CERTIFICATION
Get Certified in Attachment-Focused EMDR
Our Intention with certification is to mentor and support your growth as an Attachment-Focused EMDR therapist. Healing is sacred work that recognizes the whole person including the somatic, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.
Certification is about developing your skills for working with your clients in all these dimensions.
Why get certified?
Referrals
Be featured in the Parnell Institute’s online directory of Certified AF-EMDR Therapists, where prospective clients and colleagues can find your professional profile.
Recognized Expertise
You may identify yourself as a Parnell Institute Certified Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapist on your business cards, résumé, website, and other professional materials.
Mentorship
Work with highly-skilled and experienced consultants / mentors to further develop competency in Attachment-Focused EMDR and compassionately attuning to the needs of each individual client.
Credential
Receive a digital certificate and professional badge recognizing your achievement as a Certified Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapist.
Certification Process
Cultivating compassionate, client-centered therapy.
NOTE: EMDRIA's Basic Training does not qualify for certification. Dr. Parnell's workshops do not qualify for certification.
Phase 1
Complete Parnell Institute's Basic Training
The Parnell Institute Attachment-Focused EMDR Training is divided into three parts. Participants will take Basic Training Parts 1 & 2 over two, three-day weekends scheduled close together in time or over seven days in a live, in-person setting.
Upon completing Basic Training Part 2, all participants are required to use Attachment-Focused EMDR in their practice while receiving ten hours of small group consultation from our Parnell Institute faculty (typically done virtually in groups over Zoom).
Basic Training Part 3 is a multi-day training taken approximately six months following Part 2 and after completing the requisite 10 hours of consultation with an approved Parnell Institute consultant.
This typically takes six months to one year and must be completed within two years.
See below for investment information.
Phase 2
Proclaim Your Intent to Certify
Through this process we will help make sure you are matched with a Parnell Institute Approved Consultant. We are available to assist you as you work through the Certification Process.
There are 2 steps to this Phase, so please make sure you understand and complete both steps.
1. Fill out the Letter of Intent to Certify
2. Pay the $50 Program Entry Fee
Phase 3
Mentorship & Clinical Experience
Working with a Parnell Institute Approved Consultant, trainees must work with 25 different clients using Attachment -Focused EMDR, for a minimum of 50 sessions.
Trainees must also receive at least 20 hours of consultation and often need additional hours to obtain the required proficiency in AF-EMDR.
A Parnell Institute Consultant/Mentor must verify, in writing, that the applicant has fulfilled the required number of hours of individual and group consultation.
This is a process that takes at least two years after completing Basic Training.
Phase 4
Apply for
Certification
Applicants for the designation of Attachment-Focused EMDR Certified Therapist must meet all criteria and submit required documentation.
You and your Consultant/Mentor will check in on your progress to determine your readiness for Certification.
The Parnell Institute highly recommends that all EMDR therapists have their own EMDR therapy. It is at the Consultants’ discretion to determine if EMDR or another therapy is required to continue with certification at any point in the process.
You must also be a current, paying member of the Parnell Institute. You can learn more and sign up here if you are not already a member. The membership is separate from the certification fee.
The timeframe varies.
Your Investment
Basic Training
Part I & II tuition - Starts at $1560* and includes 45 hours of training
10 Hours Consultation Fee - $650*
Consultation Fee is a separate cost from the Training fee. This occurs after Part 2 has been completed.
Part 3 tuition - Starts at $810* and includes 22.5 hours of training
Mentorship & Clinical Experience
Fee Varies*
2-Year Mentorship
Trainees receive, at least, 20 hours of consultation often needing additional hours to obtain the required proficiency in AF-EMDR.
You may want to reach out to 3 different Approved Parnell Institute Consultants and to determine average pricing as this fee is paid directly to the Consultant.
Recertification
Fee - $150*
Recertification is required every two years.
Listing on the Parnell Institute for Attachment-Focused EMDR website as an AF-EMDR Certified Therapist, will remain for as long as you renew your certification and you are a current, paying member of the Parnell Institute.
You can learn more and sign up here if you are not already a member. The membership is separate from the certification fee.
*All fees are subject to change. Please reach out to our team at [email protected] if you need clarification about anything.
Become a Certified Attachment-focused EMDR Therapist
FREE EMDR EBOOK!
Get our FREE "Introduction to Attachment-Focused EMDR" ebook to learn the basic principles of EMDR with an attachment focus, it's powerful benefits for your clients, and how you can integrate it into your practice.
The E-Book will come by email, so be sure to check your spam if you don't see it. You'll also get updates to Parnell Institute, fill out the information above, this includes trainings & calls when they are added to the schedule.
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