EMDR certification Group

Led by Two Seasoned EMDR clinicians with deep clinical expertise and a collaborative approach

Fully Virtual Format

Strong Focus on the EMDR Standard Protocol

Ideal for EMDRIA Certification Hours

Turn Your EMDR Training Into Confidence, Clarity, and Certification


  • Supportive Community: Connect with fellow EMDR-trained clinicians who are also on the path to certification.

  • Consistent Consultation Hours: Receive ten consultation hours that count toward EMDRIA certification requirements.

  • Expert Guidance: Work with an experienced EMDRIA-approved consultant to deepen your skills and confidence.

  • Case Support: Get feedback and insight on complex cases in a confidential, nonjudgmental setting.

  • Skill Integration: Strengthen your ability to use the standard protocol and incorporate advanced EMDR techniques.

  • Accountability: Stay on track with your certification goals in a structured, motivating environment.

  • Professional Growth: Increase your clinical effectiveness and confidence using EMDR with a range of clients.

Why join?

This EMDR Certification Group is designed to help you grow beyond the basics and develop true confidence in your clinical decision-making. Through structured consultation and expert guidance, you’ll learn to navigate complex cases with greater clarity and ethical integrity. Whether you’re unsure how to adapt the standard protocol, manage abreactions, or determine client readiness, this group will support you in sharpening your skills, deepening your understanding, and applying all 8 phases of EMDR with increased precision and professionalism—so you can move toward certification feeling solid in your work.

This group is designed as a cohesive series—registration includes a commitment to all five sessions.

Meet your Certification Consultants

Amye R. Cole, LMFT, MA, MBA is a licensed marriage and family therapist in four states, an NBCC International Mental Health Facilitator, a certified EMDR therapist, and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She specializes in treating ongoing distress and recent traumatic events for individuals, families, and groups using EMDR. Amye owns and operates Three Leaf Connections and has worked in nonprofits, community agencies, K-12 schools, college/universities, and a non-governmental organization at the United Nations. She has volunteered at Ground Zero after 9/11, traveled with a maternal health nonprofit to rural Nepal, led a mental health education course with survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, actively volunteers with the Trauma Recovery Network to respond to regional mass shootings, and leads mental health education and resourcing workshops. amyecolelmft@gmail.com

Melissa Petersen, LMFT, MA specializes in Marriage and Family Therapy for individuals, couples, families, and first responders. Melissa specializes in treating trauma in individuals and first responders through EMDR therapy, attachment-focused therapy, and a family systems approach.

Upcoming Group Dates

Fall 2025 Group

Thursdays 12:00-2:00pm EST
9:00am-11:00am PT

Cost: $625

Full 5-session attendance is required for registration.

Fall 2025 Thursday Dates:
Sept. 18 ~ Oct. 2 ~ Oct. 23 ~ Nov. 13 ~ Dec. 11

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