
Upcoming Trainings
Continuing education for therapists ready to go from
feeling like an impostor to a Confident Trauma Therapist
Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
An NBCC approved CE training for Master’s Level Therapists
1.5 hours
Wednesday November 19th, 2025
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST via Zoom
$40 per person
If you’ve wondered if EMDR is the right fit for you and your clients, you can learn more without the commitment of a 3 day weekend, now’s your chance.
Get a better grasp on exactly what EMDR is and how it is applied for trauma treatment and how to get trained.
Let’s Break Down this Evidenced Based Approach
In this Training We’ll Cover
A trauma informed approach to training, acknowledgement of lived experience of learners and tools for self care during training
Why treatment such as EMDR is so important in the world and what traumatized people are living with
An overview of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
The history and creation of EMDR
A primer on Trauma and Related Disorders
An overview of memory networks and memory reconsolidation
An introduction to the Eight Phases and Three Prongs of EMDR
Judith Herman’s Triphasic Model of Care for treatment of trauma related disroders
The method of action for EMDR for trauma reprocessing
Who’s a good candidate
Case examples
An overview of training and certification
Previously Presented at
2025 American Mental Health Counselor’s Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
2024 Maine Mental Health Counselor’s Association Annual Conference, Maine
Learning Objectives:
Describe the theoretical orientations of EMDR: Adaptive Information Processing Model and how it applies to memory reprocessing.
Analyze clinical applications of EMDR for traumatic stress, recent traumatic events, and emerging use in group settings.
List criteria for optimal candidates for referral to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Understand the trajectory leading to training in EMDR, and name certifying organizations for reputable training.
Confident Trauma Therapist has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7772. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Confident Trauma Therapist is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Contact Confident Trauma Therapist
(DBA of Nikki Wetherell Counseling, LLC)
(207) 558-5539
nikki@viragowellness.com
91 Auburn St
Suite J #1134
Portland, ME 04103
www.confidenttraumatherapist.com
Presented by Nikki Yardy, LCPC
About Your Trainer
Working in the Mental Health Field since 2009
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in ME and LMHC in NY
Certified EMDR therapist
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Facilitator for HAP
Founder of Virago Wellness
Person with Lived Experience, in long term recovery from C-PTSD and EMDR client
SAVE THE DATE
Foundations of Trauma Treatment
Monthly Lunch and Learn Series
Coming Winter 2026
Trauma Informed isn’t Enough
It’s not if you’ll work with clients who’ve experienced trauma, it’s when!
Be prepared for the complexities of working with people who’ve experienced hard things and who’ve nervous systems act differently as a result. This monthly lunch and learn series will provide you will all the basics you need to get started working with these clients.
Sign up for all 6 and get 9 CEU hours, approved by NBCC. Or attend any individual training.
$40 per course or sign up for all six for $197 and save!
Sessions will be recorded for training purposes and not available for replay.
Schedule
January 14, 2026
Via Zoom 11:00AM-12:30 PM EST
Counselor Self Care: Avoid Burnout
Client Readiness: Stabilization for Deep Healing
Ethics and Trauma Treatment
February 11, 2026
VIA Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST
Trauma 101: Causes, Impacts, Neurobiology, Diagnoses and More
March, 11, 2026
VIA Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST
Avoiding Retraumatization: Trauma Informed Rapport Building & Assessment
Phase Oriented Treatment: Treatment Planning and Trauma Reprocessing
April 8, 2026
VIA Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST
May 6th, 2026
VIA Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST
June 3, 2026
VIA Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST