About Advanced EMDR Education
Advanced EMDR Education was established to meet critical needs within the mental health community.
Many clinicians lack adequate training in assessing and treating dissociative disorders. This gap is often the result of systemic minimization or even denial of dissociation within the broader mental health field. Yet research indicates that up to one-third of clients in outpatient settings meet criteria for dissociative disorders.
In addition, EMDR therapy education has been diluted over time, with some training programs deviating significantly from the original model. This drift has moved many practitioners away from fidelity to EMDR therapy and the foundational principles of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.
We also recognize that EMDR therapy often requires thoughtful modifications across all eight phases to meet the needs of clients in community mental health settings. Unfortunately, access to this specialized education is limited, often due to resource constraints and a lack of field-wide awareness.
Advanced EMDR Education was created to address these challenges and support therapists with grounded, high-quality training that stays true to the original EMDR model while honoring the complexity of the clients they serve.
About Dorinna
Dorinna is a seasoned trauma therapist, trainer, and consultant with over three decades of experience in the mental health field. She began her career in 1989 working in substance abuse counseling and earned her Master’s in Social Work from the State University of New York in 1995.
Since moving to Colorado in 1999 and starting her private practice in 2000, Dorinna has specialized in complex trauma and dissociation. She was trained in EMDR therapy in 2001, and it has remained her primary clinical lens ever since. Dorinna is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant, and has spent the past several years providing trainings and consultation across the country.
Her teaching style is known for being grounded, accessible, and deeply informed by both clinical experience and advanced study. She has been trained by some of the foremost experts in EMDR and dissociation, and continues to deepen her clinical knowledge through ongoing consultation and advanced education.
Dorinna is the founder of Advanced EMDR Education, where she brings her passion for high-integrity training to clinicians seeking to build their skills and confidence in EMDR therapy, especially with complex and dissociative clients. Her mission is to help therapists stay true to the core of the EMDR model while adapting it effectively for the real-world needs of their clients.
In addition to her teaching and clinical work, Dorinna volunteers with EMDR HAP (Humanitarian Assistance Programs), a nonprofit organization that provides trauma recovery and EMDR training in underserved communities around the world. Through this work, she supports the global effort to expand access to high-quality trauma therapy and professional development for clinicians in high-need areas.
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