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.
Listing on the Parnell Institute for Attachment-Focused EMDR website as an AF-EMDR Certified Therapist.
Authorization to call oneself an AF-EMDR Certified Therapist on business cards, resumes, and more.
Receive a digital Certificate and badge.
Work with a highly skilled and experienced consultant / mentor to further develop competency in AF-EMDR and compassionately attuning to the needs of each individual client.
Cultivating compassionate, client-centered therapy.
EMDRIA’s Basic Training does not qualify for certification. Dr. Parnell’s workshops do not qualify for certification.
The Parnell Institute Attachment-Focused EMDR Training is divided into three parts. Participants will take Parts 1 & 2 (Basic Training) over two three-day weekends scheduled close together in time or over seven days in a live, in-person setting.
Upon completing 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).
Part 3 (Basic Training) 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.
Working with a Parnell Institute Approved Consultant, trainees must work with 25 different clients using Attachment -Focused EMDR, for 50 sessions minimum. 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.
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.
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
Fee Varies*
2 Year Mentorship
Trainees receive, at least, 20 hours of consultation and often need additional hours to obtain the required proficiency in Attachment-Focused EMDR.
You may want to reach out to 3 different Approved Parnell Institute Consultants and ask what their average pricing has been for this.
Fee – $200*
Program Entry fee -$50
Certification Verification fee – $150
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 support@parnellemdr.com if you need clarification.