Navigate EMDR for Narcissistic Abuse
Build clarity & safety in treating the trauma of coercive control.
Preparing a survivor of coercive control for EMDR takes more than a standard intake. This training gives you practical tools for assessment and safety — so you can facilitate readiness for reprocessing without rushing or getting stuck.
Decoding Complex Developmental Trauma using EMDR Therapy (Part 1)
15 APA & EMDRIA CEs - Self-Paced Webinar
Decoding Complex Developmental Trauma using EMDR Therapy (Part 2)
TBD CEs - Self-Paced Webinar
Decoding the Model of EMDR Therapy
2 APA & EMDRIA CEs - Live Virtual 8/2/24
The Readiness Course for EMDR Clinicians
6.5 EMDRIA CEs - Self-Paced Webinar
Instructor: Candace Dickinson, LMHC, NATC, CCTPII
12 APA & NBCC On-Demand CE Credits Available
This is giving me what I need to understand why I'm stuck with my clients.
If you work with narcissistic abuse, especially in EMDR, and don't feel as prepared as you'd like, this course is for you.
This course incorporates an incredible depth and breadth of invaluable, practical information.
You’re EMDR Trained.
You treat Narcisstic Abuse.
But your standard approach isn't enough for clients who have experienced coercive control.
Narcissistic abuse requires a survivor-centered, systemic, and strategic framework.
The Preparation that Unlocks EMDR Reprocessing for Narcissistic Abuse
Move coercive control survivors toward healing with safety, clarity, and confidence.
Map the
System
Conceptualize in cycles, stages, and systems that make sense.
Gather the History
Effective assessments to uncover strategies your client isn’t saying
Build the Safety
Create client resources, target sequences & an office built on safety
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Learn to assess and safety plan with the cases that haven't left yet - while doing the trauma work that will help them return to reality.
This Training Isn’t for Everyone — And That’s a Good Thing
This is for YOU if:
If you're looking for a miracle protocol, this isn't the course for you. This is for those clinicians ready to prepare narcissistic-abuse survivors with real depth, safety, and clarity.
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Preparing Narcissistic Abuse Survivors for EMDR Reprocessing
What You’ll Find Inside
Everything You Need to Move from Crisis to Reprocessing — From Intake to Ready
This on-demand online training walks you through the earliest work of treatment with Narcissistic Abuse, from case formulation to office safety — in a structured, three-part framework.
- Learn what narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and intimate partner violence actually are — and how to recognize them as developmental trauma in adulthood, not just "relationship problems."
- Discover how attachment strategies, trauma bonding, and the stages of change explain why survivors stay, leave, and return, so you stop mistaking these for resistance.
- Understand the readiness markers that tell you when a survivor is ready for Phase 3 — and when to keep preparing.
Clinical readiness and ethical foundations
Building the Clinical Map: What is Narcissistic Abuse
Developmental Trauma as an Adult
Personality Pathology, Cycles, and Maladaptive Networks
Important Cycles
Attachment Strategies and Symptom Clusters
The Relational Field: Perpetrator Dynamics and Systemic Context
Post-Separation: Ongoing Harm & Present-Day Triggers
History-Gathering & Identifying Adaptive Information
Preparation Phase: Psychoeducation as a Clinical Tool
This self-paced home study webinar focuses on Phases 1 and 2 of EMDR therapy for survivors of narcissistic abuse and coercive control. Identification of narcissistic abuse, frequent presenting symptoms, and common strategies used by survivors to manage coercive relationships are described. Specific concepts include the cycle of narcissistic abuse, the four stages of manipulation, DARVO, and tactics involved in coercive control, along with how these affect the client and the people and systems around them. Skills and tools are introduced for gathering history and identifying targets using acts of commission and omission; pacing psychoeducation and building resources that still work when a client cannot access a safe place; and recognizing when a client is ready to move into reprocessing and when they are not. Personality traits are discussed with specific attention to how these dynamics affect both the survivor and the perpetrator, and how this understanding can inform clinical assessment and intervention. The course is specifically designed for adult clients. (Advanced Level)
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Identify 2 or more key components of stabilization within EMDR Phase 2 Preparation for survivors of complex relational trauma.
- Identify four or more safety and ethics considerations specific to EMDR Phase 1 & 2 in addressing partner abuse.
- Describe three frameworks for personality pathology to inform EMDR conceptualization of the coercive relational context.
- Assess the four stages of the narcissistic abuse cycle for creating EMDR target sequences.
- Explain the three components of DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) as a pattern that informs target sequencing in Phase 1.
- Explain cognitive dissonance in intimate partner violence to survivors when choosing to stay or leave.
- Utilize Resource Development and Installation (RDI) within EMDR Phase 2 to support changes in attachment security.
- Describe the seven stages of change in relationship to intimate partner violence.
