EMDR for Complicated Grief

Support clients through grief, mourning, and traumatic loss with this advanced, on-demand EMDR training.

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About the course

Start date
Immediate access
Length
12 hours | On-Demand (12 months access)
Who this course is for
For EMDR Trained Therapists | Advanced Level
Accreditation
12 CE / CME CreditsSee all accreditation details
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Grief often brings clients to therapy when the weight of loss becomes too difficult to carry. While mourning is a natural process, it can be disrupted by trauma, unresolved attachment wounds, and emotional overwhelm. Whether the loss involves the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a sudden life change, clients may struggle with guilt, powerlessness, anger, or disconnection that interferes with adapting to their loss and reconnecting with life.

In this advanced course, internationally respected EMDR trainer Dr. Roger Solomon shows you how to use the full EMDR framework to help clients process traumatic loss, access adaptive memory networks, and re-engage with life. You’ll learn how to work with complicated grief, target unresolved developmental trauma, and guide clients toward a more integrated experience of loss - one that honors the past while allowing movement toward the future.

Through in-depth demonstrations, case examples, and practical guidance, you’ll gain clear strategies to assess client readiness, navigate emotional blocks, and tailor EMDR interventions to the unique needs of grieving clients.

EMDR for Complicated Grief
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Learn From a Leading Expert in EMDR and Grief

This course is taught by Dr. Roger Solomon, internationally recognized EMDR trainer, clinical psychologist, and expert in grief, trauma, and complex bereavement. Dr. Solomon has worked extensively with individuals, families, and communities affected by mass disasters, terrorism, and traumatic loss, including the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a senior faculty member with the EMDR Institute and a long-time collaborator of EMDR founder Francine Shapiro, Dr. Solomon brings decades of clinical expertise and deep compassion to his teaching. His pioneering work integrating EMDR and mourning has helped shape global practice in the treatment of grief-related trauma.

This course also features insights from a distinguished faculty of EMDR experts, along with archival footage of Francine Shapiro, offering a rich and multidimensional perspective on working with grief and loss.

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Clinical Skills You’ll Gain

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Use the 8 phases of EMDR therapy to support both uncomplicated and complicated grief

  • Identify how traumatic loss disrupts the natural mourning process and creates stuck points in memory networks

  • Apply EMDR strategies to help clients process overwhelming emotions and transform their connection to the deceased

  • Recognize clinical themes such as responsibility, safety, control, and connection - and use them to guide target selection and reprocessing

  • Assess how attachment style shapes a client’s grief response, and use EMDR to address unresolved experiences that may be complicating mourning

  • Identify and reprocess past developmental trauma that contributes to complicated mourning

  • Use psychoeducation, stabilization techniques, and preparation strategies to support safe and effective processing

  • Tailor cognitive interweaves and future templates to help clients reconnect with meaning and move forward with life

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Your Learning Experience Includes

This self-paced course combines expert instruction, therapy demonstrations, and targeted clinical insights to guide your work with grief and loss.

  • Video lessons that walk you through every phase of EMDR with grieving clients—covering both theory and practical application

  • Therapy demonstrations that illustrate EMDR in action across a range of grief presentations, including traumatic loss, attachment-related grief, and complex bereavement

  • Expert interviews and clinical insights on working with attachment styles, dissociative processes, parts work, and complicated mourning

  • Structured client scenarios that support clinical decision-making and demonstrate how to tailor interventions across all 8 phases of EMDR

EMDR for Complicated Grief is available to start immediately, with 12 months access and a downloadable library of materials to keep. If you would like to request an invoice, please fill out the form here.

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Accredited Continuing Education Credits

This EMDR for Complicated Grief training is designed for EMDR trained therapists worldwide. Upon completion, you'll receive an official certificate that may be submitted to relevant registration or licensing bodies for continuing professional development, where applicable.

Participants can earn 12 EMDRIA Points for this training.

12 CE/CME credits are also designated for a range of licensed mental health professions, including:

  • psychologists, social workers, counsellors,

  • physicians, nurses,

  • marriage and family therapists,

  • addiction professionals.

Acceptance for other professions may vary by board and jurisdiction. View the complete CE/CME accreditation details and board approvals here.

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