You must accredited with the HCPC

The following professionals are eligible:

• Clinical Psychologists

• Counselling Psychologists

• Educational Psychologists

• Forensic Psychologists

If you are a Forensic or Health Psychologist registered with the HCPC, your profession is eligible but you must also have have mental health training and 2+ years’ experience providing psychotherapy

You must:

• be in the final year of your practitioner doctoral training, which is approved by the British Psychological Society

• have a letter of recommendation from your clinical supervisor

You are eligible to begin EMDR Basic training but cannot qualify until your registration with the HCPC is confirmed.

You must hold full accreditation by one of the following professional bodies:

• BABCP

• BACP (Accredited level)

• UKCP

• British Psychoanalytic Council

• National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (Accredited Professional level)

• Federation of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners (NCAC Accredited level)

• Association of Child Psychotherapists

• COSCA

• COSRT (Senior Accredited level)

You must have one of the following

• MRCPsych or equivalent (including Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in any psychiatric speciality) or

• a) Complete both long and short psychotherapy cases (and)
  b) Equivalent of three years full-time psychiatric experience (and)
  c) Letter confirming above from line manager and sent to EMDR Training Provider

You must be registered with the NMC and be either a

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse

You must also

• have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

• have experience of working in a mental health setting

• have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

• be able to provide a reference from your clinical supervisor confirming the above
  

You must

• have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

• have experience of working in a mental health setting

• have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

• be able to provide a reference from your clinical supervisor confirming the above

You must be registered with the HCPC and

• have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

• have experience of working in a mental health setting

• have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

• be able to provide a reference from your clinical supervisor confirming the above

If you are a professional living in Ireland, you should confirm your eligibility here: https://emdrireland.org/become-an-accredited-therapist/eligibility-criteria-for-emdr-training-emdr-association-membership/