EMDRIA-Approved 

EMDR Therapy Training 

with Expressive Arts 

Therapy Focus (Online)

Part I

September 9-11, 2026

(Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)

8:00am - 4:30pm Pacific Time 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. Completing our full basic 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 adapative information processing model, that you will need to competently deliver EMDR Therapy. By the end of the day you will also see a live demonstration in 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 compose the bulk of the day. You will also receive introductory instruction for dealing with abreactions in EMDR Therapy and discuss the next steps for your training and consultation development in EMDR. For full description and objectives see our website.

By Registering For This Training, You Acknowledge And 

Agree To The Following:

Training Information & Eligibility: You have read our EMDR Therapy Training information page prior to registering and verify that you meet the eligibility requirements of being a Master’s level behavioral health clinician or are a graduate student with an appropriate recommendation. Mindful Journey Center is an EMDRIA-approved provider to serve clinicians in the United States and Canada, only with certain limited exceptions. If you are a clinician living outside of the United States or Canada, we suggest that you contact the Institute for Creative Mindfulness first or check with your regional organization (e.g., EMDR Europe, EMDR Asia, EMDR Australia). A U.S.-based training may not be accepted for accreditation in your country.

Attendance:  If you are attending the training online, please respect the learning process in the same way you would during an in-person training. Plan your schedule so you can be fully present and engaged during the sessions. This means not driving or doing other activities during the training. For example, please avoid attending while shopping, eating at a restaurant, or multitasking in ways that take your attention away from the training (yes, this has happened before!). Full attendance is required for all sessions, and you must remain on video as part of attendance verification for continuing education requirements. Partial credit cannot be awarded. By registering, you confirm that you have read the EMDR Therapy Training information page prior to signing up. Please also note that  EMDRIA requires participants to complete and pass a short quiz after Part II of the training.

Technological Requirements: Attendance at all live sessions on the indicated dates is mandatory for completion of this course. These live lecture and practicum sessions will be hosted by the video conferencing platform Zoom. Links for joining these live sessions via zoom are included in the course portals. These links will prompt you to download the Zoom software if you have not already done so, and will then connect you to the session. Please plan on joining a few minutes early for troubleshooting if you are not already familiar with the platform. For more information on how to join
a Zoom meeting, please read through the following article: https://www.howtogeek.com/662339/how-to-join-a-zoom-meeting/. By registering for these trainings, you acknowledge that you meet the technological requirements needed to participate. If you require technical assistance, you are required to reach out to your instructor at least one week prior to the start of training.

Payment: Purchase of this training can be broken up into one, two, or three payments USD, with the first being due at the time of purchase, the second one month later, and the final payment a month after that. If the second payment cannot be processed due to issues with a credit card, you will be unenrolled from the course bundle. Please notify out office at [email protected] with any changes. Note that requests for refunds are governed by Mindful Journey Center's Policies.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: You have read and agree to Mindful Journey Center's Organizational Policies, which stipulate the terms for refunds, cancellations, and resolving grievances and disputes.

Consultation:  
In this training, the 10 hours of consultation required by EMDRIA are included in the cost, under certain guidelines. After completing Part I, you will receive instructions on how to sign up for the virtual consultation sessions. These consultations are offered online and may be scheduled in group formats of one, two, or four hours. We recommend completing 4–6 hours of consultation between Part I and Part II to support your learning and clinical practice. Consultation groups are offered on different days and times over a six-month period following the training to provide flexibility.  Trainees are responsible for registering for and attending the consultation sessions they select. If you need to cancel, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. If you do not attend or cancel late, you will be responsible for paying for the missed consultation in order to complete the 10-hour requirement. One no-show or late cancellation will be waived as a courtesy. If you do not sign up for and complete the required consultation hours within the six-month window, you will need to arrange and pay for additional consultation to finish the required 10 hours. You will have one year (12 months) from the start of the training to complete all requirements, including the 10 hours of consultation, in order to receive your Certificate of Completion for the EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Therapy Training from Mindful Journey Center. Exceptions can only be granted in extreme circumstances, such as illness, injury, or humanitarian emergencies, within the six month of your Part I training.


Correspondence from Training Organization: Mindful Journey Center regularly sends correspondence about the training, including an email confirmation at registration and several emails leading up to each training. The emails presently come from [email protected]. If you are not receiving these emails, you are required to check your Spam folder as correspondence from new organizations often ends up there. Once you receive your first correspondence, please save the email to your address book. If you have not received a confirmation email or other correspondence from the organization within seven days of the event, it is your responsibility to reach out to us by email or phone.

