Join us for a complete 2026 EMDR Basic Training Course
Includes Part I, Part II, and 10 hours of Consultation
Trainer: Pria Alpern, Ph.D
Description
The training is a six day, two-weekend program, plus two 2 hour consultation groups, extended over approximately seven weeks. Training includes Parts 1 and 2, as well as the ten required hours of consultation. Extending the training format helps participants integrate the lecture material, conceptualize where to begin with specific clients and incorporate the standardized protocol into their practice. Each of the two weekends will include lecture, consultation, and experiential components.
Training Dates:
Part I: April 10, 11, 12, 2026
Part II: June 5, 6, 7, 2026
Pria Alpern, Ph.D
Dr. Alpern is a licensed clinical psychologist, an EMDRIA-approved EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer. She is the founder of the Manhattan Center of Trauma Studies and director of Center Psychology Group in New York City, a psychotherapy practice in New York City that specializes in treating trauma within the adult and perinatal populations. She is a graduate of the EMDR Clinical Affiliate Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Trauma Treatment Center in New York City, where she completed her EMDR training. She is also an advanced-level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEI). Dr. Alpern has specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus. Dr. Alpern holds a B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University.
Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Alpern creates mental health content providing psychoeducation and raising awareness about EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy on her Instagram and TikTok platforms. She has been quoted in Glamour UK, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The New York Times.
Continuing Education: 40 Professional CE's are provided upon completion of the training.
Attendance to all sessions are mandatory for CE credits.
* The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for psychologists. The National Institute for the Psychotherapies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
* The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts #Psyan-0004.
* The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0018.
* National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0059.