EMDR Standard Training

Check your eligibility

You must

  • Deliver some 1-1 psychotherapy in your role

  • Have access to at least 3 people to practice EMDR on (they can be friends, family, colleagues or your clients

  • Be UK resident (or, if not, you must contact your national EMDR Association to obtain permission to train on this UK course)

Professional Accreditation

You must be accredited by a professional body recognised by the EMDR Association.

See details for your profession below.

  • You must accredited with the HCPC for one of the following professions

    • Clinical Psychologists

    • Counselling Psychologists

    • Educational Psychologists

    • Forensic Psychologists

  • 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

Apply for Feb 2027
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