Ainz Galende, A., & Rodríguez Puertas, R. (2024). Psychopathy and Narcissistic Abuse: the Consequences of an Unknown Type of Intimate Partner Violence. Revista CENTRA de Ciencias Sociales, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.54790/rccs.85
Barazzone, N. A., Santos, I., McGowan, J. F., Crowley, M., Chamberlain, A. R., & Donaghay-Spire, E. G. (2023). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and change in Attachment Security: A pilot study. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 17(1), 38–52. https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-2022-0053
Bates, E. A. (2019). “I am still afraid of her”: Men’s experiences of post-separation abuse. Partner Abuse, 10(3), 336–358. https://doi.org/10.1891/1946-6560.10.3.336
Darby, R. J., Taylor, E. P., & Cadavid, M. S. (2023). Phase-based psychological interventions for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 14, 100628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100628
Fávero, M., Oliveira, R., Del Campo, A., Fernandes, A., Moreira, D., Lanzarote-Fernández, M. D., & Sousa-Gomes, V. (2025). Intimate partner violence: The relationship between the stages of change, maintenance factors, and the decision to keep or leave the violent partner. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(2), 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020517
Gheorghe, C., & Cosmoiu, A. (2025). Staying or leaving: Patriarchal roots of cognitive dissonance and the impact of childhood adversity on abusive relationships. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355624
Hafkemeijer, L., de Jongh, A., van der Palen, J., & Starrenburg, A. (2020). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in patients with a personality disorder. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1838777. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1838777
Harsey, S., & Freyd, J. J. (2020). Deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender (DARVO): What is the influence on perceived perpetrator and victim credibility? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 29(8), 897–916. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1774695
Lucas, K., South, S. C., Brown, S., Young, J., & Samuel, D. B. (2025). Personality profiles of women in relationships involving men with pathological personality features. Personality and Individual Differences, 233, 112866.
Spearman, K. J., Vaughan-Eden, V., Hardesty, J. L., & Campbell, J. (2023). Post-separation abuse: A literature review connecting tactics to harm. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development, 21(2), 145–164. https://doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2023.2177233
Twelve (12) hours of APA CE credit are available for attendees who are present for the entire program. Precision EMDR Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Precision EMDR Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
APA credits are accepted by most doctoral and masters-level licensing boards. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognizes the American Psychological Association as an approval agency for CE providers: https://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html. You are responsible to verify with your state licensing board regarding qualifying continuing education credits.
EMDRIA Credits are not yet available for this program — check back for updates.
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Foundational EMDR Training For Coercive Control
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See How Other Clinicians Transformed Their Work With Narcissistic Abuse Survivors
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"Accessible and immediately useful"
Candace does a really great job making the information feel accessible and immediately useful. Her presenting style is really enjoyable, which is a huge plus when the material itself can be so heavy. If you work with narcissistic abuse, especially in EMDR, and don't feel as prepared as you'd like, this course is for you.
EMDRIA Certified Therapist
Candace is culturally sensitive and knowledgeable. I can go on and on about her skills, her warmth and has been highly accessible.
EMDR Trained Therapist
Candace was incredible I learned so much from her she went above and beyond for us!
EMDRIA Trained Therapist
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Candace Dickinson
LMHC,NATC, CCTPII (she/her)
I created this training to give EMDR therapists a clear, practical framework for recognizing narcissistic abuse and preparing survivors safely through Phases 1 and 2 — including the Narcissistic Abuse Assessment I developed to catch what standard checklists miss. My goal is to help you build clinical self-trust, deepen your case conceptualization, and feel genuinely ready the next time one of these clients walks through your door.
“Candace is culturally sensitive and knowledgeable. I could go on and on about her skills and her warmth, and she's been highly accessible throughout.”
- LPCC in CA
Why choose Precision EMDR™ for Advanced EMDR Training?
Boutique Training Agency
Precision EMDR Academy is a boutique training agency dedicated to excellence in preparing clinicians to provide precision EMDR therapy, using strategic case conceptualization and skillful, safe, effective technique.
Expert Guidance
Susie Morgan, LMFT, BCETS, Approved Consultant & Trainer, has utlized her 20 years as an EMDR therapist, specializing in Complex PTSD and Attachment Trauma, to develop trainings that address key areas where EMDR therapists struggle in treating complexity.
Curated Strategies
Part 1 & 2 synthesize interventions developed by the first generation of EMDR therapists trained directly by Francine Shapiro, integrating their insights into a strategic methodology to potentiate effectiveness in a wide range of cases.
Important Details About the Training
Let's Make Sure You Have All the Clarity You Need
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- Qualifying medical doctors must be licensed to practice in their state or province.
- Qualifying advanced practice registered nurses must have a Master of Science in Nursing (or higher) with a specialization in psychiatric mental health nursing and must be licensed to practice through their state board or province.
- Qualifying Mental Health Clinicians must have a master’s degree or above in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline and be licensed to practice through their state board or province.
- Individuals who only hold a chemical dependency or substance abuse license are not eligible as these licenses generally do not allow for a mental health scope of practice.
