CPTSD CE Training & Consultation for Therapists

A place to learn EMDR, parts work, and somatic approaches for complex PTSD, get real support with your hardest cases, and ask the questions you've been afraid to ask.

You Became a Therapist to Help People Heal. So Why Does Complex Trauma Feel So Hard?

You've done the trainings. You care deeply about your clients. But your CPTSD clients don't follow the protocol, and some days you leave a session wondering if you're helping at all.

Sound familiar?

→ Your clients are stuck in Phase 2.

You've installed safe places and containers for months, but every time you approach processing, your client floods, shuts down, or cancels. You're not sure when they'll ever be ready, or if you're the one holding them back.

→ Processing goes sideways.

A session starts fine, and then your client loops, dissociates, or gets overwhelmed. You do your best to close it down, then spend the evening replaying it and wondering what you missed.

→ Your client's parts keep showing up, and you're not sure what to do with them.

A protector shuts the session down. A young part suddenly takes over. You know parts work could help, but you're not sure how it fits with EMDR without breaking the protocol.

→ You feel like you should know this by now.

You've been practicing for years. You're the one other clinicians come to. So asking a basic question in a consultation group feels risky, and you stay quiet and keep guessing.

→ You're carrying it alone.

In private practice, there's no hallway to stop in and ask a colleague. The hard cases stay in your head long after the session ends, and it's wearing on you.

There Are No Stupid Questions Here. Really.

Complex trauma is complex. Nobody learned all of this in grad school, and nobody gets it right every time, including me.

The best therapists I know are the ones who keep asking questions.

This is a place where you can say "I don't know what I'm doing with this client" and be met with curiosity, not judgment.

Ask the question you think you should already know the answer to. Bring the session that went wrong. Bring the part of you that feels like an impostor.

It's all welcome here.

Hi, I’m Jane.

I've spent more than 17 years sitting with clients who carry complex trauma, first in community mental health, working with survivors of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and now in private practice.

I remember what it felt like to have a client stuck in preparation for months, to watch a session spiral, and to wonder whether I was the right therapist for them. What changed my work was weaving together EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and somatic approaches, and finding consultants who let me ask anything.

I'm a LMHC (WA) & LPCC (CA), Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR Consultant-in-Training, IFS certified therapist, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP™). Now I want to give other therapists the kind of support that helped me most.

Ways to Learn and Get Support

Imagine Walking Into Your Next Session Feeling Steady

✓ You know how to build enough safety that your client can actually stay present.

✓ You can tell when your client is shifting into fight, flight, or shutdown, and you know what to do next.

✓ Parts that used to derail sessions become part of the healing.

✓ Processing feels paced and contained instead of risky.

✓You have somewhere to bring the hard cases, so you're not carrying them alone.

How to Get Started

Join a live training or start an on-demand course (coming soon) to build skills you can use the next week.
Book a consultation and bring your questions,
all of them.

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm newer to EMDR. Is this too advanced for me?
Not at all. Basic EMDR training is recommended for the EMDR-specific parts of the workshop, but newer clinicians are welcome, and so are your questions. You'll leave with hands-on, practical ways to work with your clients.
I'm experienced. Will this still be useful? Yes. Many experienced clinicians come because complex trauma keeps challenging them, and they want a place to think it through with someone who's been there.
Do I need to be IFS trained? You don't need full IFS training, but a basic understanding of the IFS model will help. The workshop introduces the IFS concepts you need to integrate parts work with EMDR.
Do your trainings offer CE credit? CE information for this workshop will be posted here as soon as it's available. Join the email list to be the first to know.
Can I watch a training on demand instead of attending live? Yes. Live workshops are recorded and offered as on-demand courses. Attending live gives you real-time Q&A. CE credit for on-demand courses isn't available yet, and I'll share updates as soon as it is.
What happens in a consultation session? You bring a case or a question, and we explore it together: what's happening for the client, what's happening for you, and what to try next. Client information stays de-identified.
How do I request accommodations? Email opensessionlearning@gmail.com at least 7 business days before the training, and I'll be glad to help.