Attachment-Focused EMDR Workshop and Consultation with Dr. Laurel Parnell: Healing Relational Trauma and Adults Abused in Childhood
- Speaker:
- Laurel Parnell, PhD
- Duration:
- 15 Hours 10 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Aug 20, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150189
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Watch world-renowned EMDR expert Dr. Laurel Parnell, a leading authority in EMDR therapy, pioneering the integration of attachment-focused and client-centered techniques that have transformed trauma treatment.
In this exclusive workshop, she’ll personally guide you through her transformative EMDR method—giving you the skills and confidence to integrate it effectively into your practice.
Watch Dr. Parnell for a front-row seat to:
- A clear clinical roadmap to apply the enhanced EMDR protocol Dr. Parnell has used to help thousands of clients heal from trauma
- Powerful resource tapping techniques to build strength, safety, and the care clients need to continue with the work.
- Video of a real-life case examples to help your” stuck” clients work through their processing difficulties
- Exclusive case consultation session with Dr. Parnell, where she’ll answer your clinical questions and offer expert guidance
Don’t miss your chance to train with one of the most respected EMDR experts in the world!
This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Attachment-Focused EMDR Workshop and Consultation with Dr. Laurel Parnell (7.8 MB) | 96 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Laurel Parnell, PhD Related seminars and products
Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Trainer
Private Practice
Laurel Parnell, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and director of the Parnell Institute for Attachment-Focused EMDR. One of the world's leading experts on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she is the originator of the EMDR-related therapies Attachment-Focused EMDR and Resource Tapping. Dr. Parnell has served on the faculty of the California Institute for Integral Studies and John F. Kennedy University. She is the author of several books and videos on EMDR, including, Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Relational Trauma, Rewiring the Addicted Brain with EMDR-Based Treatment, A Therapist's Guide to EMDR and Tapping In. Dr. Parnell keynotes conferences, trains clinicians in EMDR, and teaches workshops internationally on Attachment-Focused EMDR, Rewiring the Addicted Brain and Resource Tapping. Learn more about Dr. Parnell at www.parnellemdr.com.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Laurel Parnell maintains a private practice and is the director of the Parnell Institute, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Parnell receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Laurel Parnell has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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Objectives
- Combine the five basic principles of Attachment-Focused EMDR into the treatment of relational trauma.
- Use an attachment focus in the history taking and preparation phases of EMDR.
- Integrate resource installation into EMDR with an attachment focus.
- Identify repair techniques for early developmental stages using imagination and bilateral stimulation.
- Name three techniques for working with dissociation.
- Determine four ways to integrate an attachment focus into EMDR’s desensitization, installation, closure, and re-evaluation phases.
- Utilize four interweave strategies to unblock processing.
- Determine how to adapt the standard EMDR protocol for clients with attachment wounds.
- Develop an “ideal mother” for the repair of attachment wounds.
- Use bilateral stimulation to tap in or install resources in the preparation phase of treatment and in the beginning of a session.
- Utilize positive imagery in the formation of inner resources.
- Develop strategies to repair damaged attachment in clients with childhood abuse.
- Examine the process of combining attachment-focused imagery activation and bilateral stimulation.
- Utilize attachment-focused imagery exercises with bilateral stimulation.
- Identify six therapist characteristics and skills for attachment repair.
- Name the four foundational resources used in Attachment-Focused EMDR.
Outline
Day 1
The 5 Basic Principles of EMDR of the Modified Protocol
Laying the groundwork to repair client’s attachment wounds
Tapping in Resources
Steps to install four foundational resources clients need to process traumatic memories.
Installing Foundational Resources
- Master steps to tap in 4 essential resources for trauma processing
- Hone practical techniques for resource installation
Addressing Attachment Trauma
- Enhance resource installation strategies to resolve early attachment wounds
In-Session Video Demonstration
- Video example illustrating resource installation in action
Case Conceptualization and Target Development
Take a Thorough History
- Conceptualize cases
- Develop EMDR targets for early trauma
Bridging Technique
- Identify EMDR targets when past traumas are unclear
- Video demonstration applying these techniques with a client
- Risks and limitations
Day 2
Processing Difficulties and Using Interweaves
Proven techniques to help “stuck” clients move forward
Key Strategies for EMDR Processing Challenges
- Overcome common obstacles that derail sessions
- Strengthen skills to manage abreactions and dissociation
- Resolve numbness, sleepiness, and memory chaining
- Use interweaves to unblock processing
Real-Life Application
- Case example demonstrated through video
- Practical strategies for guiding clients through challenges
EMDR: Repairing Developmental Deficits
Advance your resource installation skills with innovative reparative strategies. Video case study to explore creative family constellations and other tools for deeper healing.
Enhancing Resource Installation
- Reinforce previously learned resource installation techniques
- Deepen understanding of the four foundational resources
Exploring Alternative Resources
- Create new parents
- Design dynamic family constellations
- Apply diverse reparative resources
Demonstration through Case Study
- Video case study featuring transgender client
- Practical application of alternative resources
- Risks and limitations
Day 3
Exclusive Group Consultation Session
- Dr. Parnell answers all your EMDR clinical questions
- Expert insights on overcoming client roadblocks and deepening EMDR effectiveness
- Real case discussions that bring the concepts to life
Target Audience
- Psychotherapists
- Counselors
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychiatrists
- Other mental health professionals
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