Additional Reading Requirements: Please take note of the EMDR Therapy Training Reading List. EMDRIA requires that you purchase and read Francine Shapiro's Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures, which is available for purchase at Amazon and other retailers.

Professionalism: You will show up on time and be fully present for each session, acting in a professional manner. You will reach out to your faculty member or any assistants if any unexpected problems arise. Staying present for online learning can come with its unique set of challenges, and you agree to take full responsibility for addressing your needs in the area of grounding and self-care during the training. You agree to refrain from all alcohol and illicit drug use during the training and agree to speak with your faculty member or an assistant if you anticipate that your impairment due to prescribed medications might pose a problem during the training. The faculty and staff reserve the right to remove trainees at any time if the trainee creates an unsafe or unprofessional environment for you or for other trainees, or for any other reason, at their sole discretion.

Accommodations: Mindful Journey Center follows the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We ask that if you are in need of any special accommodations that will allow you to take your training with us online, please email us with any special requests thirty days before the scheduled training. If, during the training, a need for an accommodation arises, you are expected to contact your instructor and/or practicum assistant immediately and we will discuss the best possible solution.


Confidentiality: There is no client relationship or other privilege that would create a duty rising to the level of clinical confidentiality in this training setting; however, you are expected to respect the confidentiality of other trainees in the group, and your trainer will explain the importance of confidentiality. Trainees who observe a problem with another trainee are expected to bring the problem to the lead trainer or other training staff. Similarly, if a staff member observes an issue with professionalism, they reserve the right to discuss that issue with the lead trainer.


Preparedness for Doing Your Own Work: Throughout the training, you will be expected to participate in a working practicum experience in the role of therapist, client, and observer. This means that you will be expected to do a small piece of your own, authentic clinical work. If you are currently in counseling or being treated for a mental health condition, it is recommended that you speak with your provider, alerting them that you are participating in the training. If you have received a major mental health diagnosis (past or present), you acknowledge that you are taking this training and engaging in this practicum at your own risk, and agree to alert faculty or training staff before or during the training if any complications arise. You acknowledge that everyone taking part in the practicum experience is new to EMDR therapy and agree to keep the space as safe as possible for all involved. If any problems arise, you agree to address them with faculty or staff members.

Email [email protected] with any questions or concerns. After registering for this course you will receive an email from Thinkific which will ask you to complete your registration and give you access to the course portal.

Instructor(s)

Irene Rodriguez, LMHC, REAT

EMDRIA-Approved Trainer

Irene M. Rodriguez, LMHC, REAT, is a Boricua Caribeña, cisgender female, and native of Puerto Rico. She lives with the privileges of being able-bodied and middle class and moves through the world with humor, heart, and a spiritual—though not religious—lens. Irene is a bilingual EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Trainer and Consultant, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and trauma specialist with over fifteen years of clinical experience. She teaches EMDR Therapy through the lenses of attachment, Polyvagal Theory, and the demystification of dissociation, helping make complex concepts accessible without intimidation during the learning process. She is the founder of Mindful Journey Center, where she offers therapy, retreats, consultations, and EMDRIA-approved EMDR Therapy trainings in English, Spanish, and bilingual formats, with an integrative focus on expressive arts, mindfulness, and parts work. She also serves as the Director of the Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy Program, which includes the Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator Training. Irene specializes in supporting clinicians working with complex trauma, dissociation, and attachment wounds. Her trainings and consultations are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in creative, body-based practices that support both client healing and therapist well-being. She is also a certified Laughter Yoga and Meditation Facilitator and a Sound Healing Practitioner. She has presented at EMDRIA Summits and EMDRIA Conferences and is a contributing author, alongside Dr. Jamie Marich, in the book EMDR Therapy and Creative Arts Therapy. As an expressive artist, Irene uses mixed media to tell stories as she feels them, blending intuition, creativity, and clinical knowledge. Her approach to learning spaces is both grounded and playful—creating environments that are welcoming, compassionate, and inclusive. In everything she does, Irene brings both depth and humor, believing that art is not only a form of expression, but also a pathway to healing, connection, and reclaiming joy. She currently lives on her beloved island of Puerto Rico with her rescued dog, Lucky Bones, and twelve very expressive lovebirds.

