EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit

Check out the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit. These worksheets were developed to help children recognize their internal and external resources. Rooted in EMDR therapy principles, adults can guide children through the whole toolkit or use just a few worksheets as needed.

Children’s Toolkit: Draw How You Feel

Kids learn how to identify and express emotions through drawing. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Children’s Toolkit: Fun Movement

Help children notice their feelings through movement. Marching, drumming, tapping and more can help unleash inner feelings. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Children’s Toolkit: Timeline of Resources

Help a child recognize their ability to learn and grow. Can they spell their name? Ride their bike? This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Children’s Toolkit: Developing Resources

Help children notice the things they do well. Discover their unique abilities to increase self-regulation skills. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

A Multimodal & Systemic Approach to EMDR Therapy with Children During Times of Change

Explore EMDR therapy with children during uncertain times (like the COVID-19 pandemic). Use a multimodal approach including polyvagal-focused strategies, parent-child interventions, play, Sandtray and expressive arts.

Children’s Toolkit: Mastery Resources

Help children notice the activities they love to do. Develop their interests to increase self-regulation skills. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Clinical Racial Relevance Within EMDR

This course focuses on some of the unique racial/ethnic/cultural interplays that influence clinical aspects of the Black, Latinx and Asian Pacific communities and impact EMDR therapy in the 8 phases.

Children’s Toolkit: Word Search

Focus on positive words in this fun word search for children. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Treatment of Traumatic Attachment to the Perpetrator

This workshop will focus on treatment of complex trauma with the emphasis on treatment of the traumatic attachment to the abuser.

Children’s Toolkit: Relational Resources

Help children notice the helpers in their lives. Discover positive relationships to increase self-regulation skills. This resource is part of the EMDRIA Children’s Toolkit for EMDR therapy.

Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndrome

This presentation provides a theoretical background and a model of care for using the attachment system and the AIP Model to treat clients with chronic health syndromes (such as autoimmune disorders and chronic pain).