You trained in EMDR.
Somewhere along the way,
you stopped using it.
That’s more common than anyone admits — and it isn’t a training problem. Small-group consultation is the supported way back, led by an EMDRIA Approved Consultant™.
The next cohort hasn’t been scheduled yet. The interest list hears about dates and enrollment first — joining is not an application.
You’re not under-trained. You’re under-supported.
The protocol feels rigid
Basic training teaches the steps. Real clients don’t follow them — and the workbook doesn’t say what to do next.
Complex cases stall
Dissociation, blocked processing, feeder memories. One stuck session becomes a reason to reach for something safer.
You practice alone
No one to bring the hard case to. Confidence fades quietly, until EMDR is something you trained in, not something you do.
Another training won’t fix it. Feedback on your real cases will.
Training alone
- Theory and demonstrations, then you’re on your own
- Protocol feels rigid under pressure
- Stuck sessions have nowhere to go
- Confidence fades between workshops
With consultation
- Your actual cases, reviewed week over week
- Protocol becomes flexible and clinical
- Stuck points become teaching moments
- Confidence compounds with a group in your corner
Seventeen sessions, one structure.
Kickoff — goals & case mapping
Where you are with EMDR, which cases you want to move, and what confident practice looks like for you.
Small-group consultation
Live case review with the same six clinicians. Real sessions, real stuck points, specific feedback you can use the same week.
Skills intensive
A focused session on the patterns emerging in the group — interweaves, titration, target selection, complex presentations.
Certification paperwork & next steps
Documentation of your 20 hours and a clear picture of where your practice goes from here.
By the final session
You reach for EMDR again
It stops being the thing you trained in and becomes the thing you do — with clients you might have referred out.
Complex cases have a map
Dissociation, blocked processing, feeder memories — you’ll have worked them with the group before you face them alone.
The protocol bends without breaking
Interweaves, titration, target selection — clinical judgment where workbook anxiety used to be.
Your hours are documented
Every consultation hour is logged with documentation you can compare against EMDRIA’s current criteria at application time.
Timothy VermillionDSW, MS, EdM, LCSW, BCD
“The clinicians who keep EMDR alive in their practice all have one thing in common: they don’t practice it alone.”
In their words.
“Timothy is methodical, sharp, extremely intelligent, and well-versed on psychotherapy in general and trauma, anxiety, and depression specifically. His knowledge, shared with zero pretense, is extensive and deep. … The consultations were a lot of fun!! I wish my academic life had been more like that. Simple, efficient, and integrated. Go for it, 100% worth it!!”
— Rome Correia, LPC, LCADC, PhD, MA · completed group & individual consultation toward EMDR Institute course requirements and EMDR certification“He doesn’t impose a formula — he listens, attunes, and offers insight that feels precise and personally resonant. Every session left me more anchored in myself and more effective in the room with clients. I can’t recommend Dr. Vermillion highly enough.”
— Esther Adams-Aharony“Dr. Vermillion didn’t hand me answers — he asked the right questions, the ones that helped me refine my voice, my boundaries, and my direction. His coaching supported not just how I practice, but who I am in the work.”
— Esther Adams-Aharony“Dr. Vermillion stands out as one of the most consummate providers I had the opportunity to work under. … I recommend him without reservation. I am confident he will continue to lead the way in educating the next generation of clinicians as well as continuing to treat our nation’s most vulnerable heroes.”
— Sebastian Fastrich, LMSW, LCSW-QS, BCD, MCAP, CADC · supervised under Dr. Vermillion for Florida licensureThis cohort is small on purpose.
This is for you if
- You completed EMDR basic training
- You’ve drifted from using it — or never felt confident starting
- You have (or will have) active cases to bring
- You want feedback, not another lecture
This is not for you if
- You haven’t completed EMDR basic training yet
- You’re looking for CE credits — this is consultation, not a course
- You can’t attend live sessions most weeks
- You want personal therapy — that’s a different door
Everything you need to use EMDR again.
- 17 group consultation sessions with the same six clinicians
- Weekly webinars on EMDR basics and best practices for complex cases
- 20 hours that may support EMDRIA Certified Therapist application requirements when EMDRIA’s current criteria are met
- Case support between sessions — you’re never stuck alone until next week
- Documentation of consultation hours, handled for you
- Interest-list members hear about the next cohort — and any early rate — first
- 6 seats, reviewed for fit in the order received
- Joining the list is not a commitment
- ≈$100 per consultation hour — individual consultation commonly runs $150+
Can’t wait for a cohort? Book an hour.
- One-on-one consultation on your cases, scheduled around your week
- May support EMDRIA Certified Therapist application requirements or EMDR Institute and EMDR HAP Basic Training consultation-hour requirements when each organization’s current criteria are met
- With Timothy Vermillion, EMDRIA Approved Consultant™
Booking a consultation hour is professional case consultation for licensed clinicians — not therapy, and not licensure supervision. Please don’t include client-identifying details when booking.
Frequently asked questions.
Do the hours count toward EMDRIA certification?
What if I’m rusty — or never really started?
How big is the group?
Is there a payment plan?
When does the next cohort start?
Do I have to wait for a cohort?
Is this therapy or supervision?
Be first to hear when the next cohort opens.
Not an application — just tell us where you are with EMDR. No client details or protected health information needed.
Therapy for Veterans & First Responders.
Paradise Institute also offers private-pay EMDR therapy for Veterans and First Responders — provided by Dr. Vermillion directly. Private-pay scheduling, no insurance billing, and a direct inquiry path.
Speaking & professional work.
Speaking & training engagements
Dr. Vermillion speaks to clinical teams, agencies, and conferences on EMDR practice, trauma treatment, and clinician development — from grand rounds to full training days.
Inquire about speaking →Tobacco harm reduction
Writing and commentary on tobacco harm reduction in behavioral health — where smoking cessation meets trauma-informed care.
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EMDR consultation and clinician development. Veteran-owned.
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