Whether you are brand new to EMDR, or you've been practicing the models for years, you will discover how to use, refine, and customize this powerful intervention to fit your client's unique needs, particularly around traumatic stress.
Join Dr. Laurel Parnell, the world-renowned innovator who revolutionized EMDR therapy

EMDR is widely considered the field's premier approach to rapidly process trauma and free clients from suffering.
But because it's so powerful, you need carefully designed training to keep your clients and yourself safe.
Most trainings are built to teach the traditional EMDR model, which can be overly intense, distressing, and painful for clients…
…resulting in many therapists abandoning EMDR entirely out of confusion and fear.
That's where Dr. Laurel Parnell is revolutionizing the field by offering the EMDR approach that provides the complete support, adaptations, and pacing you need for deep trauma healing!
Now, you can join Dr Laurel Parnell in this exclusive 3-month online course that will equip you with powerful new trauma healing skills to use right away with your clients…
…and start you on the path to becoming a fully confident EMDR therapist.
Registration is only available for a very limited time, so be sure to sign up today!
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
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For the first time ever, the Parnell Institute's EMDR Basic Training program is now available to you in a fully online format!
For decades, Dr Laurel Parnell has been a leading authority in EMDR therapy, pioneering the integration of attachment-focused and client-centered techniques through her transformative Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) model.
She's developed the Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) model that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of trauma clients.
Unlike any other EMDR therapy, AF-EMDR begins by installing attachment resources that aid clients through each moment of trauma processing.
And AF-EMDR isn't limited to the finger-waving technique that clients often find painful. Instead, it offers multiple methods to apply Bilateral Stimulation, based on the client's unique needs…
…making it one of the most effective, client-friendly EMDR approaches available.
Now, you have the opportunity to join Dr. Parnell in this exclusive online program where she will personally guide you through her transformative AF-EMDR method.
In this program, you'll experience:
- A step-by-step road map to discover the enhanced EMDR protocol that Dr. Parnell has used to help thousands of clients heal from trauma
- Powerful resource-tapping techniques you can use right away to build strength, safety, and the care clients need to continue with the work
- In-session videos of real-life cases that show you exactly how to apply the interventions in practice
- 3 exclusive live calls with Dr. Parnell, where she'll answer your clinical questions and offer expert guidance
- PDF handouts of slides to use as quick reference resources
You'll also be fully prepared for the Attachment-Focused EMDR Certification program, offered directly through the Parnell Institute — which provides the consulting and hands-on guidance you need to expertly apply EMDR.
Dear colleague,
I've been personally involved with EMDR since its infancy. After receiving direct training from its founder, Dr. Francine Shapiro, I was really taken by EMDR's transformative power.
But as I worked with adults who experienced abusive childhoods, I discovered that my clients were often so frightened and overwhelmed by the intensity of the EMDR they received using the standard protocol that they never wanted to do it again.
That's when I realized I needed to prepare them more by building up our therapeutic relationship and providing resources that offer strength, safety, and the care they need to continue with the work.
So, I began to hone and perfect the EMDR process to fit the needs of our clients and provide key foundations for our deep healing work.
Now I'm excited to teach you this powerful framework and provide you with new skills that you can use right away with your clients!
You'll build your confidence to effectively work with even the most challenging trauma cases, including those involving physical and sexual abuse, early-attachment wounds, grief, complex PTSD, racial and cultural trauma, and more.
And you'll have the opportunity to go on to our exclusive certification program that will train and recognize you as a qualified Attachment-Focused EMDR therapist.
I look forward to partnering with you to provide healing and care,
Warmly,
Dr. Laurel Parnell,
Founder of Attachment-Focused EMDR and the Parnell Institute
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
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Take your first step in learning the Parnell Institute's expanded EMDR framework, known as Attachment-Focused EMDR. You'll join Laurel Parnell and hear how she's adapted EMDR therapy to meet the needs of today's trauma clients.
Discover the key elements of effective EMDR therapy and the remarkable results you can achieve in transforming trauma.
