Deborah Silveria, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and LMFT, an EMDR consultant, and EMDR therapy trainer. She works at the Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa, California, where she specializes in complex trauma. Practicing EMDR therapy since 1996, Silveria has traveled to areas providing EMDR after disasters (Haiti, San Bernardino terrorist attacks). Dr. Silveria is a Trainer for EMDR Trauma Recovery Network and a facilitator for the EMDR Institute, and now trains in both basic and advanced courses for EMDR Professional Training. She is also an Approved Instructor in Critical Incident Stress Management for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. She is the EMDR consultant and program coordinator for a week-long retreat for first responders with PTSD.
As Co-Founder, President, and CEO of EMDR Professional Training, Michelle Gottlieb, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, is an experienced clinician with over 30 years of clinical experience. Dr. Gottlieb is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and an EMDRIA Approved Trainer.
After years of working in therapy or families, individuals, and children, Dr. Gottlieb discovered EMDR in 2000. She soon completed her EMDR Certification and began using EMDR therapy within her practice. The rapid and positive results she saw with her clients created an urgency to go further with EMDR therapy.
Dr. Gottlieb’s private practice is in Fullerton, California, where she specializes in complex trauma and chronic pain/illness. She also holds an adjunct faculty position in the Graduate program for the Department of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton.
Michelle is the author of the book Balance and Change (2004) and writes an ongoing column for The Fullerton Observer, by the same title. She co-hosts the EMDR Chat podcast and has co-published the article, “Reducing the Cost of Caring: Indirect Trauma Exposure on Mental Health Providers” (2023).
If anyone is passionate about EMDR therapy, Michelle is, and she’s passionate about teaching it to other clinicians. Participants who have been trained by Dr. Gottlieb often comment that she makes complex material easy to understand and apply with a special talent for creating a light and enjoyable environment for learning.
Dr. Gottlieb is an international presenter and most recently presented at EMDR Asia in Mumbai, India, in January 2026.
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Comprehensive Treatment vs. Symptom Reduction in EMDR Therapy
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Advanced Training!
Program Abstract/ Program Description
Advanced course helping EMDR clinicians navigate decisions between symptom reduction and comprehensive treatment. Participants learn to assess client needs, goals, stability, and treatment timelines while considering developmental and cultural factors. Gain practical strategies to collaborate with clients and choose effective, individualized treatment approaches that balance immediate relief with long-term healing outcomes.
Course Abstract:
Clients often enter therapy seeking relief, while clinicians may feel pulled to address the full complexity of a client’s life history. This course explores that central tension—when to focus on immediate symptom reduction and when to pursue more comprehensive, in-depth treatment.
Designed for EMDR clinicians, this workshop provides practical guidance for making thoughtful, client-centered treatment planning decisions. Participants will learn how to evaluate key factors such as treatment duration, client stability, developmental stage, and therapeutic goals. The course also offers strategies for collaborating with clients to align treatment approaches with their needs, readiness, and cultural context.
By the end of the course, clinicians will feel more confident choosing and implementing the most appropriate treatment pathway—balancing effectiveness, safety, and long-term healing for each unique client.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify at least two clinical criteria used to determine when to pursue symptom reduction versus comprehensive treatment in EMDR therapy.
Describe at least two appropriate EMDR protocol options (e.g., Standard Protocol, EMD, Early Intervention, Reverse Protocol) for a given client scenario, adapting treatment approaches based on client factors such as age, culture, and clinical presentation.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Please note: This course meets in Pacific Daylight Time. Please adjust times according to your timezone.
| Time: | Course Content: |
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| 8:45 - 9:00am Pacific Daylight Time |
Check in and attendance |
| 9:00 - 10:00am (60 min) |
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| 10:00 - 10:10 am | BREAK |
| 10:10am -12:10pm (60 min) |
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| Total: 2 Hours |
This course is an advanced course open to EMDR therapy clinicians.
If you have not yet taken EMDR Basic Training, please go to our Basic Training schedule on our EMDR Basic Training home page at EMDR Professional Training.
This course is a CE course. Participants are responsible for checking with their state boards to verify CE requirements.
EMDR Professional Training is an approved EMDRIA CE Provider (#18023), and this program is awaiting approval by EMDRIA for EMDRIA Credits, Approval #18023-.
TRAINING LEVEL: Beginning level
Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
Continuing Education Credit: NBCC
EMDR Professional Training is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education ProviderTM, ACEP No. 7569.
This course at EMDR Professional Training offers a total of 2 NBCC CE hours.
Continuing Education Credit is awaiting approval for 2 CEs through EMDR Professional Training's CE partner, CE-Classes.com. See the information below for professional approvals.
Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
To contact CE-Classes.com, go to: CE-Classes.com
Address: 1398 SW 160th Ave, Sunrise, FL 33326, USA
Phone: 954-290-8446
Email: [email protected]
More information about obtaining your CE Certificate for this course is available at the end of the workshop.
ADA Assistance
Facilities used by EMDR Professional Training for on-location training events are ADA compliant. Please contact Michelle Gottlieb at [email protected] should you need any special accommodations (ADA) at an on-location training event.
For our cancellation policy, please go to our Terms and Conditions.
There is no known commercial support for this program.
