Become a Fully Certified EMDR Practitioner!

In Just a Long Weekend!

WHEN?:  7th to 10th November 2025.

WHERE?: - Denmark Hse, Kent ME5 9RG 

Are you ready to become a certified EMDR practitioner and bring transformative trauma treatment into your practice?

We are so excited to put our 4th EMDR Live training event off the year.  The feedback from delegates says the warmth, family feel of the Farmhouse adds to the sense of security and safety needed when delivering 8 weeks of therapy into 2 days! It's INTENSE!!  For you and the client BUT sooooooooo magical, empowering and life changing!!  That was what our last clients said when they attended our training event.

You do NOT have to be part of any Voluntary Membership Club or be Accredited to learn EMDR or to attend our training!


So please come and join our 4th Counselling Academy Certified EMDR Live Training event to close 2025. You will receive our comprehensive Part 1 (Protocol) online just before the event and then Part 2 (Practice & Supervision) certificates in one immersive long weekend, set in a stunning rural farmhouse in Kent with views of the North Downs! Once you have completed the weekend you will receive assess to Part 3 which is the Advanced Certificate!

This unique training event is designed for counsellors who want to introduce EMDR into their work and fast-track their training which will leave them fully confident to incorporate EMDR into their work immediately. You'll practice on real clients bought in especially for this training - with real issues that are common to our therapy room and that EMDR can help with, so no need to produce all the case studies needed for the online EMDR training, this gives you hands-on experience, on hand guidance and will boost your confidence to incorporate it into your practice immediately.


Why This Training event is Different:

  • You don’t need to be part of any membership club or accredited by voluntary organisations to access this training! Here at The Counselling Academy, we believe in inclusivity and making advanced training accessible to ALL qualified working counsellors.
  • We do require that you hold a minimum of a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling or above, as our courses focus on building specialist skills, not on covering the basics.
  • We also require that you have completed at least 100 supervised Client hours.
  • I will personally demonstrate live EMDR sessions with a volunteer to show how easy and powerful the process is.
  • By using real clients with real issues as replacement case studies, you’ll leave fully certified and ready to use EMDR in your practice. You will be fully supervised and guided during the practice sessions so this training event accelerates your learning and the certification process.


What's Included in the training:

  • Part 1: You’ll learn the complete EMDR protocol, as developed by Francine Shapiro and used in clinical practice for over 30 years. Our step-by-step Online self paced training will ensure you're confident in the 8 phases of EMDR.
  • Part 2: Supervised practice sessions using real-life clients providing you with the experience and supervision you need to gain certification.
  • Lifetime access to our Facebook support group, exclusive to students, where you’ll get peer support, peer supervision groups and ongoing supervision opportunities.
  • Plus, enjoy delicious food and socialising with peers for 4 nights/days 


Certification: You'll receive two certificates to take home with you:

  1. Introduction & Implementation after completing the 8 phases of the EMDR protocol.
  2. Intermediate Certification after completing your client practice during the event.


Why Choose Our Course?

  • We’re passionate about equality in the counselling profession, and we actively challenge the elitist gatekeeping often seen in EMDR training. This course is based on my own extensive experience with EMDR since 2019, offering a comprehensive toolkit for any counsellor.
  • You’ll have lifetime access to all course materials, ensuring you can return and refresh your knowledge whenever you need to.
  • As an extra bonus we now include how to incorporate Breathwork to ensure you are looked after after an intensive 2 days client practice.
  • You will also have access to Part 3 as soon as you return home.
  • Whether you're part of a membership club or not, this retreat is for every qualified counsellor looking to grow their practice and incorporate EMDR into their work.


Please read our information on our main Online EMDR course HERE which explains more about why you do not need to be a member of a membership club to learn this modality.


Don't miss this opportunity to become fully certified in a long weekend, surrounded by like-minded professionals, in beautiful , secure, intimate settings and return home with the confidence to integrate EMDR into your client work immediately. 


Costs:


The Residential fee for a double room - shared bathroom is just £1400 each participant and £1300 for a single room - shared bathroom - for the full 4 Day in-person training. This includes all home cooked meals, refreshments and fruit from Friday am to Monday lunch.


Live locally or have a Camper?

We also offer a DAY PASS which will include a daily lunch for £1000. 


Payment Plan:
You can choose to pay in 3 monthly instalments - time pending. This incurs a small Admin fee reflected in the monthly price.



Additional Benefits:


• Added Supervision Call: Receive a complimentary supervision call for your first client to help you integrate what you’ve learned and debrief!


• Supportive Peer Group: Join a private Facebook group for ongoing support from fellow therapists who are also incorporating EMDR into their practices. This group will provide a space for questions, case studies, and continued learning.


• Peer Group Supervision: We offer monthly low cost peer group supervision, ensuring you are fully supported going forward.


Accommodation Options

We will be using a lovely Kent farmhouse called Denmark House - please check out their website to see the gallery of photos. - please click HERE to view their website.

Training starts 10am Friday morning - finishes Monday at 5pm. (accommodation from Thursday evening so you are fresh to start Friday morning - check out is Monday 6pm)

Current availability:

The last 3 events sold out very quickly - we are limited to 12 Delegates in total so we have 8 Residential and 4 Day Passes available.

Only 6 Double bedrooms and 2 Singles available. (shared bathrooms)

*Sept 8th 2025 Update* - Residential - SOLD OUT
Now - only 2 day places left. (local B&B & hotels near by)

Accessibility information:

If you have disability issues, please reach out to us first before booking a place to ensure we can accommodate your needs.


What's included?

  • Accommodation is included unless you choose a Day Pass. We have a choice of Double or Single room.

