Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is one of the most significant and innovative recent developments for treating trauma-related conditions and adverse life experiences.

This opportunity is for professionals to be trained in EMDR. 

The training will be delivered in Liverpool*, and it will be split into three parts:

Part one: 6 – 8 March 2024                    Part 1 (3 days)
Part two: 4 & 5 July 2024                       Part 2 (2 days)
Part three: 7 & 8 Nov 2024                    Part 3 (2 days)

* We are hoping that this will be in-person training – if not possible, the course will be delivered online.

£900 +VAT Per Person.

This training is FREE for those who work with Liverpool young people up to the age of 25 and who work in the NHS or the voluntary sector. 

If you are self-funding or your employer is paying for a place, please provide us with the contact details, including tel. number and email of the person to whom we shall send the invoice.

A 25% non-refundable deposit will be invoiced at the time of booking, with the final payment to be received by 28th February 2024.

Anyone attending the course must meet the eligibility criteria for Accreditation. Please do not apply if you are unable to meet these criteria.

Eligibility – EMDR Training (emdrtrainingrobinlogie.co.uk)

Feedback from recent EMDR training delegates:

“It has helped in so many ways from a safe place, resource building which has been so beneficial. I have seen the improvements in measures with young people I am working with.”

“It’s given me a framework for working on past traumas the young people have experienced, the importance of the preparatory stages has been crucial before moving onto desensitisation phases.”

Click to view the animation to explain EMDR therapy and trauma to adults.

Click to view the animation to explain EMDR therapy to children.

Supported by extensive research, EMDR is recommended for the treatment of PTSD in national and international guidelines, including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Its effectiveness with many other psychological disorders has also been established.

EMDR is one of the recommended NICE National Institute of Clinical Evidence (NICE) Clinical Guidance interventions for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Recommendations | Post-traumatic stress disorder | Guidance | NICE

Clinical Supervision will be provided in groups by an EMDR Consultant.

This is hands-on clinical skills training in the application of EMDR for a variety of psychological disorders in both adults and children. Known for his clear teaching style with its blend of warmth, humour and humility, Dr Robin Logie provides interactive, trainee-centred, group EMDR training. All trainees will practise and receive EMDR during the training – the most effective way to learn the necessary skills. Robin will be assisted by experienced EMDR Facilitators and Consultants to ensure that each trainee can be afforded individual attention. This EMDR training provides participants with theory and skills that can be immediately put to use. Further information can be found on this website

EMDR practice

Every EMDR training includes the trainees practising EMDR therapy with each other during the training under live supervision from facilitators, a very powerful way of learning. All trainees will therefore be expected to come to the training prepared to work on a memory that still distresses them to a moderate level. It has to be accepted, however, that for some trainees, this may open up other more distressing memories, and the facilitators will assist them in responding to this.

Trainees should only be put forward for EMDR training in full knowledge of the above and with their consent.

Supervision

Although the three-part training includes 10 hours of supervision, this is only provided during Part 2 and Part 3 trainings. For trainees to benefit from the training and to ensure safe and effective practice, it is recommended that (delegates would need supervision following part 1 of the training, which they need to arrange). Trainees would require a minimum of an hour per month, either individual or group, preferably with an accredited EMDR Consultant. You may already know of EMDR Consultants within your Trust. If, however, you need to buy in this service, you can locate EMDR Consultants from the EMDR Association website

To attend this training, you need to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for attendance at an EMDR Europe Accredited Training Eligibility – EMDR Training (emdrtrainingrobinlogie.co.uk)

Dr Robin Logie – Trainer
Dr Robin Logie is a Clinical Psychologist (registered with the Health and Care Professions Council), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and EMDR Europe accredited Consultant and Trainer.

Robin trained as a clinical psychologist in 1983 at the University of Birmingham and obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Bangor in 2005. After working in the NHS for seven years, he started his own company, providing psychological therapy and medico-legal assessments for both adults and children.

Since training in EMDR in 1996, Robin has steadily developed his expertise in EMDR. For nine years, he was at the centre of the UK’s EMDR community as Treasurer of the EMDR Association UK & Ireland and then its President for three years. During this time, he was on the steering committee for two international EMDR conferences and opened the 2014 EMDR Europe conference in Edinburgh in the presence of Francine Shapiro, the founder of EMDR.

For many years Robin has been involved in EMDR training as a supervisor of EMDR therapists. He has taught EMDR training and presents at conferences, not only those specialising in EMDR but also other events, such as chairing as a symposium on EMDR at a British Psychological Society conference in Oxford in 2012. He regularly teaches on the EMDR Association’s own training course for EMDR Consultants.

Dr Logie has published articles on EMDR in peer-reviewed journals. He is actively involved in EMDR research and is a member of a research team at Manchester University, which includes Dr Filippo Varese and Prof Richard Bentall, evaluating EMDR in treating psychosis.

Robin is also involved in the use of EMDR for humanitarian purposes. Trauma Aid UK (formerly HAP UK & Ireland) provides EMDR training in Bosnia and the Middle East, where psychological trauma services have hitherto been unavailable. Robin joined the committee of Trauma Aid UK to establish its status as a Registered Charity and is currently the Treasurer of this organisation.

Read the evaluation report from the 2022 training programme.