This online course focuses on expanding clinicians’ understanding of the adaptations the mind affected by trauma must make to coexist with its legacies. The course will examine the complex psychobiological phenomena that underlie trauma-forming defenses and the core therapeutic components to reset the defense mode and reestablish homeostasis and safety in children and adolescents. A multimodal approach to EMDR therapy will be presented where psychoeducation, Polyvagal-based interventions, parts work, regulation, play, somatic and expressive arts therapies are integrated while preserving the essence of EMDR treatment.