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Trauma-Informed Education and Resources for Therapists

A dynamic, immersive training experience designed to elevate your practice through cutting-edge, evidence-based trauma care techniques. These specialized tools and courses empowers therapists with practical tools and innovative strategies to create safe, healing environments for clients.

Foundational EMDR Training

Our foundational training at the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is EMDR Basic Training, developed by Dr. Pria Alpern. This comprehensive curriculum meets the rigorous standards set by EMDRIA, ensuring that participants receive high-quality training in EMDR therapy. This training is ideal for therapists looking to integrate EMDR into their clinical practice.

Advanced Training

For experienced therapists, we offer advanced courses on topics ranging from birth trauma recovery and somatic resourcing techniques to attachment-focused EMDR and intergenerational trauma. These trainings are designed to support your specialization in contemporary techniques to transform your clinical practice.

Additional Courses

EMDR & Complex Trauma: Enhancing Stabilization

5/1/25, 12-2pm ET, Virtual

Learn three essential stabilization skills, blending DBT and experiential techniques for emotion regulation. Reframe “resistance” as an adaptive response, equipping complex trauma clients for reprocessing and integrating positive affec

Birth Trauma Training Series (Bundle)

This Birth Trauma Training Series in April teaches best practices for supporting birth trauma survivors in EMDR therapy, covering history taking, stabilization, and EMDR processing. EMDRIA & PSI approved for 6 CEUS total.

EMDR for Birth Trauma

4/17/25, 4-6 ET, Virtual; EMDRIA & PSI Approved

This live training teaches the EMDR Protocol for Recent Birth Trauma, focusing on evidence-based techniques to address postpartum PTSD and improve perinatal mental health outcomes. *EMDRIA & PSI approved (2 CEUS)*

Resourcing & Stabilization Toolkit

Digital download

Enrich your trauma therapy practice with these essential resources.

Target Identification and Sequencing in EMDR

3/14/25, 12-2pm ET, virtual

This training teaches strategies for identifying, organizing, and sequencing EMDR targets with complex trauma histories. Participants will come away with sophisticated knowledge and techniques to engage in collaborative treatment planning.

EMDR with Survivors of Racial and Cultural Oppression

On Demand

This on demand training teaches clinical adaptations to practicing EMDR through an anti-oppressive, culturally grounded lens with trauma survivors. *A certificate for 2 EMDRIA CEUs is included in the price of the training*

Birth Trauma Recovery: Resourcing and Stabilization

11/8/24, 12-2pm ET, Virtual; EMDRIA & PSI Approved

This training covers integral principles of resourcing/stabilization and teaches participants clinical interventions to best prepare birth trauma survivors for trauma processing.

Birth Trauma Recovery: Overview, Assessment, and History Taking

On Demand, PSI Approved

This on demand training provides a comprehensive overview of relevant research literature on birth trauma and offers assessment/history taking recommendations when working with birth trauma survivors. All perinatal providers welcome!

Somatic Resourcing in EMDR

2/13/25, 4-6pm ET, virtual

Join us for a live webinar to learn somatic interventions to incorporate into the preparation phase of EMDR. *A certificate for 2 EMDRIA CEUs is included in the price of the training*

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At the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, we offer a wide range of trauma-focused courses and workshops for therapists at every stage of their career. Whether you’re new to trauma therapy or looking to enhance your existing skills, we provide the tools, knowledge, and community to support your growth.