EMDR, Expressive Arts, and Dissociative Presentations
Facilitators: Marshall Lyles, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Date: August 29-30, 2025 (9a - 4:45pm CST for both days)
CEs: 12 EMDRIA CEs (EC Program Approval Number: #18012-30)
Description: Art-based creations and poetic practices have been healing agents across cultures and for generations. Both art and poetry offer space within a therapeutic context where time can momentarily pause as different inner voices receive the attention they need to feel empowered, even dissociatively-held parts of self. In this workshop, participants will enhance their work as clinicians by hearing about how the expressive arts can be embraced by EMDR clinicians in addressing trauma-related dissociative presentations.
Objectives:
Registration information: Participants will need to attend both days. The total cost is $420 and payment is due at registration.
Location: The training will occur at The Workshop, 300 Allen St., Austin, TX, 78702
Cancellation policy: Registration is non-refundable; any participant who needs to cancel is welcome to find someone to fill their spot. To address any concerns or to resolve any disputes regarding this event, email [email protected]
Date: August 29-30, 2025 (9a - 4:45pm CST for both days)
CEs: 12 EMDRIA CEs (EC Program Approval Number: #18012-30)
Description: Art-based creations and poetic practices have been healing agents across cultures and for generations. Both art and poetry offer space within a therapeutic context where time can momentarily pause as different inner voices receive the attention they need to feel empowered, even dissociatively-held parts of self. In this workshop, participants will enhance their work as clinicians by hearing about how the expressive arts can be embraced by EMDR clinicians in addressing trauma-related dissociative presentations.
Objectives:
- Identify the basic tenets of EMDR and how they can be applied to expressive arts processes
- Describe EMDR treatment planning for complex trauma needs
- Discuss dissociation from a nervous system point-of-view
- Describe attachment theory’s impact on treating dissociation with EMDR
- Identify 3 healing outcomes of EMDR-informed expressive therapy with those impacted by a range of dissociative presentations
- Apply attachment-aware expressive tools to EMDR resourcing for those with complex trauma related dissociation
- Apply attachment-aware expressive tools to EMDR reprocessing for those with complex trauma related dissociation
- Discuss client behaviors in expressive art EMDR sessions that can reveal pockets of emerging dissociation
Registration information: Participants will need to attend both days. The total cost is $420 and payment is due at registration.
Location: The training will occur at The Workshop, 300 Allen St., Austin, TX, 78702
Cancellation policy: Registration is non-refundable; any participant who needs to cancel is welcome to find someone to fill their spot. To address any concerns or to resolve any disputes regarding this event, email [email protected]