EMDR of Greater Washington  is located in Bethesda, Maryland and co-directed by Daniel Merlis, LCSW-C and Deany Laliotis, LCSW-C.  We offer both basic and advanced EMDR trainings  throughout the year to licensed mental health professionals.

Basic Training: 

The 7-day basic EMDR training is designed for clinicians who are interested in learning to integrate EMDR successfully into their clinical practice by developing and applying their skills over an extended period of time. The course is limited in size, with additional hours, to allow for more discussion, practice and case consultation than is possible in the standard-format training.  The training will consist of lecture, videotaped demonstrations, ongoing case consultation, and supervised experiential practice in using EMDR to reprocess  participants’ own life experiences.  This program meets the basic training requirements towards certification by the EMDR International Association (www.emdria.org).  The course can be considered an enhanced combined equivalent of the widely-known EMDR Institute, Inc. Part I and Part II courses and it also includes the 10 hours of case consultation required for completion of basic training under the newly revised standards of the EMDR International Association.  This consultation is provided at no additional cost as part of our basic training program.

Advanced Training:  (Beginning late fall 2008)

This course is designed for clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA-approved basic EMDR training program and who wish to deepen their understanding of EMDR principles, protocols and procedures.  Building on the basic precepts of the model, clinicians will be able to enhance their ability to apply EMDR as a comprehensive psychotherapy approach.  Participants will learn about the latest developments in EMDR, case conceptualization, cognitive interweave strategies, advanced applications of the three-pronged approach, and resourcing strategies that can be used throughout the course of treatment. 

Trainings are held in downtown Bethesda, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, a location very accessible by air and train from the entire Mid-Atlantic region.  Trainings are also held in other locations at the request of local sponsors. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to organize and sponsor a training at other times or at another location.  Check the Training Schedules section of the website to see the locations and dates of trainings currently planned. 

You are invited to sign-up for our email list to receive announcements on future basic and advanced trainings as well as our Network Newsletter which includes information on developments in EMDR, neurobiology and traumatology.