Pre-Licensed Mental Health Professionals must have the approval of their Clinical Supervisor, documented in a letter stating the following: "I approve enrollment in Decoding Complex Developmental Trauma using EMDR Therapy (Part 2) with understanding that participants' integration of EMDR skills into clinical practice and permission to present real clinical content (with identities masked) are essential components of the training." A copy of (1) your State Registration as a Pre-Licensed Mental Health Professional AND (2) a current Clinical Supervisor’s Verification Letter of acknowledgement of the above (including the supervisor's degree and license number) must be submitted to the Training Portal under Essentials: Participant Agreement after registration. Registration is not complete until a copy of the Clinical Supervisor's Verification Letter has been received.
- These are clinicians who are actively pursuing a mental health license through their state board (or province) while working under a licensed supervisor. Some of these license types include associate, intern, limited, provisional, temporary and pre-license.
- Qualifying pre-licensed mental health clinicians must have a master's degree in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline and must be actively pursuing a full license through their state board (or province) while working under a licensed supervisor.
- Individuals who only hold a chemical dependency or substance abuse license are not eligible as these licenses generally do not allow for a mental health scope of practice.
Graduate Students must have the approval of their Clinical Supervisor, documented in a letter stating the following: "I approve enrollment in Decoding Complex Developmental Trauma using EMDR Therapy (Part 2) with understanding that participants' integration of EMDR skills into clinical practice and permission to present real clinical content (with identities masked) are essential components of the training." A copy of (1) a current Clinical Supervisor’s Verification Letter of acknowledgement of the above (including the supervisor's degree and license number) AND (2) a copy of a qualifying graduate transcript must be submitted to the Training Portal under Essentials: Participant Agreement after registration. Registration is not complete until a copy of the Clinical Supervisor's Verification Letter and a copy of a qualifying Graduate Transcript has been received.
- Qualifying graduate students must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work) or related mental health discipline. Students must have completed their core graduate academic coursework and must be in the practicum/internship portion of their graduate program. First year graduate students are not eligible. Graduate students must be on a licensing track and working under the supervision of a fully licensed mental health clinician.
- Graduate students who would like to take this course must submit a Graduate Transcript in order to verify their eligibility.
EMDR Training Level: Full EMDR Training is Required. Attendees must have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training (including the 10 hours of required Consultation). A copy of the participants EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training Certificate of Completion must be submitted to the Training Portal in the Participant Agreement after registration. Registration is not complete until a copy of the EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training Certificate of Completion has been received. Please note, some agencies offer EMDR trainings that are not EMDRIA-Approved. No continuing education credits nor EMDRIA credits will be issued to those who have not completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training.
Full attendance of the training is required to receive Continuing Education Credit. Participants are required to pass a post-test to evaluate learning of the program material. The post-test includes 6-8 multiple choice questions per hour/CE credit. A minimum of 75% correct answers, within 3 attempts, is required to pass. At the end of the post-test, participants are required to attest to having attended the training in full and that they are the person who completed the post-test, as well as to identify words embedded throughout the program. Log in data on the course site is used to verify completion of all program modules.
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Susanne Morgan, Director of Training, is responsible to identify, declare, and resolve any potential conflict of interest Precision EMDR Academy may have in offering any specific program of continuing education. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the Director of Training will assume responsibility to resolve the potential conflict. Precision EMDR Academy requires that professionals participating in the planning of continuing education identify any potential conflict of interest they may have in the review, selection, development, delivery, or evaluation of that program and disclose the conflict or recuse themselves from any decision-making concerning that program. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, The Director of Training will ensure that the individual recuses themselves from the planning process.There is no commercial support for this program. Susanne Morgan is the owner of Precision EMDR Academy. Executive members of the Professional Credentialing Committee receive compensation for their role in development and quality assurance of training content. There are no known conflicts of interest.
Precision EMDR Academy is committed to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest in the planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of continuing education. Consistent with concepts outlined in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, potential conflicts of interest occur when an individual assumes a professional role in the planning, promotion, delivery, or evaluation of continuing education where personal, professional, legal, financial, or other interests could reasonably be expected to impair their objectivity, competence, or effectiveness.
Susanne Morgan, Director of Training, is responsible to identify, declare, and resolve any potential conflict of interest Precision EMDR Academy may have in offering any specific program of continuing education. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the Director of Training will assume responsibility to resolve the potential conflict. Precision EMDR Academy requires that professionals participating in the planning of continuing education identify any potential conflict of interest they may have in the review, selection, development, delivery, or evaluation of that program and disclose the conflict or recuse themselves from any decision-making concerning that program. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, The Director of Training will ensure that the individual recuses themselves from the planning process.
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Step Into a New Level of Skill and Confidence with Narcissistic Abuse
It’s not about trendy labels — it is about understanding what your client needs to safely heal. You're already experienced in the efficacy of EMDR in treating trauma.
Now you can feel equally strong in preparing survivors to benefit from it.
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