Clustering & EMDR-QL: A 3-Day Advanced Training for Complex PTSD
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About the Training
This 3-day advanced training equips clinicians with powerful tools for treating Complex PTSD. Through a blend of theory, demonstration, and practice, you will learn how to organize trauma memories into clusters, select effective targets, and apply the EMDR-QL protocol to reprocess multiple memories simultaneously.
By the end of this training, you’ll walk away with practical methods to enhance treatment efficiency, strengthen client stabilization, and achieve deeper outcomes in trauma recovery.
What You’ll Learn
How trauma is stored in the brain and why memories form clusters in Complex PTSD.
Practical strategies for grouping traumatic memories into themes and relational figures.
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The full EMDR-QL protocol (Steps 1–8) for processing multiple memories at once.
Tools for working with dissociation and building stabilization before reprocessing.
Clinical decision-making on when and how to use clustering and EMDR-QL ethically.
Who Should Attend
This training is designed for:
EMDR-trained therapists who want advanced tools for treating Complex PTSD.
Clinicians seeking to improve efficiency when working with overwhelming trauma histories.
Practitioners interested in integrating clustering and simultaneous reprocessing into their trauma practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this 3-day training, participants will be able to:
Describe how trauma is stored in the brain and why memories form clusters in Complex PTSD.
Group traumatic memories into themes or around key people (e.g., mother, father).
Describe how trauma is stored in the brain and why memories form clusters in Complex PTSD.
Use EMDR-QL to process multiple memories at the same time.
Apply tools to manage dissociation, build stabilization, and adapt EMDR for diverse clients.
Decide when it is safe and appropriate to use clustering and EMDR-QL, considering ethical guidelines.
Program Structure
Day 1 – Foundations of Clustering & Target Selection
Understand the science of clustering, explore themes and relational figures, and practice hands-on clustering techniques.
Day 2 – Advanced Clustering & Introduction to EMDR-QL
Learn advanced sequencing strategies, address dissociation, and transition into the EMDR-QL protocol.
Day 3 – EMDR-QL in Practice
Step through the full 8-phase EMDR-QL process, with demonstrations, supervised practice, and integration into your clinical work.
Why This Training Matters
Complex PTSD often involves overwhelming networks of traumatic memories. Traditional EMDR can feel slow or fragmented. By learning clustering and EMDR-QL, you’ll gain a structured and efficient way to treat clients with layered trauma histories—while ensuring stabilization, safety, and ethical practice.
