.

EMDRIA’s Professional Code of Conduct

Applicants have to read and validate on the application form that they consent to stick to EMDRIA’s Professional Code of Conduct.

Certification Period

If the Certification Application is accepted, EMDR Certification status will be granted for a time period of years. To keep this certification, you have to renew it every 2 years.

What are the benefits of EMDR Certification?

EMDR certification is important and some of the benefits of getting EMDR certification are:

• You’ve most likely gotten pretty good at EMDR!
• Those looking for a counselor, or to make a recommendation, might prefer the therapists who are EMDR trained and have an EMDR certificate.
• Certification might increase the probability of you getting onto a closed insurance board, having an expert proposal approved, or being offered an professional opportunities.

A clinician who is EMDR Certified is entirely licensed in their mental health professional field for practicing independently and has had at least of two years of experience in that area. They’ve completed an EMDRIA approved training course in EMDR therapy, have conducted at least 50 clinical sessions using EMDR, and have received 24 hours of consultation in EMDR. To show ongoing education for this, they have to complete 12 hours of ongoing education in EMDR every 2 years.

Kelly Burris, LMFT CA 86688 is an EMDRIA certified therapist who offers EMDR Consulting as a consultant in training (CIT) either online, via telephone, or in-person in San Clemente California