Mon, Feb 02
|Virtual Training
EMDR-GRIEF February 2-3, 2026
EMDR-GRIEF is a 2-day live virtual training, offering EMDR trained clinicians the opportunity to deepen their expertise in EMDR and grief work. $499
Time & Location
Feb 02, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST – Feb 03, 2026, 5:30 p.m. EST
Virtual Training
About
EMDR Grieving Reconnection Integration & Enrichment Framework (EMDR-GRIEF)
What You’ll Learn
What is grief, why it hurts so much, and what to expect when working with bereaved clients.
Phase 1 intake considerations related to grief and mourning across the spectrum.
Phase 2 insights, such as psychological first aid and EMDR readiness.
Phase 3-8 target selection to process all layers of the grieving experience.
How to integrate potential after-death communication (ADC) experiences.
Practice the EMDR-GRIEF protocol throughout.
This approach to grief work aligns with the AIP model and explores foundational grief theories. While honouring the natural emotional processes of mourning, EMDR-GRIEF is designed to offer compassionate support and address grief targets effectively.
Who Can Attend
This advanced training is exclusively for clinicians who are EMDR trained.
Included in your 2-day training:
12 EMDRIA credits, covering 12 hours of learning.
Certificate of completion of EMDR-GRIEF training.
200-page digital manual with easy-to-use scripts, templates, and recordings.
Purchase the EMDR-GRIEF hardcopy HERE
About the Training
Grief is a universal experience that manifests in diverse ways across all phases of the grieving process. Its complexity can leave us uncertain about how to respond, and health professionals often receive limited training in addressing its nuanced nature.
Tailored for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained clinicians, the EMDR-Grieving Reconnection Integration & Enrichment Framework (EMDR-GRIEF©) is an advanced EMDRIA-accredited training. It equips participants with lectures, case examples, hands-on activities, and evidence-based techniques to ensure ethical and effective practice. EMDR-GRIEF is designed to address all forms of grief—whether acute or complicated—and is applicable at any phase of the grieving process. Recognizing grief as an ongoing and evolving process, EMDR-GRIEF provides holistic care tailored to each client’s unique needs.
EMDR-GRIEF helps clinicians support clients in reducing the risk of trauma and complicated mourning, resolving complicated grief, and fostering adaptive grieving. Through this work, clients are empowered to process their loss and rebuild an adaptive internal representation of their world and relationships. It incorporates foundational grief theories, evidence-based EMDR techniques, and innovative strategies to comprehensively address the multifaceted impacts of grief, ensuring alignment with the core principles of EMDR therapy. It is designed to support all types of grief at every phase of the grieving process. By viewing grief as an evolving experience, EMDR-GRIEF addresses complex emotional layers tied to loss in the past, present, and future. Through EMDR-GRIEF, clients can achieve resilience, resolution, and reconnection.
Although reference to loss of a loved one is commonly used as examples throughout this manual, concepts of EMDR-GRIEF can be applied to other forms of loss. The Enrichment phase however is intended to enrich adaptive grieving after the loss of a loved one.
While EMDR-GRIEF as a complete protocol has not undergone formal clinical trials, it is grounded in well-established grief and trauma interventions, integrating components from researched EMDR models and other leading trauma and grief researchers. The protocol has been applied in clinical settings with positive outcomes, but further research is needed to determine its efficacy across different populations.
Learning Objectives
Recall the relevance of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model with respect to grief and loss.
Differentiate types of grief and their impact on grief.
Explain the significance of the role of attachment in grief.
Explain the role of Continuing Bonds related to grief recovery.
Recall the correlation between gratitude and positive mental health.
Summarize the benefits of the use of the Butterfly Hug regarding self-regulation and self-acceptance.
Demonstrate techniques for emotional regulation and stabilization.
Identify targets for EMDR in Grief.
Assess for client readiness for EMDR and grief treatment.
Apply appropriate resourcing, support, and psychological first aid with clients with grief-related challenges.
Facilitate adaptive processing for the ongoing experience of grief.
Recognize an after-death communication (ADC) experience.
Discuss the therapeutic benefits of after-death communication experiences (ADC).
Typical Agenda for Two-Day EMDR-GRIEF Training
Day 1: Foundations of the EMDR-GRIEF Protocol
GRIEVING – Introduction and Core Concepts
Introduction to EMDR-GRIEF
What is grief
Attachment
Primary and secondary loss
Loss of the assumptive world
Types of grief
Continuing Bonds Model
AIP
Three Phases and Six “R” Processes of Mourning
EMDR-GRIEF and EMDR 8 Phases
Intake with DISRUTERS and TAAPS+
Practicum
RECONNECTION – Resource Development and Stabilization
Psychoeducation
Psychological First Aid
Resourcing Scripts
READY
PRIME
Practicum
Day 2: Advanced Applications of EMDR-GRIEF
INTEGRATION – Target Sequencing and Facilitating Adaptive Processing
TAAPS+
Handling blocks
Interweaves
Integration Script Review
Practicum
ENRICHMENT – Deepening Calm and Connection
After-death Communication
Enrichment Script Review
Practicum
FRAMEWORK
Final Review and Q&A
About the Author
Krista Helman, MSW, RSW, RCSW is a therapist, author, and social worker based in Canada. With years of clinical experience, she is the founder and Director of the Trauma & Grief Institute (TGI), where she leads a team offering therapy, training, and community-based healing grounded in evidence-based and holistic practices.
As an EMDR Approved Consultant , she is the developer of the EMDR-GRIEF protocol, an integrative approach to processing grief using EMDR therapy, and she provides training for clinicians internationally. A sought-after speaker and presenter, Krista offers professional workshops, online courses, and transformative retreats for both the public and mental health professionals.
Krista is the author of Over the Rainbow: The Love, Loss, and Legacy of Your Dog, a heartfelt guide blending therapeutic strategies, psychoeducation, and personal stories for those mourning the loss of a beloved pet. She has also published Self-Care Moments: A Workbook to Navigate Your Grief.
While her expertise spans a wide range of therapeutic areas, Krista is particularly passionate about grief, trauma, and the human search for meaning. She has a deep interest in the phenomenon of after-death communication (ADC) and is committed to destigmatizing scientifically supported experiences that are often misunderstood.
When not working, Krista enjoys spending time with her family—both human and furry—and finds peace in the healing rhythms of nature.
Contact:
Trauma & Grief Institute
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