Approved for 12 EMDRIA Credits (CEs)

This 2-day workshop invites EMDR-trained clinicians to deepen their practice through the lens of Liberation Health—a framework that situates healing within the broader context of systemic oppression, social inequities, and collective resilience.

Participants will revisit the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy while exploring how race, power, gender, class, and historical trauma shape both the therapeutic process and client outcomes. By integrating these understandings into EMDR case conceptualization and reprocessing, clinicians will strengthen their ability to hold space for clients whose trauma is rooted not only in personal experience, but in social realities that demand acknowledgment and repair.

Through lectures, case studies, and dynamic group dialogue, therapists will explore ways to decolonize clinical practice, restore community-centered care, and embody healing justice within EMDR.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Reconnect with the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy, applying them through an intersectional and liberation-centered lens. 
2. Identify how systems of oppression and social inequities contribute to the development and maintenance of trauma.
3. Apply the Liberation Health Framework to EMDR case conceptualization and treatment planning.
4. Utilize adaptive interweaves that center empowerment, voice, and community context.
5. Integrate cultural and somatic wisdom traditions into EMDR practice.
6. Engage in critical reflection around therapist identity, positionality, and power dynamics in the therapeutic relationship.
7. Strengthen the ability to cultivate spaces of liberation and belonging for trauma-impacted clients.
   

This advanced workshop is open to:

• Clinicians who have completed EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training 
• Therapists seeking to refresh, expand, or re-ignite their EMDR practice through a social justice and liberation framework
• EMDR practitioners interested in integrating cultural humility, intersectionality, and systemic analysis into trauma treatment
   

Duration: 2 Full Days (12 total training hours)
CE Credit: 12 EMDRIA-Approved Continuing Education Hours

ComponentDescription

Day 1

Revisiting the 8 Phases of EMDR through a Liberation Health lens; dynamic lecture, case review, and discussion on how structural violence impacts trauma storage and reprocessing.

Day 2

Applied integration: case conceptualization labs, practice with liberation-focused interweaves, reflective dialogues, and action planning for systemic accountability within EMDR work. 

Delivery Options:

• Live online via secure Zoom or in-person at Sankofa Healing Studio
• Includes access to digital workbook and reading materials
   

• Short lectures blending neurobiological, cultural, and systemic perspectives
• Case presentations from real-world practice
• Group reflection and peer dialogue
• Guided experiential exercises and resourcing techniques
• Embodied practices that support therapist grounding and liberation-centered presence
   

After completion, participants will be able to:

• Integrate the Liberation Health Framework into EMDR treatment planning and session work.
• Conceptualize trauma as both personal and systemic within EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.
• Use culturally responsive language and interventions to enhance client empowerment.
• Identify potential therapist biases and explore strategies to mitigate them within EMDR practice.
• Develop treatment goals that reflect healing, empowerment, and collective resilience.
   

This workshop is approved by EMDRIA for 12 Continuing Education Credits.
Attendance and participation in both full days are required to receive credit.
Partial credit will not be awarded.

Facilitated by Jacqueline Johnson, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, PMH-C, CCMHC,
EMDRIA-Approved Trainer & Consultant, and Founder of Sankofa Healing Studio.

Jacqui integrates EMDR with expressive arts therapy, somatic practices, and the principles of healing justice. Her facilitation style is interactive, culturally grounded, and deeply reflective—centering the voices and lived experiences of practitioners who serve trauma-impacted, system-affected, and historically excluded communities.

Investment: $333
CEs: 12 EMDRIA-Approved Continuing Education Hours

• Includes access to all materials, recordings (if applicable), and CE documentation
• Payment plans and group discounts available
• Space is limited to ensure an interactive, small-group learning experience

For questions, contact: admin@sankofahealingstudio.org

• Completion of EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training is required.
• Full attendance is mandatory for CE credit.
• Refunds and cancellation policies follow Sankofa Healing Studio’s standard training policy (posted on our website).
• Certificates of completion will be issued within 14 days of the workshop.