Past Trainings

2019

• Aug 9, 10, 11: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Portland, ME
  
• July 12, 13, 14: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Portland, ME
  
• June 28, 29, 30: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Amherst, MA
  
• May 3, 4, 5: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Needham, MA
  
• Apr 12, 13, 14: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Philadelphia, PA
  
• Apr 5, 6, 7: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Orlando, FL
  
• Mar 22, 23, 24: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Charlotte, NC
  
• Mar 15: Presenting “Disconnected: Addressing Socially Based Trauma” at VT APA, Rutland, VT
  
• Mar 8, 9, 10: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Burlington, VT
  
• Mar 1, 2, 3: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Portland, ME
  
• Feb 22: Plenary Speaker at the 41st Annual Cross Cultural Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC
  
• Feb 22: Presenting “Culturally Informed Psychotherapy” at the 41st Annual Cross Cultural Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC
  
• Feb 15, 16, 17: EMDR Basic Training for Clinicians of Color, Weekend 2, Charlottesville, VA
  
• Feb 1, 2, 3: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Natick, MA
  
• Jan 25, 26, 27: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Bloomington, IN
  
• Jan 11, 12, 13: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Burlington, VT

2018

• Nov 30, Dec 1, 2: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Portland, ME
• Nov 16, 17, 18: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Iselin, NJ
• Dec 26, 27, 28: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Atlanta, GA
• Oct 21: Opening the Door: Integrating Culture into Trauma-Informed Treatment, Burlington, VT
• Sept 28, 29, 30: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Amherst, MA
• Sept 14, 15, 16: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Burlington, VT
• July 27, 28, 29: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Charlotte, NC
• July 13, 14, 15: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, South Portland, ME
• May 18, 19, 20: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Amherst, MA
• May 4, 5, 6: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Tampa, FL
• Apr 19, 20, 21, 22, 23: Organized and Presented at the Global Summit: EMDR Early Intervention and Crisis Response, Natick, MA
• Apr 13, 14, 15: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Manchester, NH
• Mar 23, 24, 25: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Burlington, VT
• Mar 9, 10, 11: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Rosemont, IL
• Feb 23, 24, 25: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Norman, OK

2017

• Dec 8, 9: Opening the Door: Integrating Culture into Trauma-Informed Treatment, Orlando, FL
• Dec 3, 4, 5: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, New York, NY
• Nov 3, 4: Presented “Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach” – sponsored by Dr Philippe Gauvreau, Montreal, QUEBEC
• Oct 27, 28, 29: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Natick, MA
• Oct 13, 14, 15: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Rosemont, IL
• Sep 29, 30, Oct 1: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Manchester, NH
• Sep 23, 24: “Breaking the Cycle,” Burlington, VT
• Sep 15, 16, 17: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Amherst, MA
• Aug 24, 25, 26, 27: Presented “10 Keys to Culturally Attuned & Effective EMDR Therapy” at EMDRIA Conference, Bellevue, WA
• July 14, 15, 16: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Portland, ME
• June 24: Presented “Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally-Based Trauma,” Moscow, RUSSIA
• June 17: Presented “Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach,” St Petersburg, RUSSIA
• June 9, 10, 11: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 2, Tampa, FL
• May 5, 6, 7: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Amherst, MA
• Apr 7: Integrating Culture into Trauma-Informed Treatment, Providence, RI
• Mar 31, Apr 1, 2: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Chicago, IL
• Mar 24: Keynote Address: EMDR UK and Ireland Conference: The Cycle Model, London, ENGLAND
• Mar 10, 11, 12: EMDR Therapy Basic Training, Weekend 2, South Hamilton, MA
• Feb 10, 11, 12: EMDR Institute Basic Training, Weekend 1, Portland, ME
• Jan 6, 7, 8: EMDR Therapy Basic Training, Weekend 1, South Hamilton, MA

2016

• Nov 11: Restoring Dignity: Addressing Culturally-Based Trauma, New York, NY
• Oct 25: Presented “Cultural Competence and Community Development,” Northampton, MA
• Sep 30, Oct 1, 2: Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally-Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy, Lincoln, NE
• Sep 23, 24: “Breaking the Cycle,” Buffalo, NY
• Aug 25: Presented pre-conference wkshp “Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally-Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy,” Minneapolis, MN (book available online)
• August 19, 20: “Breaking the Cycle,” Anchorage, AK
• June 22, 23, 24, 25: Presented “Breaking the Cycle,” Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
• June 19: Keynote “Restoring Dignity” at the EMDR Europe Conference, The Hague, NETHERLANDS
• June 16: Presented “Breaking the Cycle” at the EMDR Europe Conference, The Hague, NETHERLANDS
• June 3, 4, 5: Part 2 EMDR Basic Training, Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program, Providence, RI
• June 3, 4, 5: Part 1 EMDR Basic Training, Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program, Providence, RI
• May 20, 21, 22: EMDR Therapy Basic Training, Amherst, MA
• April 9: Presented “Healing Culturally-Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy” at WMASS EMDRIA Conference, Amherst, MA (book available online)
• April 7: “The Wounds Within” at NASW 14th Biennial Social Work Symposium, Framingham, MA (book available online)
• April 7: “What is EMDR Therapy Anyway?” at NASW 14th Biennial Social Work Symposium, Framingham, MA
• March 18, 19: EMDR Training for Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociation and Complex Trauma, Natick, MA
• January 29: Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally-Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy, New Orleans, LA
• January 23: Serving Those Who Served: Community-based EMDR Therapy with Military Veterans, Amherst, MA (book available online)

