EMDR, Parts Work & Expressive Arts Case Consultation
More clarity for the EMDR cases that feel hard to move forward.
When a case feels stuck, protective, hard to explain, or difficult to pace, you do not need another generic checklist. You need a thoughtful space to slow down, see the whole case more clearly, and decide what comes next.
These group consultation sessions are for EMDR-trained clinicians who want practical, respectful ways to think through pacing, preparation, protective responses, resourcing, target clarity, and treatment decisions.
Live online · 2 hours · $95 · limited to 8 clinicians · drop in by date
A different way to look at the case
Parts work and expressive-arts-informed tools can make clinical information easier to notice when words alone are not giving you the whole picture. In this group, we use these tools to support external, de-identified EMDR case consultation. They help you organize what is happening, name the question you are carrying, and consider the next clinically appropriate step.
This is a structured consultation space for clinicians who want to think deeply and practically about their cases.
Bring the case. Name the question. Leave with more clarity about what to notice, ask, or pace differently next.
What to expect
Each 120-minute session is a focused group case consultation. You will bring one active, fully de-identified EMDR case and one clinical question. We will use a case-focused prompt selected for that session, possibly visual, tactile, written, movement-based, verbal, or with no materials at all, to help organize the clinical picture. No artistic skill is required.
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Bring a focused case
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Explore your case through a structured activity
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Receive case-focused feedback
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Leave with a next step
You are welcome to use plain paper, index cards, sticky notes, playdough, yarn, music, movement, a digital note page, or no visual materials at all. The tool is there to support your thinking, not to create a finished product.
The kinds of questions you can bring
You might bring a case where you are wondering:
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Where does the EMDR process become less clear, less available, or harder to pace?
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What might be guarding, slowing, or interrupting the work?
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What does the client seem ready for, and what still needs more preparation?
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What resources are already present but not yet fully available?
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How can I respect hesitation without losing the treatment direction?
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What would make the next step feel more specific, consent-based, and manageable?
New to parts work or expressive arts? You are welcome here.
You do not need prior formal training in parts work or expressive arts to participate. The group uses broad, non-proprietary language and gives you enough orientation to use the tools in relation to your case.
What are parts?
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The idea of “parts” is a practical way to name different responses, needs, roles, or patterns that may show up within a person.
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A client may have a response that protects, worries, pushes forward, shuts down, or wants distance.
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In this group, parts language is an optional clinical and relational lens, not a diagnosis or a required model.
What are expressive-arts-informed tools?
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These are simple ways to use color, shape, symbol, movement, imagery, or words to make internal experience easier to notice and discuss.
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The process matters more than the product.
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No one is expected to be artistic.
Who this group is for
This consultation group is a good fit if you are a licensed mental health professional who has completed EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training and you want a clinically grounded place to think through complex EMDR cases.
It may be especially useful when you work with clients whose experience is highly protective, nonverbal, conflicted, hard to organize, or difficult to pace. You may be new to parts work and expressive arts, already use them in your practice, or simply want a clearer way to speak about what you are noticing.
This group respects the boundaries and integrity of established training programs. It uses general parts-work terminology and does not claim to teach, certify, or represent any proprietary parts-work model.
What to bring
Please bring one active case with all identifying details removed.
Before the session, you will receive a brief preparation guide to help you identify the case material and the question you want consultation on.
A helpful preparation question is:
“What is the one clinical decision or uncertainty I most need help thinking through?”
Your preparation may include the presenting concern, current EMDR focus, protective patterns, resourcing work, and the point where you feel unsure how to proceed. You remain responsible for protecting client confidentiality.
Group details
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FORMAT: Live, 120-minute group EMDR case consultation
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GROUP SIZE: Enrollment is limited to 8 clinicians to preserve meaningful case-focused discussion
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AUDIENCE: Licensed mental health professionals who have completed EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training
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PREPARATION: A brief pre-session guide and an optional case-focused prompt that may be visual, tactile, written, movement-based, verbal, or use no materials.
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CASE MATERIALS: Bring a fully de-identified clinical case and a specific consultation question
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OPTIONAL EXPRESSIVE MATERIALS:
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Blank paper (or a journal)
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Pens or markers
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Colored pencils, crayons, or pastels
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Optional: collage scraps or sticky notes, any other creative supplies you'd like to include
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You’re welcome to use any/all artistic modalities/mediums that speak to you. You’re not limited to this list.
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Free Parts Mapping Tool
If it fits your clinical question, you are welcome to use my free Parts Mapping Tool during the expressive case-consultation portion of group. It can offer a flexible visual space to organize client patterns, protective responses, resources, relationships, and questions that may be useful for EMDR case conceptualization.
Use of the tool is entirely optional; paper, objects, writing, movement, or another case-focused method are equally welcome.
You are responsible for fully de-identifying all client material before using the tool or sharing any visual with the group. Please use the tool only in a manner that aligns with your state laws, licensing-board requirements, workplace policies, informed-consent practices, and professional privacy obligations. Do not enter identifying client information.
Frequently asked questions
Important notes: This group is professional consultation for qualified clinicians. It is not therapy, emergency support, a substitute for supervision, training, or personal therapy, or a guarantee of certification credit. Please protect client privacy by fully de-identifying all material brought to consultation.
Do I need prior parts-work training?
No. You do not need formal prior training in parts work to participate. The group uses broad, non-proprietary language and offers enough orientation to use the prompt in relation to your external, de-identified EMDR case.
Do I need artistic skill?
No. The goal is not to make art or create a finished product. The activity is simply a way to organize what you are noticing in the case. You may use words, objects, a brief sketch, writing, movement, or no materials at all.
Is this a training workshop?
No. This is a case-consultation group. The live session is centered on de-identified clinical cases and consultant feedback, not on delivering foundational theory instruction.
What if my client does not use parts language?
Use the client’s own terms. You might refer to responses, needs, states, roles, patterns, or inner conflicts. The language should fit the client, not the other way around.
Can I bring a case if I am new to expressive arts?
Yes. You will receive a straightforward prompt before the group. The expressive options can include drawing, collage, simple objects, string, modeling clay, brief writing, or movement; they are there to help organize the case, not to test your creative ability.
Can I bring my own internal reaction to the case?
Yes, briefly and in service of the external case. For example, you might notice an urge to hurry, pull back, or over-explain. The group may use that reaction as one tentative clue while returning to client information, pacing, readiness, consent, and the treatment frame. The group does not become personal process work for the clinician.
Can EMDRIA consultation credit be guaranteed?
As with all EMDR consultation groups, it is up to you to use the time in a way that meets EMDRIA's expectations. Credit cannot be guaranteed by the consultant.
Each participant is responsible for confirming their own eligibility, maintaining their records, and following current EMDRIA requirements.
Although rare, in the case of an audit, your documentation of the group will be the determining factor.
Keeping your documentation clear
To support your own certification application, attend the full session, bring an active fully de-identified EMDR case, participate in case-focused discussion, and keep a personal record of the date, actual duration, consultant name, and group format. Save the Approved Consultant’s verification letter or log with your other application materials. EMDRIA makes the final determination about what it accepts, so each participant is responsible for confirming their eligibility and following the current requirements
