Whether you are brand new to EMDR, or you've been practicing the models for years, you will discover how to use, refine, and customize this powerful intervention to fit your client's unique needs, particularly around traumatic stress.
Join Dr. Laurel Parnell, the world-renowned innovator who revolutionized EMDR therapy
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.
Now, you have the rare chance to learn the approach directly from Dr. Laurel Parnell, one of the world’s foremost EMDR experts…
…in this exclusive 3-month online course that will equip you with powerful tapping techniques you can use right away to build strength and safety with your clients.
If you’re ready to start your journey to becoming a fully confident EMDR therapist who can treat complex trauma…
…this is the program for you!
Plus, you’ll end this course with your exclusive certificate of completion, letting clients and colleagues know you’ve had EMDR foundational instruction from Dr. Parnell.
Registration is only available for a very limited time, so be sure to sign up today!
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
Begins April 7, 2026
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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.
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:
- On-Demand Video Modules: Learn at your own pace with 12 hours of in-depth, rewatchable lessons.
- Video Demonstrations: See EMDR therapy in action with multiple clients to help you apply the techniques in your practice.
- Powerful resource tapping techniques you can use right away to build strength, safety, and the care clients need to continue with the work.
- 3 exclusive live calls with Dr. Parnell, where she'll answer your clinical questions and offer expert guidance
- Complete Training Materials: PDF handouts of slides to use as quick reference resources
Having received all of the education from the first part of the certificate program, you'll be fully prepared for the full 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.
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
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
Begins April 7, 2026
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Available April 7, 2026
Take your first step in learning the Parnell Institute's expanded EMDR framework, known as Attachment-Focused EMDR. You'll join Laurel Parnell and hear how she's adapted EMDR therapy to meet the needs of today's trauma clients.
Discover the key elements of effective EMDR therapy and the remarkable results you can achieve in transforming trauma.
Available April 14, 2026
In this module, you'll hear important neurobiological insights (synthesized from the work of Bessel van der Kolk and Daniel Siegel) on how trauma becomes frozen within our client's brain.
Then Laurel Parnell will introduce the EMDR Resource Tapping technique that can provide access to the inner support and resilience that's needed for deep healing.
April 21, 2026 12:00pm-1:30pm CST
This is your first opportunity to join Dr. Laurel Parnell and get answers to your specific EMDR questions.
Available April 28, 2026
Laurel Parnell has trained thousands of your colleagues throughout the world. In this module, you'll hear her responses to her students' most frequently asked EMDR questions, which provide illuminating, real-world insight for your journey as an EMDR therapist.
Available May 4, 2026
Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) is one of the key components of effective EMDR therapy. Laurel Parnell will share her expert perspective on some of the most popular BLS interventions, including finger waving, tapping, and electronic devices.
Available May 12, 2026
Now it's your turn to master the powerful EMDR Resourcing intervention that any therapist can use to enhance trauma treatment.
Through an exclusive demonstration video designed just for this course, you'll get step-by-step guidance on exactly how to apply this intervention with your clients — and walk away prepared to use this technique right away in your practice.
Available May 19, 2026
Step into the therapy room with Laurel Parnell as she works with a woman who has an extreme fear of tunnels as a result of past, unremembered trauma.
You'll experience the entire EMDR Resourcing process that leaves the client with the feeling of empowerment and full resolution — in just one quick session.
May 26, 2026 12:00pm-1:30pm CST
Join Laurel Parnell for live, step-by-step guidance and feedback in applying the Resource Tapping intervention. This is your chance to build your confidence in this crucial EMDR technique that you can use right away with your clients.
Available June 2, 2026
Now that you have the skills and knowledge to set up your client for EMDR therapy success, it's time to get started with applying the model.
Laurel Parnell will walk you through the 8 phases that EMDR therapists use during the treatment process. She'll describe in detail what you should be doing and seeing during each phase of therapy.
Available June 9, 2026
Step back into the therapy room with Laurel Parnell as she works with a client who's overwhelmed with grief and has a long history of attachment trauma.
Experience EMDR in action as she demonstrates how to move through the initial history-taking process all the way to providing lasting trauma relief and repair. This demonstration provides a step-by-step view that will boost your confidence as you work to become an EMDR therapist.
Available June 16, 2026
Now you'll begin to go deeper into the EMDR phases in order to understand exactly what to do and to expect when applying the model. Laurel Parnell will provide expert insights and guidance for real-world situations, so you know the steps to take during each moment of EMDR therapy.
June 23, 2026 12:00pm-1:30pm CST
Now that you're further along on your EMDR journey, this is your opportunity to join Laurel Parnell again during a live call and get specific, detailed answers on applying EMDR in practice. You'll hear her expert insights on the nuances of the model that make for successful treatment.
Available June 30, 2026
In this module, Laurel Parnell continues to go deeper into EMDR therapy by walking you through the case conceptualization process. You'll learn to develop a healing map that's customized to your client's presenting symptoms, traumatic memories, and future goals that will keep your therapy organized and on track.
Available July 7, 2026
Working with trauma can burn out any therapist. That's why Laurel developed this additional module to help you take of yourself — so, you can be the effective healer your clients need. These are the methods she uses in her life that will help you in dealing with the unimaginable pain of trauma.
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
Begins April 7, 2026
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(a $129.99 value!)
Master EMDR interventions to use at the very first moment when your client has experienced trauma. Join Laurel Parnell to learn how to lessen the pain of trauma and increase your client's resilience.
These easy-to-learn techniques have been used successfully with survivors of war, fire, earthquakes, shootings, hurricanes, pandemic trauma, motor vehicle accidents and other traumatic experiences.

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Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
Begins April 7, 2026
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Whether you are brand new to EMDR, or you've been practicing the models for years, you will discover how to use, refine, and customize this powerful intervention to fit your client's unique needs, particularly around traumatic stress.
Immediately! You can get started with this program as soon as you register.
Your access to this course is unlimited for as long as you have your account.
Yes. Once you register for this self-paced course, you will have unlimited access to all the materials — including slides, handouts, worksheets, and more.
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
Begins April 7, 2026
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.