  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. This will be presented in a buffet style, we can not cater for vegans but all meals will have fruit, salad and vegetables separately and you are welcome to bring your own Vegan foods to add to it.

  • Lifetime Access to our online elements of the course - Part 1, 2 & 3

  • Two full supervised practice of EMDR with real clients, learning as you practice and watch.

  • 2 x Completion Certificates

  • Good company in a beautiful farm house in the Kent countryside.

What's NOT included:

  • Transport to the venue - we are close to the A2 motorway and Chatham railway station is a short taxi ride away from the venue.

  • Alcohol - If you would like a glass of wine at dinner please bring your own.

Payment & Payment Plans

We have a limit of 12 Delegates - 8 Residential and then 4 Day passes. We only have 6 Double bedrooms and 2 large singles.
SINGLE ROOMS NOW SOLD OUT

EMDR Instructor & Supervisor

EMDR Senior Trainer Esjai Mason

Esjai Mason is an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR practitioner with six years of hands-on experience using EMDR in most client sessions. Over the past two years, Esjai has trained and supervised over 100 therapists through online training and supervision, providing in-depth guidance on mastering and integrating EMDR techniques into therapists daily work. Now expanding into live, in-person training, Esjai brings a holistic, neuroscience-informed approach to trauma therapy, equipping practitioners with practical, actionable tools for client healing. Esjai integrates Polyvagal Theory with EMDR, demonstrating how understanding the nervous system enhances trauma processing and regulation. By combining Polyvagal insights with EMDR techniques, Esjai helps therapists support clients in moving more effectively through dysregulated states toward deeper healing and resilience.

Google Reviews

Our students have grown their skills by taking part fun our Live EMDR training Retreats

Live EMDR Training Retreat

I can honestly say, hand-on-heart, this EMDR training course with the four day retreat and live, supervised EMDR psychotherapeutic therapy is the best CPD training I have ever attended. Think luxury small-group expedition cruise, but in a fabulous farm house in Kent. The accommodation was fabulous, both intimate and spacious. The catering was as you'd expect on a luxury cruise; Breakfasts made to order, an extensive buffet lunch of salads and jacket potatoes. Tania, EA, PA and bakers, providing home made cake for afternoon tea, and our evening meals; Genuine Moroccan tagines absolutely amazing, both meat and vegetable options all cooked by Abdul; nothing was too much trouble for him. The training course its self is really well structured. Course materials were delivered on line a month ahead of the retreat. As each module is completed so the next becomes available. The administration team (Tania) monitor progress and prompt support as needed. The format of the course is delivered via power-point printables, recorded live demonstrations of different stages and aspects of EMDR in practice, and presentations given by EsJai. The retreat pulls all the learning together guided by EsJai with her infectious enthusiasm and extensive knowledge. Day two and three of the retreat, counsellors work together in small support teams and are supervised throughout the weekend with live client volunteers seeking counselling via EMDR. It was powerful and empowering work. Its a rare privilege for many in the counselling-psychotherapy world to observe like-minded therapists at work or to pool 200 years worth or accrued knowledge and experience. This course, facilitated by EsJai ensured that having completed the training to this stage I am confident and equally as important more than competent to integrate EMDR into my clinical work. The next step for me is presenting a case study with one of my prepared clients followed up with EMDR supervision with EsJai. Continued support is in the form of a closed Facebook group and with new found friends the inevitable WhatApp group Summer of 25. And of course EsJai on tap for supervision and Peer Supervision. If you want to know about The Conscious Heart Warriors hour and a half breath workshop on our last day...... you'll have to find out for yourselves. Thank you all at The Counselling Academy, EsJai, Tanya and Abdul

Gabi

Comprehensive EMDR Training

I recently attended the in-person part 2 comprehensive EMDR training with Counselling Academy. I felt so confident having actually put the learning into practice during the training, with a live client, that the very next day I provided a session with my paying client. A week post qualification and I have 3 client sessions booked! It is firmly part of my Private Practice now. I was initially concerned about the validity of the course because of all the hype, but The Counselling Academy courses are fully accepted by insurance companies. And are incredibly thorough. The theory/protocols are taught but more importantly Esjai really encourages you to work intuitively and find your own style. Working with 3 other therapists in a small group was so helpful and supportive. My peers (all 11) were amazing and there was absolutely no snobbery that I've found in other training environments. The venue was so calming. Big shout out to Abdel, your Moroccan cooking was so incredibly tasty (and not forgetting Tania's lemon drizzle cake!); I can't wait for your recipe book.

Alison

The Ultimate EMDR Toolkit Retreat Training

I recently attended The Ultimate EMDR Toolkit retreat training, and wow, what an incredible journey! From start to finish, everything was thoughtfully put together to create a truly immersive and professional experience. The venue, Denmark House, is absolutely perfect for training, spacious, peaceful, and with plenty of extras to enjoy during downtime. It really sets the tone for deep learning and reflection. The course itself was outstanding. Esjai, our facilitator, brings an amazing mix of warmth, knowledge, and practical expertise. Having completed part one a week beforehand, diving into part two with real life clients brought everything to life in such a powerful way. Watching EMDR in action and seeing real change happen before your eyes, it’s something I’ll never forget. This was unlike any training I’ve done before. And let’s talk about the food! Abdul is a culinary wizard. His delicious Moroccan dishes added so much joy and comfort to the retreat, honestly, that deserve a five star review of it’s own. If you’re thinking about EMDR training, stop thinking and book this one. It’s professional, in-depth, and heart led. I couldn’t recommend it more, I wouldn’t go anywhere else for EMDR training.

Tony