EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ Standards

This document describes updated standards and best practices for EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) consultation. This information is designed to promote excellence, inclusivity, and consistency in the preparation and ongoing development of EMDR consultants. These guidelines build upon the foundational principles of EMDR therapy while aligning with current evidence, adult learning theory, and culturally responsive knowledge, skills, and attitudes in supervision/consultation models.  

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Table of Contents

EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ Standards

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary – pg. 3

2. Introduction – pg. 4

a. Clinical and Instructional Focus – pg. 4

b. Purpose and Scope – pg. 5

c. Process of Developing the Standards – pg. 6

• Survey – pg. 7
• Focus Groups – pg. 7
• Related Literature – pg. 7

d. Goals and Review Process – pg. 8

3. Definitions – pg. 10

a. General Terms – pg. 10

• Consultee – pg. 10
• Consultant  – pg. 10
• EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Training (CIT)™ – pg. 10
• Consultation – pg. 10
• Consultation of Consultation – pg. 10
• Deliberate Practice – pg. 11
• EMDRIA™ Approved Basic Training – pg. 11
• EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ – pg. 11
• Group Consultation – pg. 12
• Individual Consultation – pg. 12
• Reflective Practice – pg. 12
• Standard Protocol – pg. 12
• Trainee – pg. 12

b. Roles of Consultants – pg. 13

• Shifting Roles of the EMDR Consultant Across the Consultee’s Journey – pg. 14

c. Types of Consultation – pg. 16

• Foundational Consultation (EMDR Basic Training Consultation) – pg. 16
• Certification Consultation – pg. 16
• Consultant in Training Consultation – pg. 17
• EMDR Case Consultation (not for credentialing purposes) – pg. 17

4. Core Competencies – pg. 19

a. Therapeutic/Consultation Alliance – pg. 20

b. Cultural Humility and Ethics – pg. 20

• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) – pg. 20

c. Knowledge – pg. 21

• General Therapeutic Knowledge – pg. 21
• Foundational EMDR Therapy Knowledge – pg. 22
• Adapting EMDR Therapy Knowledge – pg. 23

d. Skills—Actions, Behaviors, Abilities – pg. 24

• General Therapeutic Skills – pg. 24
• EMDR Therapy Skills – pg. 25
• Consultation Skills – pg. 25
• Teaching Skills – pg. 26

e. Attitudes/Dispositions – Sense of Self and Others – pg. 28

• Intrapersonal & Interpersonal Attitudes – pg. 28

5. Practice Expectations – pg. 29

a. Consultation Process – pg. 29

b. Consultant and Consultee Expectations – pg. 30

• Consultant Expectations – pg. 30
• Consultee Expectations – pg. 30

c. Consultation Types, Roles and Responsibilities – pg. 31

• EMDR Basic Training Consultation – pg. 32
• EMDR Certification Consultation – pg. 33
• EMDR Consultation of Consultation – pg. 34

d. Developing Contracts – pg. 35

e. Documentation & Reports – pg. 36

f. Facilitating Consultation Groups – pg. 37

• Key Considerations – pg. 37
• Earning Individual Hours Within a Group Setting – pg. 38
• CIT Consultation: One-Hour Group Consultation Example – pg. 40

6. Supporting Growth and Development – pg. 41

a. Ongoing Assessment – pg. 42

b. Providing Feedback with Deliberate Practice – pg. 42

c. Evaluation and Recommendation – pg. 43

7. Conclusion – pg. 45

References – pg. 46