In this module, you'll hear important neurobiological insights (synthesized from the work of Bessel van der Kolk and Daniel Siegel) on how trauma becomes frozen within our client's brain.
Then Laurel Parnell will introduce the EMDR Resource Tapping technique that can provide access to the inner support and resilience that's needed for deep healing.
August 26, 2025 11:00am-12:30pm CST
This is your first opportunity to join Dr. Laurel Parnell and get answers to your specific EMDR questions.
Laurel Parnell has trained thousands of your colleagues throughout the world. In this module, you'll hear her responses to her students' most frequently asked EMDR questions, which provide illuminating, real-world insight for your journey as an EMDR therapist.
Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) is one of the key components of effective EMDR therapy. Laurel Parnell will share her expert perspective on some of the most popular BLS interventions, including finger waving, tapping, and electronic devices.
Now it's your turn to master the powerful EMDR Resourcing intervention that any therapist can use to enhance trauma treatment.
Through an exclusive demonstration video designed just for this course, you'll get step-by-step guidance on exactly how to apply this intervention with your clients — and walk away prepared to use this technique right away in your practice.
Step into the therapy room with Laurel Parnell as she works with a woman who has an extreme fear of tunnels as a result of past, unremembered trauma.
You'll experience the entire EMDR Resourcing process that leaves the client with the feeling of empowerment and full resolution — in just one quick session.
September 23, 2025 11:00am-12:30pm CST
Join Laurel Parnell for live, step-by-step guidance and feedback in applying the Resource Tapping intervention. This is your chance to build your confidence in this crucial EMDR technique that you can use right away with your clients.
Now that you have the skills and knowledge to set up your client for EMDR therapy success, it's time to get started with applying the model.
Laurel Parnell will walk you through the 8 phases that EMDR therapists use during the treatment process. She'll describe in detail what you should be doing and seeing during each phase of therapy.
Step back into the therapy room with Laurel Parnell as she works with a client who's overwhelmed with grief and has a long history of attachment trauma.
Experience EMDR in action as she demonstrates how to move through the initial history-taking process all the way to providing lasting trauma relief and repair. This demonstration provides a step-by-step view that will boost your confidence as you work to become an EMDR therapist.
October 14, 2025 11:00am-12:30pm CST
Now that you're further along on your EMDR journey, this is your opportunity to join Laurel Parnell again during a live call and get specific, detailed answers on applying EMDR in practice. You'll hear her expert insights on the nuances of the model that make for successful treatment.
Now you'll begin to go deeper into the EMDR phases in order to understand exactly what to do and to expect when applying the model. Laurel Parnell will provide expert insights and guidance for real-world situations, so you know the steps to take during each moment of EMDR therapy.
In this module, Laurel Parnell continues to go deeper into EMDR therapy by walking you through the case conceptualization process. You'll learn to develop a healing map that's customized to your client's presenting symptoms, traumatic memories, and future goals that will keep your therapy organized and on track.
Working with trauma can burn out any therapist. That's why Laurel developed this additional module to help you take of yourself — so, you can be the effective healer your clients need. These are the methods she uses in her life that will help you in dealing with the unimaginable pain of trauma.
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
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(a $129.99 value!)
Master EMDR interventions to use at the very first moment when your client has experienced trauma. Join Laurel Parnell to learn how to lessen the pain of trauma and increase your client's resilience.
These easy-to-learn techniques have been used successfully with survivors of war, fire, earthquakes, shootings, hurricanes, pandemic trauma, motor vehicle accidents and other traumatic experiences.

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Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
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Whether you are brand new to EMDR, or you've been practicing the models for years, you will discover how to use, refine, and customize this powerful intervention to fit your client's unique needs, particularly around traumatic stress.
Immediately! You can get started with this program as soon as you register.
Your access to this course is unlimited for as long as you have your account.
Yes. Once you register for this self-paced course, you will have unlimited access to all the materials — including slides, handouts, worksheets, and more.
Comprehensive Foundational Program with Laurel Parnell
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We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.