EMDR Therapy for PTSD and Trauma - A Complete Masterclass

Name: EMDR Therapy for PTSD and Trauma - A Complete Masterclass
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Fully Accredited EMDR training and certification for PTSD, childhood trauma, grief, trauma therapy, and death doula etc.

Created byProf. Krishna N. Sharma, Ph.D., Virtued Academy International, UniSkill Academy

Last updated 1/2026

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What you'll learn

Step-by-step EMDR for PTSD and trauma
EFT Tapping integrated EMDR
EMDR Exercises
Downloadable EMDR video cue
Downloadable EMDR audio cue

Course content

6 sections • 26 lectures • 2h 43m total length

Programme Overview1:27
Gain a fully accredited certification program for EMDR therapy, suitable for those with no prior knowledge. Receive a personalized certification with simplified concepts for busy learners.
Download Course Manual0:05
Download Self-EMDR Video Cue10:13
Download Self-EMDR Audio Cue10:00
Learn to download and use a self-EMDR audio cue for supporting EMDR therapy in PTSD and trauma, as part of a complete masterclass.
Introduction to PTSD8:55
Discover how PTSD develops after trauma, identify core symptoms like intrusive memories, avoidance, negative mood, and hyperarousal, and learn how EMDR and other therapies aid recovery.
Introduction to EMDR4:41
Explore emdr therapy, a structured treatment using bilateral stimulation, usually eye movements, to desensitize and reprocess trauma memories and reduce distress through an eight-phase process.
Trauma and Window of Tolerance8:53
Understand how emotional trauma shrinks the window of tolerance, causing hyperarousal or numbness, and how EMDR therapy expands this window for safer reprocessing.

Identifying appropriate clients for EMDR2:57
Identify EMDR-appropriate clients by evaluating trauma type and severity, PTSD symptoms, readiness, and distress tolerance, while considering overall mental health and suitability for adjunctive treatments.
Preparing clients for EMDR3:13
Establish a strong therapeutic relationship, identify the first target memory, assess safety and stability, teach relaxation techniques, review the EMDR process, obtain informed consent, and provide resources and ongoing support.
Safety and stabilisation procedures5:19
Master safety and stability protocols in EMDR therapy through risk and readiness assessment, relaxation techniques, coping skills such as journaling and mindfulness, and a plan with safe place and resources.
EMDR Relaxation Exercises25:16
Discover safe place visualization and bilateral stimulation for EMDR preparation. Apply self cueing, containers, resource figures, and butterfly hug to boost coping and tolerance.

Step by Step EMDR Therapy16:44
Apply the eight-stage EMDR framework to treat trauma, from history taking and preparation to desensitization, installation, body scan, closer, and reevaluation, using bilateral stimulation and self-soothing techniques.
EMDR Session Example Transcript13:50
EMDR Session Videos0:11
IFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) integrated EMDR12:40
Combine EFT with EMDR to address trauma using tapping on acupressure points and bilateral stimulation, guiding clients through trauma memory toward present safety and integration.
EMDR for multiple traumas and complex trauma2:47
EMDR therapy addresses multiple traumas and complex trauma by guiding clients through the eight phases to process each distressing memory while building coping skills, safety, well-being, and debriefing support.
EMDR in Dissociation3:44
Learn how EMDR therapy addresses dissociation by stabilizing clients, teaching coping techniques, identifying triggers, and reframing dissociation-related beliefs to support safety and wellbeing.
EMDR for children and adolescents3:10
Learn to adapt EMDR therapy for children and adolescents using age-appropriate language and playful modalities, including drawing, teddy bears, and guided imagery, while ensuring safety and collaboration with caregivers.

EMDR therapy and pharmacotherapy2:08
Pharmacotherapy complements EMDR therapy to relieve PTSD symptoms, treating anxiety and depression with medication while EMDR rewrites traumatic memories and beliefs.
EMDR therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy1:58
Combine EMDR therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy to address underlying traumatic memories and negative thoughts, reducing PTSD symptoms and supporting integrated emotional and cognitive processing.
EMDR therapy and psychoanalytic therapies2:19
Explore how emdr therapy complements psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies to treat ptsd by addressing unconscious feelings and processing traumatic memories for integration.
EMDR therapy and trauma-informed care1:50
EMDR therapy addresses underlying traumatic memories and negative beliefs within a trauma-informed, holistic care approach, coordinating with counselling, peer support, and medical services to support well-being.
EMDR therapy for other trauma-related disorders2:36
Explore how emdr therapy extends beyond ptsd to treat complex ptsd, acute stress disorder, generalized anxiety, depression, phobias, and addictive disorders, in collaboration with other medical professionals.

Requirements

None.

Description

This IAOTH, UK accredited EMDR training and certification will enable you to use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), complex PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder (DID), grief, trauma, traumatic grief. It will help you with trauma therapy, death doula, trauma-informed teaching, trauma-informed care, forward-facing trauma therapy, etc.

This course also provides you free downloadable EMDR Video Cue and downloadable EMDR Audio Cue that you can use for Self-EMDR or EMDR sessions with clients.

This course is designed keeping in mind, that you might have no prior information about EMDR and PTSD. We have tried to avoid jargon as much as possible and have simplified the concepts and terminologies for you.

This course will cover:

Introduction to PTSD
Introduction to EMDR
Trauma and Window of Tolerance
Identifying appropriate clients for EMDR
Preparing clients for EMDR
Safety and stabilization procedures
EMDR Relaxation Exercises
Step-by-Step EMDR Therapy
EMDR Session Example Transcript
EMDR Session Videos
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) integrated EMDR
EMDR for multiple traumas and complex trauma
EMDR in Dissociation
EMDR for children and adolescents
EMDR therapy and pharmacotherapy
EMDR therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy
EMDR therapy and psychoanalytic therapies
EMDR therapy and trauma-informed care
EMDR therapy for other trauma-related disorders

This programme is accredited, and this Udemy course is recognized for certification by Virtued Academy International, an autonomous institute, under the Virtued Society, incorporated under the act 21, 1860 of the Government of U.P., India. Validity & Utility of the training is conditionally in conformity with the Constitution of India, and the laws of the land under Article 19 1 G. Virtued Academy International provides continuing education for individuals interested in self-development and students should contact the IAOTH, UK for registration/ accreditation and relevant local authorities for the scope of practice.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn EMDR Therapy to help self and others struggling with PTSD and Trauma.

EMDR Therapy for PTSD and Trauma - A Complete Masterclass

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Course content

EMDR Therapy and PTSD7 lectures • 44min

Foundations of EMDR Therapy4 lectures • 37min

Practical EMDR Therapy for PTSD7 lectures • 53min

EMDR-Therapies Interactions5 lectures • 11min

Professional Updates - 20262 lectures • 17min

Getting Certified1 lecture • 1min

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