EMDR for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence: Restoring Safety, Self-Worth & Autonomy
- Speaker:
- Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 05 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 06, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150747
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
In order for your clients to heal from the deep sense of shame, powerlessness, and self-blame of experiencing interpersonal violence, they need to be able to process their traumatic memories while also repairing their internal self. This workshop, led by international presenter and trainer Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, will show you how to utilize the structured and empowering pathway of EMDR to better help your clients reclaim their internal safety, develop self-compassion, and cultivate agency in their healing journey.
You’ll get:
- Tools for prioritizing stabilization and nervous system regulation
- Trauma-informed pacing strategies
- Resourcing and grounding interventions for clients experiencing shame, dissociation, or internal conflict
- Interwoven cognitive and EMDR strategies for fostering self-worth and autonomy
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 - Interpersonal Violence (1.1 MB) | 34 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - EMDR for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence: Restoring Safety, Self-Worth & Autonomy (106.3 KB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT Related seminars and products
Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Maine where her areas of expertise include domestic violence, abuse, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, personality disorders and relationship issues.
Her clinical experience includes working for ten years in various roles as a case manager, child and family therapist, and trauma therapist for several agencies and Native American reservations. Ms. Baxter-Musser served as the Trauma Healing Services Clinical Coordinator for La Frontera Arizona, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention and support to families and individuals facing domestic violence, abuse, hate crimes and other issues.
Ms. Baxter-Musser is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management and EMDRIA. She sits on the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee and part of the Southern Maine EMDR Coalition.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is the owner, operator, trainer of Inner Awakening Counseling & Consulting and receives royalties a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is a member of EMDRIA, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Apply phase-oriented EMDR strategies that prioritize stabilization, empowerment, and trauma-informed pacing, with attention to nervous system regulation and survivor readiness.
- Implement resourcing and grounding interventions to support clients experiencing shame, dissociation, ambivalence, or internal conflict related to the abusive relationship.
- Utilize EMDR interweaves and cognitive strategies that foster self-worth, autonomy, internal safety, and post-traumatic growth during reprocessing sessions.
- Apply ethical and safety considerations when working with survivors who may still have emotional, psychological, or logistical ties to the abuse partner or system.
- Support the reconstruction of identity and agency by integrating attachment-supported language, empowerment-based approaches, and self-compassion practices into EMDR work.
Outline
How Interpersonal Violence Reshapes the Self
- Explore how chronic threat and coercion disrupt the nervous system, undermine self-concept, and distort relational patterns
- Examine the role of shame, powerlessness, and identity fragmentation in survivors of interpersonal violence
- Highlight a survivor-centered treatment stance that fosters choice, attunement, autonomy, and internal safety
Trauma & EMDR Framework
- Review core EMDR concepts in the context of complex trauma and interpersonal violence
- Explore attachment disruption, dissociation risks, and trauma-bonding dynamics in assessment
- Apply trauma-informed pacing, consent, and readiness markers before reprocessing
- Identify readiness markers and clinical indicators for delaying reprocessing and continuing stabilization
Phase-Based EMDR for Interpersonal Violence Survivors
- Preparation & Stabilization
- Establish nervous-system safety through grounding, breathwork, and mindful emotion-regulation tools
- Establish stop signals and pacing agreements to promote client safety, agency, and empowerment
- Establish nervous-system safety through grounding, breathwork, and mindful emotion-regulation tools
- Targeting & Reprocessing
- Identify appropriate targets linked to shame, coercion, betrayal trauma, and self-blame
- Address trauma bonding dynamics, ambivalence, and emotional attachment responses
- Apply interweaves to reinforce self-worth, agency, and internal power
- Closure & Integration
- Develop future templates emphasizing autonomy, boundaries, and secure connection
- Incorporate identity repair, self-compassion, and empowerment-focused practices
Ethical & Cultural Considerations
- Prioritize survivor agency and autonomy rather than directing decisions or outcomes
- Honor pacing and ambivalence as adaptive and protective, not resistance
- Attend to cultural, systemic, and contextual realities that influence safety, access, and decision-making (e.g., identity, immigration status, finances, community ties)
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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