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It is now a multi‑partner LLC in Texas that provides EMDR Basic Training and Continuing Education opportunities for mental health professionals. CompassionWorks LLC provides EMDR training and Continuing Education opportunities for mental health professionals. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence‑based therapy that helps individuals move beyond emotional distress so they can feel more present, grounded, and connected in their daily lives. EMDR therapy goes beyond talk therapy by helping the brain rewire how emotional experiences are linked—often reducing anxiety and opening the door to meaningful change. We offer EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)–approved EMDR Basic Training for mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, and graduate students in mental health-related fields who are completing their internships. Continuing Education (CE) credits are also available for EMDR‑trained professionals.
🌐 www.CompassionWorks.com
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📞 (281) 433‑8133
09/21/2026
↩️ Before reaching for a new protocol, ask an old question: when did the nervous system learn this response was necessary?
EMDR Therapy keeps evolving, with new protocols, adaptations, and integrations. That's good for the field. But as Dr. Amber Quaranta-Leech, LPC-S, writes in her new article, it's easy to get so focused on what's next that the foundations slip out of view.
Her three reminders:
1️⃣ Symptoms are adaptations. The AIP lens looks at what the nervous system learned in order to survive, not only at what hurts now.
2️⃣ All 8 phases matter. Preparation builds the resources processing depends on, and the future template carries the work into what comes next.
3️⃣ Structure and safety go together. The protocol gives the session direction; attunement is what makes it safe for clients to go there.
Her closing line stays with us: "Sometimes the most valuable step forward is a return to the basics."
💬 Which of the three do you come back to most in your practice? Tell us in the comments.
📖 Read the full article → https://compassionworks.com/back-to-basics-8-phases-of-emdr/
Boiling the water and never cooking the pasta.🍝
"I didn't have time to start Phase 4, so I just went through Phase 3."
If that sentence has ever come out of your mouth, this one's for you.
Phase 3 turns the burner on. It activates the memory. If the session ends there, the client walks out with the water boiling and nothing cooked, and nobody wants to be served crunchy pasta.
Amber's second take: don't mix the batter and skip the oven. That dough isn't sitting there getting better overnight. It's not sourdough. 🎂
👉 If there's time to open Phase 3, there needs to be time to move into Phase 4.
📥Save this for your next session prep, and send it to the colleague who's always racing the clock.
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