2015

• • December 4, 5, 6: Complicated Clients, Complex Problems and Clever Solutions with Joany Spierings, Natick, MA
  • November 13, 14: Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach to Problem Behaviors, Lincoln, NE
  • October 24: Treating addiction with EMDR therapy and the Stages of Change, Amherst, MA
  • October 24, 25: Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach to Problem Behaviors, Seattle, WA
  • October 20, 21, 22: EMDR Part II, Anchorage, AK
  • October 17, 18: Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach to Problem Behaviors, Salt Lake City, UT
  • October 10, 11: Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach to Problem Behaviors, San Francisco, CA

• • October 3: Treating addiction with EMDR therapy and the Stages of Change, Waltham, MA
  • August 28: The Cycle Model: A Comprehensive EMDR Therapy Approach to Problem Behaviors: EMDRIA Conference, Philadelphia

• • July 17, 18: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors (13 CEUs and EMDRIA credits):  South Bend, IN

• • June 5, 6: Shame Guilt and Moral Injury: From Wounds of Violence to Healing the Wounded (presenter E.C. Hurley): Natick, MA

• • May 30, 31: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors (13 CEUs and EMDRIA credits):  New Orleans

• • May 27: Serving the Needs of Veterans and their Families: Western New England College: Springfield, MA (book available online)

• • May 23: The Wounds Within: Serving the Needs of Veterans and their Families: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT (book available online)

• • May 8, 9: Restoring Dignity: Healing the Wounds of Stigma and Prejudice with EMDR: Toulouse, France (book available online)

• • May 1, 2: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors Madrid, Spain

• • April 22: The Wounds Within: Serving the Needs of Veterans and their Families: Clapp Library, Belchertown, MA (book available online)

• • April 9: The Wounds Within: Serving the Needs of Veterans and their Families: Smith College, Northampton, MA (book available online)

• • April 7: The Wounds Within: Serving the Needs of Veterans and their Families: Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (book available online)

• • March 21: EMDR Protocols for Treating Anxiety, RI 

• • March 14, 15: Part 2 EMDR Basic Training, St. Cloud, MN – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

• February 21: EMDR Protocols for Changing Problem Behaviors: Featuring the Feeling-State Addiction Protocol, Portland, ME 

2014

• • November 6, 7: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits):  Charlottesville, VA

• • November 6: Expecting More from Co-Parents, Legal/Mental Health Conference: Greenfield, MA

• • September 19, 20: Restoring Dignity: Healing Culturally-Based Wounds (3.0 CEU) Denver, CO – EMDRIA Conference

• • August 21: EMDR for Treating Trauma Victims: Boston, MA – 2014 Victims of Violence Compensation National Conference

• • August 15, 16, 17: Part 1 EMDR Basic Training: Shelby, NC – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

• • July 25, 26: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits):  Miami, Oklahoma – Sponsored by the EMDR Institute

• • June 27, 28, 29: EMDR Treatment for Problematic Anger and Violent Behavior:  Edinburgh, UK

• • June 27, 28, 29: Restoring Dignity: Healing the Wounds of Stigma and Prejudice with EMDR:  Edinburgh, UK

• • June 13, 14: Breaking the Cycle: EMDR Solutions for Problematic Anger, Acting Out and Addictive Behaviors St Louis, MO 

• • May 3,: The Cycle Model Protocol for Treating Problem Behaviors: Amherst, MA – Sponsored by WMASSEMDRIA:

• • March 21: EMDR Protocols for Changing Problem Behaviors: Featuring the Feeling-State Addiction Protocol Providence, RI 

• • February 27: Targeting the Feeling-State for Behavioral and Substance Addictions
    Presented by: Mark Nickerson, LICSW Amherst, MA 

• • February 7, 8, 9: Part 2 EMDR Basic Training:  Holyoke, MA – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

• January 24, 25, 26: Part 2 EMDR Basic Training:  Charlottesville, VA – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program.

2013

• • November 8-10, 2013: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Related Behaviors: Milan, Italy

• • October 25-27 2013: Part 2 EMDR Basic Training:  St Louis, MO – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

• • September 27-29, 2013: Restoring Dignity: Healing Culturally-Based Wounds (3.0 CEU) Austin, TX – EMDRIA Conference.

