EMDR for Attachment Injuries

Heal attachment wounds and support lasting change. Learn advanced EMDR strategies for developmental trauma in this online course with learning support from Debra Wesselman.

EMDR for Attachment Injuries

About the course

Start date
Starts 24 March 2026
Length
6 weeks | 12 hrs total (12 months access)
Who this course is for
For EMDR Trained Therapists | Advanced Level
Accreditation
12 CE/CME Credits + 12 EMDRIA PointsSee all accreditation details
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Many clients come to therapy carrying painful attachment histories - neglect, emotional inconsistency, rejection, or relational trauma. These early experiences can shape a lifetime of challenges: low self-worth, emotional reactivity, avoidance of intimacy, compulsive behaviors, and troubled relationships.

In this advanced course, EMDR expert Debra Wesselmann, from Francine Shapiro's EMDR Institute, shows you how to work effectively with attachment injuries using the full EMDR framework. You’ll learn how to identify and reprocess unhealed developmental memories, respond to present-day relational triggers, and help clients build new internal experiences of safety and connection.

You’ll also gain practical tools for working with children and families, including strategies to involve parents in the EMDR process and interrupt the intergenerational transmission of insecure attachment.

Whether you’re working with adults, adolescents, or children, this course will deepen your clinical skill and give you concrete strategies to support emotional healing and developmental repair.

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Learn From a Leading Expert in EMDR and Attachment

This course is taught by Debra Wesselmann, internationally respected EMDR trainer, therapist, and author known for her work integrating EMDR with attachment-focused treatment.

Co-founder of the Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska and a senior trainer with Francine Shapiro’s EMDR Institute, Debra brings over 30 years of experience treating developmental trauma and disrupted attachment.

The training features her clear instruction, therapy demonstrations, and practical strategies for applying EMDR in complex attachment cases. It also includes rare archival footage of EMDR founder Francine Shapiro, together with insights from other leading EMDR experts, offering a rich and multidimensional perspective on attachment-informed practice. See all course contributors here.

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Clinical Skills You’ll Gain

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Recognize and differentiate key insecure attachment styles—dismissive, preoccupied, and disorganized - and understand how they present in clinical work (e.g., avoidance, aggression, emotional dysregulation, compulsivity)

  • Use attachment-informed history taking and treatment planning to identify key relational wounds

  • Apply EMDR techniques to help clients reprocess disturbing early memories and shift present-day responses

  • Strengthen clients’ reflective functioning using strategies grounded in Fonagy and Bateman’s work on mentalization - a key capacity often disrupted in attachment trauma

  • Build internal resources through creative visualizations that support developmental repair

  • Use future template adaptations to promote healthier relational expectations and behaviors

  • Involve parents in the 8 phases of EMDR with younger clients to foster healing within the family system

  • Navigate obstacles to therapy rooted in different attachment styles, and tailor your approach to strengthen engagement and therapeutic progress

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Your EMDR for Attachment Injuries Learning Experience Includes

This six-week course combines expert instruction, clinical demonstrations, and real-world strategies to deepen your EMDR practice with attachment-related trauma.

  • Beautifully produced video lessons that guide you through attachment-focused EMDR strategies step-by-step

  • Therapy demonstrations and case examples showing how to apply EMDR techniques with clients across a range of ages and presentations

  • Expert interviews exploring key topics such as reflective capacity, developmental trauma, and working with family systems

  • Downloadable tools and handouts to support practical application in your sessions

  • An interactive forum where you can ask questions, share insights, and get direct feedback from course instructor Debra Wesselmann

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Accredited Continuing Education Credits

This EMDR for Attachment Injuries training is designed for EMDR trained therapists worldwide. Upon completion, you'll receive an official certificate that may be submitted to relevant registration or licensing bodies for continuing professional development, where applicable.

Participants can earn 12 EMDRIA Points for this training.

12 CE/CME credits are also designated for a range of licensed mental health professions, including:

  • psychologists, social workers, counsellors,

  • physicians, nurses,

  • marriage and family therapists,

  • addiction professionals.

Acceptance for other professions may vary by board and jurisdiction. View the complete CE/CME accreditation details and board approvals here.

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