Irene Rodriguez, LMHC, REAT

EMDRIA-Approved Trainer

Irene M. Rodriguez, LMHC, REAT, is a Boricua Caribeña, cisgender female, and native of Puerto Rico. She lives with the privileges of being able-bodied and middle class and moves through the world with humor, heart, and a spiritual—though not religious—lens. Irene is a bilingual EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Trainer and Consultant, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and trauma specialist with over fifteen years of clinical experience. She teaches EMDR Therapy through the lenses of attachment, Polyvagal Theory, and the demystification of dissociation, helping make complex concepts accessible without intimidation during the learning process. She is the founder of Mindful Journey Center, where she offers therapy, retreats, consultations, and EMDRIA-approved EMDR Therapy trainings in English, Spanish, and bilingual formats, with an integrative focus on expressive arts, mindfulness, and parts work. She also serves as the Director of the Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy Program, which includes the Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator Training. Irene specializes in supporting clinicians working with complex trauma, dissociation, and attachment wounds. Her trainings and consultations are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in creative, body-based practices that support both client healing and therapist well-being. She is also a certified Laughter Yoga and Meditation Facilitator and a Sound Healing Practitioner. She has presented at EMDRIA Summits and EMDRIA Conferences and is a contributing author, alongside Dr. Jamie Marich, in the book EMDR Therapy and Creative Arts Therapy. As an expressive artist, Irene uses mixed media to tell stories as she feels them, blending intuition, creativity, and clinical knowledge. Her approach to learning spaces is both grounded and playful—creating environments that are welcoming, compassionate, and inclusive. In everything she does, Irene brings both depth and humor, believing that art is not only a form of expression, but also a pathway to healing, connection, and reclaiming joy. She currently lives on her beloved island of Puerto Rico with her rescued dog, Lucky Bones, and twelve very expressive lovebirds.

Continuing Education

This is live interactive webinar-based training. This is a beginner-level course. Attendance at all live sessions, and course evaluation is required to receive CE Certificate. Course evaluations are made available after all live sessions have been completed within this course portal. Upon completing the evaluation, participants will be able to download their CE certificates.


Participants can earn 21 Continuing Education (CE) hours for this course. Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  There are no known conflicts of interests for this workshop. CE credit is provided by CE-Classes.com, an approved provider for:

  • The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 
  • California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements. Updated 6/12/2025
  • California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12- 174-0627 Expires 06-2027
  • California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
  • Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2027
  • Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
  • Florida Certification Board
  • Illinois - CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2027
  • Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
  • New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260
  • New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211
  • New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
  • Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB. 
  • Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs)
  • South Carolina - CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
  • Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from aprovider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • This course is NOT available for NBCC credit.
  • This course does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers. However our state board approvals may be accepted for license renewal.  Check with your state board.


Irene M. Rodriguez / Mindful Journey Center is an approved training provider in EMDR Therapy by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Approval. EMDRIA is not a provider of continuing education, although they do authorize training providers in EMDR therapy after a rigorous approval process. Completion of Part I & Part II constitutes partial training in EMDR Therapy. Completion of required consultation is needed to receive full certificate of training from Mindful Journey Center.

Course curriculum

    1. Your Live Interactive Webinar-Based EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Therapy Training (Part I)

    2. Informed Consent & Code of Conduct

    3. ACKNOWLEDGE: Informed Consent and Code of Conduct

    4. Course Description & Objectives

    5. Training Agenda

    6. About the Presenter

    7. Continuing Education

    8. Required and Recommended Reading & Resources

    9. Zoom Information and Logistics

    1. EMDR Manual: Part I (11th Ed)

    2. EMDR Therapy Worksheets

    3. Phases 1-8 Fillable Worksheets

    4. Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)

    5. Dissociative Symptoms Scale

    6. Window of Tolerance Infographic

    7. PEA Identity Race Culture

    8. Phase 1: Supplement: Attachment-Questionnaire

    9. Phase 1: Supplement Attachment Style Questionary

    10. Navigating Dissociation Infographic

    11. EMDRIA Required Learner Assessment (Quiz) Study Guide

    12. Bilateral Stimulation (Easy Free Online Program)

    1. Standard Phases 1-8

    2. Mini Demo

    3. Client History Phase 1 Telehealth

    4. Calm Safe Space Telehealth

    5. Calm Safe Place Gone Bad

    6. Container Telehealth

    7. Testing Our DAS Telehealth

    8. Explaining DAS Telehealth

    9. Phase 3-7 Telehealth

    10. Phase 8 Future Template Telehealth

    1. Audio Demo: Calm Place Visualization

    2. Audio Demo: Protective Figure

    3. Audio Demo: Light Stream Visualization

    1. Intro: Expressive Arts Therapy

    1. What's Next... Important Follow Up Information

About this course

  • Free
  • 46 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content