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Digital Seminar

Traumatic Memory Processing Workshop: Over 20 Clinical Techniques from Brainspotting, EMDR, IFS Therapy and More


Speaker:
Amelia Kelley, PhD
Duration:
11 Hours 59 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 21, 2025
Product Code:
POS150201
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Working with traumatic memories is one of the hardest parts of trauma therapy.

And no matter how skilled you are, these deep-seated memories can feel too overwhelming for clients to face, leaving them stuck in a cycle of dissociation, painful flashbacks, numbness, and avoidance.

That’s why I created this all-new Traumatic Memory Processing Workshop …

… to give you the exact tools you need to break that cycle, work with those memories and process them with clients in a way that feels both safe and empowering.

 I’ll show you how to:

  • Break through dissociation and emotional numbness so clients can access and process memories that have long been out of reach
  • Reprocess traumatic memories without re-traumatizing using EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS Therapy and other top tools
  • Ground and calm the nervous system fast, helping clients find immediate relief from anxiety, panic, and emotional dysregulation
  • Release the body’s stored trauma with somatic techniques, allowing clients to feel safe in their bodies again and reconnect to the present moment
  • And much more!

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be equipped with practical, ready-to-use tools that will help you guide your clients through the most challenging and deeply ingrained trauma memories – no matter how stuck they seem right now.

Purchase now!
Dr. Amelia Kelley

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

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.



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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.

 


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Earn up to 11.75 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


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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 11.5 credit hours.


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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 approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 11.75 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.



Handouts

Speaker

Amelia Kelley, PhD's Profile

Amelia Kelley, PhD Related seminars and products


Dr. Amelia Kelley, is a therapist, author and nationally recognized expert specializing in the treatment of abuse and relationship trauma.

 

She's trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, art therapy and brainspotting, and has used Imagery Rehearsal Therapy to help countless clients reduce the nightmares that haunt them so they can find peace.

 

Dr. Kelly is an adjunct faculty member at Yorkville University, and a nationally recognized relationship expert featured on SiriusXM Doctor Radio's The Psychiatry Show as well as NPR's The Measure of Everyday Life. Her private practice is affiliated with the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute and she is the author of several books, including Gaslighting Recovery for Women.

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Amelia Kelley is the owner of Kelley Counseling and Wellness and has an employment relationship with the Art Therapy Institute. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Amelia Kelley has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


Additional Info

Program Information

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Access never expires for this product.

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Objectives

  1. Identify how trauma memories, including flashbacks, contribute to symptoms such as avoidance, dissociation, and hyperarousal/hypervigilance.
  2. Evaluate clients for indicators of unprocessed traumatic memories.
  3. Choose somatic interventions clients can use when they are in acute distress.
  4. Identify how to assist a client experiencing a flashback in session.
  5. Utilize grounding into the present moment when trauma triggers are activated.
  6. Evaluate the support for IFS therapy for the treatment of PTSD.
  7. Integrate IFS therapy strategies into treatment of clients with a history of childhood trauma.
  8. Evaluate the efficacy of Brainspotting in reducing memory-related distress.
  9. Determine how specific eye positions are used in Brainspotting to access and process traumatic or distressing memories.
  10. Analyze the benefits and limitations of Brainspotting as a therapeutic technique.
  11. Use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to assist in decreasing unwanted symptoms from traumatic stress in clients.
  12. Examine existing evidence-based research on the efficacy of EMDR in managing trauma symptomology.
  13. Use eye movement techniques from EMDR to influence the vividness of distressing memories in clients.

Outline

DAY 1

Traumatic Memory Processing 101
  • The neurobiology of trauma
  • The role of the body, mind, and emotions in healing
  • The basics of cognitive processing therapy
  • The adaptive information processing (AIP) model
  • Attachment theory
  • Polyvagal theory
  • Psychodynamic theory
Simple to Use Breathing and Grounding Techniques
  • Reduce anxiety and calm the nervous system
  • How to guide clients through Bees Breath exercise
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Alternate nostril breathing
  • Benefits for calming and balancing the nervous system
  • Step-by-step instructions for the technique
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Emotional Regulation Techniques and EFT Tapping
  • Introduction to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
  • The theory behind tapping and its effectiveness for trauma
  • Demonstrate tapping sequence
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Pendulation and Working with Traumatic Memories
  • Explanation of pendulation in trauma healing
  • Shift between the traumatic memory and resource states
  • Pendulation demonstration
Somatic Trauma Techniques
  • Release stored tension in the body
  • Step-by-step instructions for “Shake it Off” technique
  • Group practice: Shake off exercise
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Eye Movements for Stress Relief
  • Oculocardiac Convergence
  • Explore the connection between eye movements and heart rate regulation
  • Instruction on using eye movements for stress relief
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
DAY 2

Introduction to EMDR and the 8 Phases
  • Introduction of origins and theory
  • Overview of the 8 Phases of EMDR
  • How EMDR facilitates trauma reprocessing
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Instantly Useable EMDR Techniques for Resource Building
  • EMDR Spiral Skill
    • Use the spiral for identifying and processing memories
  • EMDR Container
    • Create a safe mental space for clients to store difficult emotions
  • EMDR Safe Space
    • Create and anchor a safe space for clients
  • EMDR Resource Tapping
    • Enhance resource-based intervention using tapping techniques
    • Create BLS with light, sound, paddles – both in person and virtual options
    • Practical demonstration and participant practice
Brainspotting Techniques for Trauma Treatment
  • Introduction of origins and theory
  • Differences between activation and resource models
  • How to identify which approach to use with each client
  • The Triple Resource approach (3 distinct resources for clients)
  • Demonstration
  • How to use body awareness in brainspotting
  • Overview of the gaze spotting technique in brainspotting
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Use Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in Trauma Work
  • Introduction to IFS principles and the 6-step process
  • Explanation and demonstration of how to guide clients through IFS
  • How to use guided imagery to access traumatic parts
  • Work with protective parts that may block emotional processing
  • Techniques to engage protective parts in healing
  • Engage parts through creative expression and art
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations
Create a Trauma-Informed Treatment Plan
  • Integrate the techniques covered in the workshop
  • How to assess which treatment modality to use for specific client needs
  • Case study discussion: Develop a treatment plan using multiple techniques

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Physicians
  • Psychologists
  • Case Managers
  • Therapists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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