EMDR Basic Training Comprehensive Foundational Program

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Aug 26, 2025 11:00am-12:30pm CST

EMDR is widely considered the field’s premier approach to rapidly process trauma and free clients from suffering.

But because it’s so powerful, you need carefully designed training to keep your clients and yourself safe.

Most trainings are built to teach the traditional EMDR model, which can be overly intense, distressing, and painful for clients…

…resulting in many therapists abandoning EMDR entirely out of confusion and fear.

That’s where Dr. Laurel Parnell is revolutionizing the field by offering the EMDR approach that provides the complete support, adaptations, and pacing you need for deep trauma healing!

Now, you can join Dr Laurel Parnell in this exclusive 3-month online course that will equip you with powerful new trauma healing skills to use right away with your clients…

…and start you on the path to becoming a fully confident EMDR therapist.

Registration is only available for a very limited time, so be sure to sign up today!

What Sets This Program Apart

For the first time ever, the Parnell Institute’s EMDR Basic Training program is now available to you in a fully online format!

For decades, Dr Laurel Parnell has been a leading authority in EMDR therapy, pioneering the integration of attachment-focused and client-centered techniques through her transformative Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) model.

She’s developed the Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) model that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of trauma clients.

Unlike any other EMDR therapy, AF-EMDR begins by installing attachment resources that aid clients through each moment of trauma processing.

And AF-EMDR isn’t limited to the finger-waving technique that clients often find painful. Instead, it offers multiple methods to apply Bilateral Stimulation, based on the client’s unique needs…

…making it one of the most effective, client-friendly EMDR approaches available.

Now, you have the opportunity to join Dr. Parnell in this exclusive online program where she will personally guide you through her transformative AF-EMDR method.

In this program, you’ll experience:

  • step-by-step road map to discover the enhanced EMDR protocol that Dr. Parnell has used to help thousands of clients heal from trauma
  • Powerful resource-tapping techniques you can use right away to build strength, safety, and the care clients need to continue with the work
  • In-session videos of real-life cases that show you exactly how to apply the interventions in practice
  • 3 exclusive live calls with Dr. Parnell, where she’ll answer your clinical questions and offer expert guidance
  • PDF handouts of slides to use as quick reference resources

You’ll also be fully prepared for the Attachment-Focused EMDR Certification program, offered directly through the Parnell Institute — which provides the consulting and hands-on guidance you need to expertly apply EMDR.

Meet the Course Instructor

A Personal Invitation from Dr. Laurel Parnell

Dear colleague,

I’ve been personally involved with EMDR since its infancy. After receiving direct training from its founder, Dr. Francine Shapiro, I was really taken by EMDR’s transformative power.

But as I worked with adults who experienced abusive childhoods, I discovered that my clients were often so frightened and overwhelmed by the intensity of the EMDR they received using the standard protocol that they never wanted to do it again.

That’s when I realized I needed to prepare them more by building up our therapeutic relationship and providing resources that offer strength, safety, and the care they need to continue with the work.

So, I began to hone and perfect the EMDR process to fit the needs of our clients and provide key foundations for our deep healing work.

Now I’m excited to teach you this powerful framework and provide you with new skills that you can use right away with your clients!

You’ll build your confidence to effectively work with even the most challenging trauma cases, including those involving physical and sexual abuse, early-attachment wounds, grief, complex PTSD, racial and cultural trauma, and more.

And you’ll have the opportunity to go on to our exclusive certification program that will train and recognize you as a qualified Attachment-Focused EMDR therapist.

I look forward to partnering with you to provide healing and care,

Warmly,

Dr. Laurel Parnell,
Founder of Attachment-Focused EMDR and the Parnell Institute

Learn More

The course is provided by the Psychotherapy Networker. To learn more details and register, click the button below.