Rutti Counseling & Consultation

Part I Training

August 15-17, 2025

9:00am - 5:30pm ET each day

Discovered by Dr. Francine Shapiro, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is one of the most researched and utilized methods in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other forms of human distress connected to trauma and adverse life experiences. Whether your goal is to become an EMDR therapist as a specialty, or to integrate EMDR into your existing practice, our mindfulness-infused training program will help you meet your goals. Rutti Counseling & Consultation's EMDR Therapy Training Program is offered through a special license from the Institute for Creative Mindfulness (ICM) with a curriculum designed by Dr. Jamie Marich. The ICM curriculum equips you to work with real-world clinical presentations from day one of training, including how to handle complex and developmental trauma, address dissociation, and implement EMDR into your current setting. 

This EMDR Therapy Training curriculum and Suzanne (Suzi) Rutti, MSW, LISW-S are approved by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), the standards of which require that students engage in:

• 20 hours of lecture
• 20 hours of practicum 
• 10 hours of consultation (not included in the cost of training*)
• Required reading and completion of an open-book learner assessment

Description: EMDR Therapy Foundational Training Part I

Completing our full training approved by the EMDR International Association is a multi-tiered process of which this three-day training is your first part. Part I Training (3 days = 21 total hours of lecture and practicum) covers the basics of trauma, the adaptive information processing model, trauma-informed stabilization, and the basic methodology and mechanisms of action used in EMDR Therapy. You will be able to practice EMDR Therapy with certain cases after completion of Part I. 

Day 1 of the training course covers the foundational material that you will need on trauma, specifically discussed through the adaptative information processing model (AIP), that you will need to competently deliver EMDR Therapy. By the end of the day you will also see a  video demonstration of EMDR Therapy. Day 2 of the course takes you into specific study of EMDR Therapy Phases 1-2, generally seen as the phases of foundation and stabilization. By the end of the day you will be practicing these phases in your practicum sessions under supervision. Decision-making about moving into Phases 3-6 is also discussed, and an overview of the remaining Phases of EMDR is presented in lecture. In Day 3 you will practice Phases 3-8 of EMDR Therapy under supervision in your practicum sessions, which composes the bulk of the day. You will also receive introductory instruction for dealing with abreactions in EMDR Therapy, effectively working with dissociation, and discuss the next steps for your training and consultation development in EMDR. 

For full description and objectives see our website.

Course only available as part of the complete EMDR Therapy Training Online Bundle.

*Trainees are responsible for arranging and paying for their 10 hours of supplementary consultation. At the foundational training level you are required to use one of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness consultants or consultants-in-training to complete your consultation. Our team members' fees vary depending on their specialties and geographical location. Please see the consultation section of our FAQs for more information. To complete EMDR therapy training, all consultation hours can be met through group consultations. You will receive more information on booking consultations at the Part I training.

 Email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.