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Digital Seminar

EMDR for Trauma and Addiction: A Step-by-Step Workshop on Treating Dual Diagnosis Clients


Speaker:
Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Duration:
6 Hours 20 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Oct 28, 2025
Product Code:
POS150317
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Imagine you’re sitting across from a client who has been battling addiction for years.

Something always pulls them back. The cravings, the urges, the compulsions – despite all their efforts, they can’t seem to break free.

What if you could help them heal the emotional pain and trauma driving their addiction? What if you could offer them lasting relief?

With EMDR you can … but they didn’t teach you this in basic training.

That’s why I created this step-by-step training, to give you the skills to use EMDR therapy to treat addiction and trauma simultaneously …

… so you can reach the traumatic roots of addiction, release the grip of cravings and urges, and offer your clients a powerful, lasting path to recovery.

I’m going to walk you through it all. The practical tools and specialized protocols that you can immediately apply.

No jargon, no confusion. Just clear and actionable instruction that will have you ready to:

  • Assess for and identify the trauma driving your client’s addiction
  • Use proven EMDR protocols like DeTUR, Feeling-State Protocol, and Crave-X designed specifically to treat cravings, urges, and compulsions
  • Understand how addiction is tied to unmet attachment needs, so you can address the root causes not just the symptoms
  • Create a customized treatment plan that integrates addiction-specific goals
  • Overcome common barriers to treatment, like dissociation and blocking beliefs.

I was amazed at how well these techniques led to lasting change for my clients. I think you will be too.

So don’t wait, purchase now!

Stacy Ruse

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

Credit

Program Information

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

 


Canada Credit - ---

Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Canadian Counsellors and Psychotherapists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 6.0 credit hours.


Canada Credit - EMDRIA

This course does not offer EMDRIA credit.


Canada Credit - Canadian Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 6.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement


Canada Credit - Social Workers - National ASWB ACE

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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education clock hours as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.


US National Boards - Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

This self-study course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.


US National Boards - Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists – ANCC

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses completing these self-study materials will earn 6.25 contact hours. Expires: 07/27/2028.



Handouts

Speaker

Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500's Profile

Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500 Related seminars and products


Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500 is an Evergreen EMDR consultant and clinician, IFS therapist, and founder of Aglow Counseling. She’s a trauma expert who specializes in using IFS Therapy, EMDR, and Somatic therapies to unravel the intricate threads of trauma and guide clients towards empowerment and resilience. Her approach, while deeply rooted in trauma-informed methodologies, is characterized by a transpersonal twist that transcends the boundaries of traditional therapy. Stacy is certified in EMDR as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and Certified Yoga Instructor.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stacy Ruse is the owner of Aglow Counseling and has an employment relationship with Mindfully. She receives compensation as a consultant and trainer. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Stacy Ruse is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stacy Ruse is a member of EMDRIA, the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists, and the Longmont Area Psychotherapy Network.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com.


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Objectives

  1. Determine how addiction memory networks form and how EMDR can reprocess them.
  2. Identify underlying trauma networks fueling addiction.
  3. Develop treatment plans using craving desensitization, trauma resolution, and relapse prevention.
  4. Choose specialized EMDR protocols for compulsions, urges, and addictive behaviors.
  5. Examine dissociation and alexithymia as barriers to treatment
  6. Modify EMDR Phases 1-8 for addiction treatment.

Outline

How Trauma and Addiction are Intertwined:

Understand Addiction through EMDR’s AIP model

  • How compulsions, cravings, and urges are memory networks
  • The role of early attachment wounds and underlying pain from trauma
  • EMDR’s role in rewiring maladaptive networks
  • Addiction as a maladaptive solution to emotional pain

Case Conceptualization & Treatment Planning

  • Effective history gathering & assessment
  • Safety, stability, and dissociation assessment
  • Identify core needs and negative beliefs
  • Map Addiction Patterns:
    • First use vs. compulsive use
    • What the substance/behavior provided
    • Developmental context at the time
  • High-Risk Behaviors & Triggers: Address risk vs. protective factors
  • What to Target First: Cravings, triggers, and urges

Specialized EMDR Protocols for Addiction:

Reduce Urges, Decrease Cravings and Reduce the Risk of Relapse

  • Introduction to Specialized Protocols:
    • DeTUR (Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing)
    • Feeling-State Protocol
    • Crave-X
  • Demo/Case Example
  • Application and Practice Considerations
    • How to choose the appropriate protocol
    • Adapt protocols for individual clients
  • Adjustment disorders specifiers

EMDR Phases 2-8 in Addiction Treatment & Barriers to Treatment

  • Tailor EMDR Phases 2-8:
    • Integrate addiction-specific targets and cognitions
    • Address safety and stabilization
  • Barriers to Treatment:
    • Dissociation, alexithymia, affect dysregulation, blocking beliefs
    • Strategies for addressing these barriers
  • Relapse Prevention:
    • Integrate EMDR into relapse prevention strategies

Research, Risks and Other Considerations

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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