attachment-informed EMDR: Core Concepts and Session Structure
Date:
August 27 - 28, 2026
Place:
Greenwood Village Training Space, 6200 S Syracuse Way, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111
*Attend this training on its own or as part of the two-part series.
You are trained in EMDR. You know the protocol.
And still, when attachment wounds and developmental trauma are associated with persistent nervous system dysregulation, EMDR can feel slower and less predictable.
Targets are less clear. Activation can become overly cognitive or exceed the client’s window of tolerance. Sessions can lose structure or end without a clear sense of completion, even when you are careful and aligned with the model.
This two day training is designed for that clinical territory.
It offers a clear, structured way to work with attachment-related and developmental presentations using EMDR, while keeping attachment and nervous system regulation in view throughout the session.
What this training gives you
Over two days, you will learn how to organize your thinking, your preparation, and your in-session decisions so the EMDR protocol can do its job more reliably.
You will leave with more clarity about...
✔️ what is organizing the client’s current presentation
✔️ how to resource first so the system has enough support for processing
✔️ how to bridge from present day triggers to meaningful developmental targets
✔️ how to activate without flooding or going overly cognitive
✔️ how to support repair when processing stalls
✔️ how to end sessions with containment and present orientation
How the training is taught
Teaching is clear and focused.
Mark teaches through instruction, live demonstration, and structured practice. He explains his clinical reasoning as he works, so you can see how decisions are made moment by moment.
As Gabor Maté says, “Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.” ai-EMDR helps us work with what the nervous system learned to do to survive, whether the presenting issue feels big or small.
Who this training is for
This training is for EMDR-trained clinicians who work with attachment-related distress, developmental trauma, and chronic patterns of dysregulation, and who want sessions to feel more contained, coherent, and complete.
If you want more clarity in case conceptualisation, more confidence choosing targets, and cleaner decision making during processing, this training will support that.
Register now. Space is limited due to the in-person format.
Featured Speaker
Director of EMDR Focus Ltd.