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If you’ve ever felt like this, reaching for somewhere, anywhere to begin with complex trauma, it doesn’t mean you’re not good at EMDR. It means no one taught you how to map what you need to, yet.
Our clients need us to see both the “forest” and the “trees.” Individual traumatic experiences land differently, and affect each client differently, depending on the context, the history, and the level of vulnerability that preceded them.
The forest is made of so much. Met and unmet attachment needs. Earlier experiences of harm that planted seeds of doubt about a client’s safety, worth, power, or belonging. Internal and external experiences of resilience and resources. The ways a client has adapted to cope when the pain was too great to tolerate and secure attachment was out of reach.
This is the forest we can map, and must map, to strategically choose and effectively target the “trees” that will make the most difference.
📌 Save this for when you’re trying to figure out where to start with a client who has layers of trauma, unmet attachment needs, and a kaleidoscope of symptoms.
💌 Send it to your closest EMDR colleagues who are navigating the same challenges.
And if you’re new here, hi! I’m Susie Morgan, an EMDR trainer and 2025/2026 EMDRIA Conference presenter with over 20 years of treating complexity with EMDR.
In this corner of IG, I share wisdom I’ve curated and synthesized from the EMDR greats and shaped into practical methods for treating complex trauma and attachment, so EMDR therapists like you can feel confident your approach is safe, effective, and strategic.
Here’s what to do next:
🎈 Hit follow so you never miss an idea or tool that could sharpen your effectiveness.
💬 Comment INTRO and I’ll send you my free 2-hour course on how to visually conceptualize the whole “forest” we need to see in complex trauma, and the “trees” that become our practical map of what to target.
🔗 Head to the link in my bio for deeper, more practical training and consultation in EMDR for complex trauma and attachment.
I’m so happy you’re here.
✨PrecisionEMDR.com✨
#EMDRBasicTraining #2026EMDRIAConference #AdvancedEMDRTraining #EMDRIA #PrecisionEMDR
Our clients need us to see both the “forest” and the “trees.” Individual traumatic experiences land differently, and affect each client differently, depending on the context, the history, and the level of vulnerability that preceded them.
The forest is made of so much. Met and unmet attachment needs. Earlier experiences of harm that planted seeds of doubt about a client’s safety, worth, power, or belonging. Internal and external experiences of resilience and resources. The ways a client has adapted to cope when the pain was too great to tolerate and secure attachment was out of reach.
This is the forest we can map, and must map, to strategically choose and effectively target the “trees” that will make the most difference.
📌 Save this for when you’re trying to figure out where to start with a client who has layers of trauma, unmet attachment needs, and a kaleidoscope of symptoms.
💌 Send it to your closest EMDR colleagues who are navigating the same challenges.
And if you’re new here, hi! I’m Susie Morgan, an EMDR trainer and 2025/2026 EMDRIA Conference presenter with over 20 years of treating complexity with EMDR.
In this corner of IG, I share wisdom I’ve curated and synthesized from the EMDR greats and shaped into practical methods for treating complex trauma and attachment, so EMDR therapists like you can feel confident your approach is safe, effective, and strategic.
Here’s what to do next:
🎈 Hit follow so you never miss an idea or tool that could sharpen your effectiveness.
💬 Comment INTRO and I’ll send you my free 2-hour course on how to visually conceptualize the whole “forest” we need to see in complex trauma, and the “trees” that become our practical map of what to target.
🔗 Head to the link in my bio for deeper, more practical training and consultation in EMDR for complex trauma and attachment.
I’m so happy you’re here.
✨PrecisionEMDR.com✨
#EMDRBasicTraining #2026EMDRIAConference #AdvancedEMDRTraining #EMDRIA #PrecisionEMDR
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4 months agoprecisionemdr
Therapists - whether you know EMDR or not - have you felt like this when trying to navigate complex trauma?
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