EMDR Approved Consultant
1. EMDR International Association Approved EMDR Basic Training
Provide a copy of your certificate of completion of an EMDRIA™ Approved EMDR Basic Training program.
2. License/Certification
Provide a copy of your license to practice independently as a mental health professional in the state or province where you practice.
3. Three Years of EMDR Experience
Do you have at least three years of experience after completing an EMDRIA™ Approved EMDR Basic Training program?
Applicants must have the minimum 3 years of experience after completion of the EMDR basic training.
4. Notarized Statement of EMDR Sessions
Have you conducted at least 300 EMDR sessions with at least 75 clients?
Provide a notarized document supporting this statement. Applicants can simply state "I have conducted at least 300 EMDR sessions with at least 75 clients" or similar wording and then have it notarized.
5. Twenty (20) Hours of Consultation-of-Consultation by an EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ in EMDR
Twenty hours of consultation-of-consultation are required. Provide documentation from the EMDRIA Approved Consultant(s)™ who provided consultation-of-consultation to you. It must specify the exact number of consultation hours you received and designate how many of those were individual consultations and how many were group consultations.
If you have received consultation from more than one EMDRIA Approved Consultant™, you will need documentation from each one.
Consultation of consultation groups cannot exceed more than four EMDRIA Approved Consultants in Training™ at any one time.
Only consultation hours received after becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ can be applied towards this requirement.
6. EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ Letter(s) of Recommendation
Provide letter(s) from one or more EMDRIA Approved Consultant(s)™ addressing the quality of your consultation in EMDR to others.
Letters may include documentation of consultation hours as required in #5 above.
7. Letters of Recommendation Regarding Professional Practice
Provide two letters of recommendation regarding your professional utilization of EMDR in clinical practice, consultation abilities, ethics in practice, and professional character. These letters may be from colleagues or peers. These letters cannot be from the EMDRIA Approved Consultants™ you received consultation of consultation from.
8. 12 Hours of EMDRIA™ Credits
Provide certificates of completion for at least 12 hours of EMDRIA™ Credits (continuing education in EMDR).
The EMDRIA™ Credits must be completed within the most recent certification renewal or later to be eligible for the EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ application.
Certificates of completion of EMDRIA™ Credits hours should include the EMDRIA™ program approval number and the number of credits earned.
9. EMDR International Association Policies Agreement
Applicants must read and verify on the application form that they agree to adhere to EMDRIA™ Policies.
1. EMDR International Association Approved EMDR Basic Training
Provide a copy of your certificate of completion of an EMDRIA™ Approved EMDR Basic Training program.
2. License/Certification
Provide a copy of your license to practice independently as a mental health professional in the state or province where you practice.
3. Three Years of EMDR Experience
Do you have at least three years of experience after completing an EMDRIA™ Approved EMDR Basic Training program?
Applicants must have the minimum 3 years of experience after completion of the EMDR basic training.
4. Notarized Statement of EMDR Sessions
Have you conducted at least 300 EMDR sessions with at least 75 clients?
Provide a notarized document supporting this statement. Applicants can simply state "I have conducted at least 300 EMDR sessions with at least 75 clients" or similar wording and then have it notarized.
5. Twenty (20) Hours of Consultation-of-Consultation by an EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ in EMDR
Twenty hours of consultation-of-consultation are required. Provide documentation from the EMDRIA Approved Consultant(s)™ who provided consultation-of-consultation to you. It must specify the exact number of consultation hours you received and designate how many of those were individual consultations and how many were group consultations.
If you have received consultation from more than one EMDRIA Approved Consultant™, you will need documentation from each one.
Consultation of consultation groups cannot exceed more than four EMDRIA Approved Consultants in Training™ at any one time.
Only consultation hours received after becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ can be applied towards this requirement.
6. EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ Letter(s) of Recommendation
Provide letter(s) from one or more EMDRIA Approved Consultant(s)™ addressing the quality of your consultation in EMDR to others.
Letters may include documentation of consultation hours as required in #5 above.
7. Letters of Recommendation Regarding Professional Practice
Provide two letters of recommendation regarding your professional utilization of EMDR in clinical practice, consultation abilities, ethics in practice, and professional character. These letters may be from colleagues or peers. These letters cannot be from the EMDRIA Approved Consultants™ you received consultation of consultation from.
8. 12 Hours of EMDRIA™ Credits
Provide certificates of completion for at least 12 hours of EMDRIA™ Credits (continuing education in EMDR).
The EMDRIA™ Credits must be completed within the most recent certification renewal or later to be eligible for the EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ application.
Certificates of completion of EMDRIA™ Credits hours should include the EMDRIA™ program approval number and the number of credits earned.
9. EMDR International Association Policies Agreement
Applicants must read and verify on the application form that they agree to adhere to EMDRIA™ Policies.