Kathy founded Rewired360, a EMDR Consulting/Training business and Willow Creek Counseling, an EMDR therapy business. Certifications are held with EMDRIA as a EMDR Certified Therapist/Approved Consultant, and a Fellow in Thanatology with the Association of Death Education and Counseling, and is a Level 2 trained Gottman Institute clinician.
Kathy has 10 years of teaching experience at Boise State University, with specializations in in program evaluation, research and small business development. Specialties include areas of death, grief, bereavement, couples, and has experience with addiction, child welfare, probation and parole, TF-CBT, substance abuse and domestic violence. She regularly provides EMDR and Couples Intensives and lives in Twin Falls, Idaho with her family daughter, twin boys and family dogs.
EMDR Refresher Course
This EMDR refresher course is for EMDR trained therapists to refresh their skills and refine their clinical practice. Review the fundamentals of EMDR for new and seasoned EMDR therapists to strengthen their clinical foundation. We will discuss the original 8 phase protocol and clinical reasons when the protocol may need to be modified for stuck processing points. This is a comprehensive overview of EMDR therapy and we will review the 8 prong 3 phase protocol and its implementation with patients. Furthermore, we will discuss strategies for complex presentations, cognitive interweaves and spe...Read morecial populations. Tie all of your documentation together so it flows back to the treatment plan, while staying loyal to the 8 phase EMDR protocol and baseline measures. Less...
Learning Objectives
- 1. Inspect the history and development of EMDR and review revised theoretical model, methodology and mechanisms of action.
- 2. Explain and discuss methodologies for each of the 8 phases of EMDR.
- 3. Explore and discuss categories of cognitive interweaves and application to patients.
- 4. Demonstrate strategies for target sequencing and selection and development of the EMDR Treatment plan.
- 5. Identify strategies to support patients with complex presentations, dissociation and special populations.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Learning Levels
- Beginner; Intermediate
Thursday, June 05, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM MDT - 04:00 PM MDT
EARN 6 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker
Kathy Couch
LCSW, CT, EMDR Consultant
Agenda
Program Agenda:9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Introduction to EMDR Therapy (Training Hour #1-2.5)
• Learning Objective: Inspect the history and development of EMDR and review revised theoretical model, methodology, and mechanisms of action.
• Activities:
o Initial Poll
o Lecture: Overview of EMDR
o Video Presentations:
Introduction to EMDR Therapy
Getting Past Your Past (Shapiro)
Switch from EMD to EMDR Therapy
3 M’s of EMDR
3 Prongs of EMDR
o Breakout Rooms for discussion
• Break: 10:30 AM
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10:45 AM - 11:55 AM: Methodologies of EMDR Phases (Training Hour #2.5-4)
• Learning Objective: Explain and discuss methodologies for each of the 8 phases of EMDR.
• Activities:
o Lecture: Detailed discussion on the 8 phases
o Table Discussion/Poll
o Video Presentation
o Breakout Rooms:
After Phase 3
After Phase 8
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Cognitive Interweaves (Phase 4) (Training Hour #5-5.5)
• Learning Objective: Explore and discuss categories of cognitive interweaves and application to patients.
• Activities:
o Handout Distribution
o Presentation by Michelle Morissey on Interweaves
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: EMDR Treatment Planning (Training Hour #5-5.5)
• Learning Objective: Demonstrate strategies for target sequencing and selection and development of the EMDR Treatment plan.
• Activities:
o Lecture: Strategies for target sequencing and selection
o Breakout Rooms for Treatment Planning discussion
• Break: 3:30 PM
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3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Supporting Complex Presentations (Training Hour #6)
• Learning Objective: Identify strategies to support patients with complex presentations, dissociation, and special populations.
• Activities:
o Table Discussion/Poll
o Video Presentations:
Interweaves
Should You Talk to Dissociative Parts?
Working With Client’s Dissociation
o Breakout Rooms: Share takeaways
CE Information - Earn 6 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
Rewired360
Rewired360 has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider,
ACEP No. 7491. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
Rewired360 is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
ACEP No. 7491. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
Rewired360 is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CE Process Info
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