ECPT Deep Dive Series: EMDR - A Therapist's Introductory Guide

Counts as 3 hours CPD

Tickets £35 (inc VAT)

Our seventh Deep Dive of 2026 is brought to you by Dr Lynsey Holmes.

This 3 hour deep dive will give you an insight into the powerful technique of EMDR Therapy.

EMDR is an effective therapeutic approach developed to target PTSD symptoms and has also been used successfully with a range of other presenting issues. It is recommended by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) and WHO (World Health Organisation).

The workshop will explore:

• What is EMDR?
• How was it developed?
• Your own brain doing the healing: the wonderful power of AIP
• An overview of the 8 phases of EMDR
• Myths about EMDR
• How to train in EMDR
• Clinical examples and demonstrations

Hopefully you will come away from the session with:

• A good insight into what EMDR is
• What it can offer you and your clients
• Further confirmation of the amazing ability of our mind and body to heal
• And perhaps some motivation to do further training!
  
  Please note that attendance at this workshop will not qualify you to practice EMDR without further training.

Dr Lynsey Holmes is a Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Consultant and Psychotherapist. Lynsey has over 25 years of experience working with mental health in the NHS and private sector. She has specialised in PTSD and Complex Trauma over her career, which included a doctoral placement at the National Center for PTSD in Boston, USA. Lynsey’s current role is Clinical Lead of a specialist NHS Trauma Service and is the EMDR Pathway Lead for her NHS Trust. Lynsey is one of the training facilitators with EMDR Academy, one of the national EMDR training providers. Lynsey is also trained in CBT and Integrative Transactional Analysis psychotherapy and is one of the Advanced trainers on the ECPT Psychotherapy training course. Lynsey also offers supervision to a number of other NHS services, as well as a small private therapy and supervision practice.

This introductory workshop maps directly to SCoPEd Column A competencies across Themes 1 and 3, enhancing your capacity to assess trauma presentations, align practice with NICE/WHO guidelines, provide grounded client psychoeducation, and maintain safe, ethical referral boundaries.