The Counselling Academy

WHEN?:  20th to 23rd March 2026. (arrive 19th evening)

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 5th 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 5th Counselling Academy Certified EMDR Live Training event in 2026 (there will be more around the country in 2026 - please email to let us know what area you are in if you can't attend this event.) 

You will receive our comprehensive Part 1 (Protocol/Theory) online 2 weeks 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! As we are updating our Certification on this course, you will also receive our Diploma Certificate upon completion of Part 3.

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 and mental health workers.
• 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 on our Counsellor EMDR events - we do also train other health professional in EMDR - please contact us directly.
• We also require that you have completed at least 100 supervised Client hours or equivalent in your profession.
• I will personally demonstrate live EMDR sessions with a volunteer to show how easy and powerful the process is. You will also practice with a peer before you work as a group with a client on the Saturday & Sunday.
• 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.
• Insurance companies accept The Counselling Academy CPD's and Diploma's for Counsellors.

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 and see the benefit of breathwork to your client after EMDR (you can refer on)
• 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. 

We do ask, that before you book a place on this event that you yourself, are able to regulate your emotions and responses on the training as its a very intense 4 days and it can bring up lots of 'light bulb' moments about your own life and stuff you've not fully processed yet - as talking therapy will only help so far!

From previous events we have witnessed some reactions that were not expected from working therapists embarking on trauma healing training which takes up time from the rest of the group and the trainer. 

If in doubt - give me a shout on WhatsApp - Jess on +44 7788 279883 or Esjai - +44 7966 409894