Mastering Interweaves in EMDR: Knowing When and How to Assist the Adaptive Process

EMDR therapists are initially taught to “stay out of the way”—but what happens when processing stalls, looping occurs, or clients struggle to access adaptive information? This short, focused training offers clarity and clinical confidence around the appropriate and skillful use of interweaves during EMDR therapy.

Participants will learn how to recognize common blocks in processing, when to intervene, and how to use interweaves without overriding the client’s natural healing trajectory. Drawing on both cognitive and somatic interweave models, this course teaches specific strategies to respectfully engage the client’s nervous system and memory network without disrupting their internal process.

Through practical examples, scripting support, and case-based discussion, clinicians will leave with actionable tools to enhance therapeutic effectiveness while honoring the integrity of the Standard Protocol.