Virtual EMDR: Useful, Practical Skills to Assist in a Virtual World
Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
3 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.
Trauma doesn’t pause when sessions go virtual—and neither should effective EMDR. This course empowers clinicians with the tools to confidently adapt EMDR strategies for online therapy, where clients need them most.
Discover how to bring regulation, safety, and healing into clients’ own environments by mastering the nuances of virtual EMDR. Whether you’re seasoned in EMDR or new to telehealth delivery, this course offers valuable insights for navigating trauma treatment in the digital world.
Enroll in the 3 CE Online Self-Study for $60
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Taught by Megan McQuary, LCSW, ACADC, CCTP-II, EMDR-C—a nationally recognized EMDR clinician and trainer with decades of hands-on experience—this training translates research-backed strategies into practical techniques you can use right away. Megan’s expertise spans trauma, substance use, and attachment, and her EMDR trainings have equipped thousands of clinicians worldwide to improve treatment outcomes.
Megan’s teaching style is both grounded and highly experiential. Through demonstration, case examples, and step-by-step instruction, she demystifies the process of virtual EMDR and offers actionable strategies that enhance client engagement, safety, and self-efficacy.
Topics covered include adapting bilateral stimulation tools for virtual use, ensuring confidentiality and safety in telehealth environments, building client resources through resourcing activities, managing dissociation, setting up effective stop signals, and using attuned presence even when limited to a screen. You'll also explore unique challenges and opportunities in delivering trauma-informed care remotely, including working with children and clients at risk.
Instructor
Megan McQuary, LCSW, ACADC, CCTP-II, EMDR-C,
Megan is an EMDR Clinician, Trainer, and Author who earned her Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. She has been extensively trained in the use of EMDR and other trauma-based interventions and specializes in the areas of trauma, attachment, and addictive disorders. Megan has trained thousands of clinicians across the U.S. as well as internationally to get the most out of EMDR, trauma, and addiction-based skills and practices.
Megan previously owned/operated an intensive outpatient treatment center that was voted best in practice in 2019. She currently owns and operates her own Coaching, Consulting, and Training Business and is passionate about genuinely changing the landscape of mental health and trauma treatment through an authentic, hands-on perspective that is uniquely her own.
Megan is the author of the EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories; and Take Back Your Life released by New Harbinger Publications in May of 2023, The EMDR Flip Chart by PESI Publications and EMDR for Dummies with Wiley Publishing and The EMDR Workbook for Addiction by New Harbinger set to release in 2025.
Key Takeaways:
- Apply trauma-regulation tools for telehealth: Learn how to use EMDR strategies to help clients manage trauma responses in their environments.
- Confidently deliver EMDR online: Explore multiple options for bilateral stimulation and adapt your approach to fit telehealth platforms.
- Foster client empowerment: Strengthen resourcing skills to help clients develop coping strategies and feel more in control of their healing.
Why This Course?
- Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from Megan McQuary, a trusted EMDR trainer whose clinical expertise ensures you're getting strategies that work in real-world settings.
- Focused on What Works: No fluff—just clear, immediately usable tools for today’s virtual therapy sessions.
- Trusted by Clinicians Nationwide: Offered by the Telehealth Certification Institute, whose mission is to equip clinicians with practical, high-quality continuing education that improves care.
Learning Objectives:
- Utilize tools and techniques to assist clients in regulation and de-escalating trauma associated triggers in a Telehealth setting.
- Analyze/Learn different ways to utilize and provide EMDR via a Telehealth
- Develop client resources and teach self-efficacy through EMDR resourcing activities via Telehealth.
EMDR doesn’t lose its power online—it simply asks clinicians to adapt. This self-study course gives you the roadmap to do just that, offering both clarity and confidence as you bring healing into the virtual therapy room.
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This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
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Availability:
From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods:
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to attend:
Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This program was recorded on March 23, 2022.
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