Approved for 3 EMDRIA Credits

Cognitive interweaves are often regarded as one of the most challenging aspects of advanced EMDR practice. While the Standard Protocol relies on the brain’s natural Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) system, clinicians frequently encounter situations where processing becomes blocked, repetitive, dysregulated, or fails to generalize. The challenge is knowing when to trust the process and when to intervene. This workshop provides an advanced, clinically grounded framework for understanding and applying cognitive interweaves with greater confidence. Rather than teaching participants to memorize numerous interventions, the workshop focuses on developing clinical decision-making, helping therapists recognize the nature of processing blockages, formulate why processing has stalled, and select the least intrusive intervention to restore adaptive information processing.

Participants will deepen their understanding of the neurobiology underlying interweaves, including neuroplasticity, the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, Polyvagal Theory, and the role of somatic, developmental, relational, and cognitive processes in trauma resolution. This workshop integrates theory with multiple clinical video demonstrations illustrating the practical application of different categories of interweaves. Designed for EMDR-trained clinicians, this workshop aims to increase both confidence and clinical flexibility when working with simple, complex, and developmental trauma presentations.

Presenter: Vania Miteva, Registered Psychologist

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