Embodied Trauma Therapy

Are You Considering EMDR Certification?

The new 2026 EMDRIA standards finally describe what the consultation hours are supposed to feel like — not just what to count.

They name three things a consultant is doing at once and they're explicit that consultation is a developmental relationship, not an 'hours' transaction.

Issue 7 of The 51st Minute walks through what each one looks like in the room, what it asks of you in return, and how to interview a prospective consultant in an intro call.

It's for you if you've graduated Basic Training and considering the certification list of requirements, wondering what to do next.

Link is in the comments below.

Maybe you've seen this in your work.

Even though symptoms have diminished, if they re-emerge in a different form, it can be interpreted as backsliding.

What's going on?

Something else is happening. And it's one of the most clinically delicate windows in trauma therapy.

Issue 5 of The 51st Minute is live.

Three observations about fear in CPTSD clients (including the one I think most therapists misread) and why struggle after EMDR processing can shift.

It's the kind of issue that can help you make sense of what you're seeing.
Three observations about fear in CPTSD clients (including the one I think most therapists misread) and why the nature of problems after EMDR processing shifts.

The 51st Minute is what happens after the session.

You exhale after your last client leaves. Turning back to your desk, you toggle between half-finished notes, Candy Crush, and thinking about the last hour.

Eventually the questions start:

They looked calm… were they actually present?

Did I talk too much or push too soon?

Why does CPTSD present differently from client to client?

These questions are the work.

That's why I started The 51st Minute — a newsletter for what trauma therapists think about after the session ends.

If you're EMDR-trained, work integratively, and you're juggling insurance, documentation, and a full caseload while seeing clients with complex trauma — this is for you.

Because the complexity has patterns. And we can learn to see them.

Comment 51, and I'll send you the link