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EMDR STEP 1: Prerequisites
CoursePreliminary Reading & Assignments for EMDR Basic Training
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EMDR STEP 2 | February 2-6, 2026 Webinar
Course5-Day Intensive Live Webinar | 8am - 5:30pm EST
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EMDR STEP 3: Consultation
CourseComplete your group consultation and earn your Document of Completion for EMDR Basic Training
EMDR BASIC TRAINING
February 2-6, 2026
5-Day Intensive, Live Webinar
8am - 5:30pm EST
30 Participants | 40 CE Credits
EMDRIA & NBCC Approved
Thrive Training & Publication's
3 Step EMDR Basic Training
STEP 1
Prerequisites
This course requires completion of prerequisite material before the first day of live training. This includes a preliminary lesson, orientation, and required reading.
STEP 2
Live Virtual Instruction
This event will be conducted as a LIVE online webinar. Thrive uses Zoom as its primary video conferencing platform. You will need a high-speed internet connection and a laptop equipped with a webcam, speakers, and microphone.
STEP 3
Consultation
Ten hours of consultation are required as part of any EMDRIA Approved Basic Training. Thrive has included the cost of these 10 hours of consultation as part of your basic training registration fee.
THIS EMDR BASIC TRAINING IS
EMDRIA Approved
Thrive Training & Publications is an EMDRIA-Approved training provider. This course is EMDRIA-Approved. Thrive was founded in Fayetteville, NC by Chris Floro, LMFT and is listed under the state of North Carolina on EMDRIA's list of Approved Training Providers.
Review EMDRIA's List of Approved Training ProvidersInternational Participants: Please review our eligibility guidelines and contact us before registering.
Pricing
We offer top-quality EMDR training at the lowest possible price because we believe in mission over margin. The more clinicians equipped to use EMDR with confidence and competence, the greater the legacy of trauma healing and prevention we can build together.
Discount Eligibility:
You must be an associate of a nonprofit organization, an associate of a community health provider, an enrolled graduate student, active duty or former military, or a current government employee to purchase this course at the discounted rates.
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Consultation Not Included
Just the classroom portion of the course.
Save $25 in additional transaction processing fees
Includes $5/transaction processing fee
CONSULTATION NOT INCLUDED
Just the classroom portion of the course.
What's Included?
Your purchase includes all three steps of the EMDR Basic Training course.
Instructors
Lead Trainer Suzanne Mikkelson
Suzanne E. Mikkelson, Ph.D., LMFT, has been an EMDRIA Approved Consultant since 2011. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Suzanne is in private practice with her husband David, a retired US Army Chaplain, LMFT, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Lynchburg, VA. Their practice, Hill City Counseling and Consulting, LLC focuses on training and supervising a clinical team of licensed practitioners, residents, and graduate interns. Suzanne’s clinical expertise is trauma, couples and families, and working with military and missionary clients. Suzanne is an international speaker and presenter on trauma, military issues, empathy, and emotion regulation. She and David have 3 adult sons and 6 fabulous grandchildren. She loves to travel the world, hike, read, ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and spend time with family and friends. She is honored to be part of Thrive’s EMDR instructional team.
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Coach Kenneth Palmer
Kenneth understands firsthand the trauma that individuals can be subjected to and the importance of receiving quality mental health treatment. Kenneth came to mental health specifically because he wanted to be able to find a better way to help people heal. Kenneth is dedicated to helping people overcome the trauma that they have experienced in a client-centered environment. He believes in the internal strength of individuals and their ability to overcome their past. Kenneth is a trauma-informed clinician and specializes in the treatment of combat, first responder, physical, and sexual trauma. Kenneth completed his Bachelor of Clinical Health Science degree from the George Washington University and graduated from the University of New England with a Master of Social Work degree in May of 2021. He completed a post-graduate Trauma Certificate from the University of Tennessee. Kenneth is currently EMDR Certified and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant.
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LIVE WEBINAR
This is a Virtual/Online Training
This event will be conducted as a LIVE online webinar. Thrive uses Zoom as its primary video conferencing platform. You will need a high-speed internet connection and a laptop equipped with a webcam, speakers, and microphone. Many headphones or earbuds incorporate microphones.
If you have technical questions about participating in video conferencing, please email [email protected].
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