• • September 13-15, 2013: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Related Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits): Brasilia, Brazil

• • July 20-22, 2013: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Related Behaviors New Jersey– registration information to come

• • May 31, June 1,2, 2013: Part 1 EMDR Basic Training Charlotte, NC – Sponsored by EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program

• • May 4, 2013: Implementing the Feeling-State Addiction Protocol (1.5 CEUs and EMDRIA credits) Amherst, MA – Sponsored by WMASSEMDRIA

• • April 13-14, 2013: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Related Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits) Denver, CO – Sponsored by the EMDR Institute

• • February 27, 2013: Sophisticated Issues in Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice Conference: Presentation– Only One Childhood: Innovative Parent Education Program for the Western Counties (Skills based co-parent training for separated parents)Springfield, MA – Sponsored by AFCC

• February 16-17, 2013: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic
  Anger, Hostility and Related BehaviorsVirginia Beach, VA – Presented by Mark Nickerson, LICSW

2012

• • October 6, 2012: Attachment at the Societal Level: Reprocessing Internalized Stigma and Oppression (3.0 CEU) Washington, DC – EMDRIA Conference.

• • September 22, 2012: Responding to the Needs of Combat Veterans and Their Families: Training for Mental Health Professionals Brattleboro, VT – Veterans Education Project.

• • July, 2012: Trauma-Informed Clinical Treatment of Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Northampton, MA – Smith College Social Work Summer Seminars.

• • June 30, July 1, 2012: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Phoenix, AZ – Sponsored by Laurie Tetreault

• • June 7, 2012: Never-Married Parent Education: Six Years of ImpactChicago, IL – Sponsored by AFCC: Click here to send an email for details and registration.

• • May 12, 2012 : EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (7 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Worcester, UK – Sponsored by Tim Young

• • May 5, 2012: Attachment at the Societal Level: Reprocessing Internalized Stigma and Oppression (3.0 CEU) Amherst, MA – WMASSEMDRIA Spring Multi-Workshop Event.

• • April 20-21, 2012: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (12.25 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Orange County, CA – Sponsored by Jocelyne Shiromoto

• • March 30, 2012: Lessons From Hell: Postwar Challenges for Veterans (1.5 CEU)Framingham, MA – NASW Symposium 2012.

• • March 30, 2012: Men with Violent and Abusive Behavior: Trauma-Informed Interventions (1.5 CEU)Framingham, MA – NASW Symposium 2012.

• February 18-19, 2012: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Tampa, FL – Sponsored by the EMDR Institute

2011

• • December 9, 2011: EMDR- Recent Trauma Processing (3.0 CEU)Northampton, MA – Regional Trauma Response Network training.

• • November 5-6, 2011: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Atlanta, GA – Sponsored by the EMDR Institute

• • August 28, 2011: Undoing Stigma: EMDR Applications in the Dismantling of Socially Based Internalized Oppression and Prejudice 2011 EMDRIA Conference Anaheim, CA

• • July 22, 2011: Clinical Treatment of Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Northampton, MA – Smith College Social Work Summer Seminars.

• • July 16-17, 2011: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behaviors (14 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)Minneapolis Area, MN – Sponsored by the EMDR Institute:

• • July 8, 2011: Undoing Stigma: EMDR Applications in the Dismantling of Socially Based Internalized Oppression and Prejudice – Theory, Examples and practicum (7 CEU)Stamford, CT

• • June 25, 2011: Undoing Stigma: EMDR Applications in the Dismantling of Socially Based Internalized Oppression and Prejudice – Theory, Examples and practicum (7 CEU)Waltham, MA

• • June 10, 2011: Undoing Stigma: EMDR Applications in the Dismantling of Socially Based Internalized Oppression and Prejudice – Theory, Examples and practicum (7 CEU)Portland, ME

• • June 4, 2011: Undoing Stigma: EMDR Applications in the Dismantling of Socially Based Internalized Oppression and Prejudice – Theory, Examples and practicum (7 CEU)Northampton, MA

• April 2, 2011: EMDR- Recent Trauma Processing (1.5 CEU)Amherst, MA – WMASSEMDRIA Spring Multi-Workshop Event.

2010

• • December 4, 2010: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility & Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Waltham, MA

• • July 24, 2010: Responding to the Needs of Returning Soldiers and Their Families (6 CEU)Northampton, MA – Smith College Social Work Summer Seminars.

• • July 23, 2010: Clinical Treatment of Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Northampton, MA – Smith College Social Work Summer Seminars.

• • June 26, 2010: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Durham, NC

• • May 22, 2010: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)San Diego, CA

• • May 21, 2010: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Los Angeles, CA

• • April 17, 2010: EMDR and the Treatment of Problem Behaviors (3 CEU)Amherst, MA – WMAEMDRIA Spring Training.

• • April 17, 2010: EMDR Applications for Dismantling Prejudice and Internalized Oppression (1.5 CEU)Amherst, MA – WMAEMDRIA Spring Training.

• • May 7, 2010: Exploring the Effective Use of Client Postures and Gestures within the EMDR ProtocolBoston Area

• • April 16, 2010: Trauma-Informed Interventions with Violent and Abusive Behavior (1.5 CEU)Framingham, MA – NASW Symposium 2010.

• • April 3, 2010: EMDR and Treatment for Problematic Anger, Hostility and Violent Behavior (6 CEU)Scottsdale, AZ

• December 1 & 2, 2012 : Neurobiological Foundations for EMDR Practice
  Presented by: Uri Bergmann, Ph.D. (12 CEUs and EMDRIA credits)UMASS Amherst – Amherst, MA: