Therapaideia Training Collective
Therapaideia Training Collective, PLLC proudly presents a 3 day Advanced Clinical Intensive with:
Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D.
Using the Early Trauma Approach of EMDR and Ego State Therapy to Work with Implicit/Unconscious Memory
Neuroaffective Embodied Self Therapy (N.E.S.T.) integrates neuroaffective strategies, ego state work, and EMDR to treat complex trauma, dissociation, and implicit early memory.
This three-day intensive emphasizes assessment, Neuro-affective regulation, Self-System integration, and Temporal Intergration to resolve Early Trauma.
All 8 phases of EMDR as well as the AIP (Adaptive Information Processing) theory will be discussed to create assislimiation in the Standard EMDR Protocol.
Each day will offer robust lecture and experiential practicum opportunities for safe, developmentally attuned learning environment.
Hybrid Training will take place in Scottsdale, AZ Friday 2/5/2027-Sunday 2/7/2027.
Join Dr. Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D. in Scottsdale, Arizona in Feb. 2027
A Hybrid Training Opportunity for EMDR Basic Trained Clinicians.
About Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D.
Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D., is an international instructor, author and illustrator of principles and procedures for using EMDR with complex trauma including structural and somatic dissociation and trauma held in implicit memory.
Her books include coediting The Neurobiology and Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation: Toward an Embodied Self. She wrote and illustrated Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma: An Illustrated Guide for EMDR Therapists and Clients; and When There Are No Words: EMDR for Very Early Trauma in Implicit Memory, and coauthored We’re Listening Body: Integrating EMDR, Somatic and Ego State Therapies.
Other books include: The Beauty and Burden of Autism: An Illustrated Guide and Workbook, and Indigenous Trauma and Dissociation: Healers, Psychotherapies and the Drum, with Shelley Spear Chief. She also coauthored and illustrated a children’s book that is also useful for dissociative adults called All the Colors of Me: My First Book on Dissociation. Sandra is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
She developed the first protocol for the use of EMDR with highly dissociative individuals, publishing cautions about EMDR with dissociation, and for first urging the screening of every client for dissociation before administering EMDR.
She has trained thousands of mental health professionals in these special procedures since 1993. She lives in a log house in the forest on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, Washington, USA where she does intensive treatment in the three-day format.
To learn more about Sandra Paulsen and her work: www.paulsenpsychology.com
A word from Dr. Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D. about her upcoming Early Trauma EMDR Training (N.S.T) in Scottsdale, AZ in Feb. 2027
Core Competencies
Eligible for Up to 18 CE Credits
Although not cookie cutter because of each unique nature of presenting complex case, the N.S.T approach goes a considerable distance to systematizing the process.
N: Neuro-Affective
The N in NST works directly on the brain using Neuro-affective strategies to enhance affect regulation and inviting the brain to interrupt its deeply engrained neural pathway habits to try a new strategy: the hallmark of plasticity and transformation.
S: Self-System
The S in NST enlists the client's Self-System and deconflictualizing through ego state work by giving a voice to the pushed away or disowned aspects of self.
T: Temporal Integration
The T in NST involves Temporal Integration through hearing the client's infant self-state's untold story and navigating ego state system dynamics to link adaptive neural nets and repair unmet milestones in the imagination.
Attachment Repair
Integrating all 8 phases of EMDR Therapy an Adaptive Information Processing Theory, N.S.T provides a frame work to resolve early trauma through integrating Early Trauma EMDR (ET-EMDR) through therapist attunement and resolving development injury.
Titration Techniques
Referring to leading edge applications from neuroscience, including innovations such as Resetting the Pankseppian affective circuits and shame, cranial electrical stimulation, interruptive, neurofeedback, and more.
Case Conceptualization
Beginning in the initial interview with case formulation and treatment planning, the approach has an eye to whether the client has i) positive and negative affect and soma tolerance, ii) a cooperative or conflictual ego state system, iii) loyalty to the aggressor, and iv) structural dissociation, requiring a fractionated approach to trauma processing.
Curriculum Schedule
The Three-Day
Immersionwith Practicum
In this modified offering of the original N.E.S.T approach, Dr. Paulsen will deliver the protocol: N.S.T.: Neuro-affective Strategies, Client's Self System, and Temporal Integration.
Day 1
Neuro-Affective Strategies
EMDR Phase 1:
History, Case Formulation and Treatment Planning
EMDR Phase II:
Preparation: Resetting the Affective Circuits and other interruptive methods and devices.
Day 1 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
→ Increase client willingness to use a structured clinical interview.
→ Efficiently obtain information needed for case formulation and treatment planning.
→ Identify possible signs of an undiagnosed dissociative disorder that would derail EMDR.
→ Utilize information from intake interview to formulate case from AIP point of view.
→ Identify whether an elongated Phase II – Preparation is needed to address structural or somatic dissociation.
→ Identify whether standard unmodified EMDR Therapy or Early Trauma – EMDR Therapy is indicated.
→ Define the three levels of Panksepp’s affective processing.
→ Reset the Pankseppian subcortical affect circuits.
→ List four devices that help with Neuroaffective regulation.
Day 1 Schedule
9:00-10:30: Intro & Case Formulation: Attila the Therapist or the Kindly Aunt Initial Interview Method. How Long to N.E.S.T.?: Case Formulation and Treatment Planning in Traumaland
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:15: “N” is for Neuroaffective: Working Under the Floorboards by Resetting the Affective Circuits and Other Interruptive Methods and Devices
12:15-1:15: Lunch Break
1:15-2:15: Small Group Instruction
2:15-2:45: Q&A
2:45-3:00: Break
3:00-4:00: Small Group Instruction
4:00-4:30: Q&A
Day 2
Client's Self System
EMDR Phases III-VII:
Using Ego-State Therapy to shift from Loyalty from Aggressor to Self
Assembling the Patchwork Quilt through Fractionate Processing
Day 2 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
→ Use conference room to identify internal conflicts for mediation.
→ Define ego and object awareness and their uses in ego state therapy.
→ Work with perpetrator introjects to reduce loyalty to the aggressor.
→ Speak directly to parts to give voice to unconscious reenactments.
→ Define BASK elements of dissociation.
→ List three dimensions within which abreactions can be fractionated.
→ Enumerate the steps in the acronym ARCHITECTS as a way to plan Phases III-VIII of EMDR Therapy for complex dissociation.
Day 2 Schedule
9:00-10:30: S is for Self System: Looking through the Eyes: Using Ego State Therapy to Shift Loyalty from Aggressor to Self and more
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:15: "S" Act As If
12:15-1:15: Lunch Break
1:15-2:45: "S" Architects: Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation Revisited: Assembling the Patchwork Quilt through Fractionated Processing
2:45-3:00: Break
3:00-4:00: Small Group Instruction
4:00-4:30: Q&A
Day 3
Temporal Integration
EMDR Phases IV-VIII:
When the are No Words
Hearing the Untold Unheard
Dismantle the Symptom Shrine
Day 3 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
→ Provide instructions to client on how to engage in temporal integration.
→ Pendulate between “bio story” and “mythic story” to hear what apparently happened and repair it in imagination.
→ Structure ET-EMDR temporal integration in manageable targets.
→ List five non-verbal domains in which the untold story tells itself.
→ Utilize the self as an instrument of “biofeedback” to help client learn to reclaim their own story.
→ Hypothesis-test reenactments in the relationship field.
→ List seven common themes that are revealed in temporal integration.
→ Identify key developmental milestones that are commonly thwarted due to trauma and neglect.
Day 3 Schedule
9:00-10:30: “T” is for Temporal Integration: When There Are No Words – Still and Again: The Basic Procedure for Temporal Integration from the Beginning of Life
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-11:45: Small Group Instruction
11:45-12:15: Q&A
12:15-1:15: Lunch Break
1:15-2:45: Temporal Integration Themes: How the Untold Unheard Story Tells Itself Nonverbally: Temporally Integrating Unconscious and Implicit Very Early Trauma. Hearing the Untold Unheard Story of Developmental Trauma and Unmet Needs to Dismantle the Symptom Shrine
2:45-3:00: Break
3:00-4:00: Small Group Instruction
4:00-4:30: Q&A
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In-Person Immersion
Step away from your daily practice and immerse yourself in the warm, grounding environment of the Sonoran Desert. Our venue offers a restorative backdrop for deep clinical learning and connection.
In-Person training will be held at:
SONESTA SUITES SCOTTSDALE AT GAINEY RANCH
7300 E. GAINEY SUITES DRIVE SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
Hotel guests will receive the following perks:
1 Bedroom Standard Suites (for a discounted rate, must self reserve, not offered in registration pricing).
Hot Breakfast Buffet, served daily
Evening Beer, Wine & Refreshments Reception
Wi-Fi in all guests’ suites and public areas
Self-Parking
Pool Towel Service
24/7 Hour Fitness Center
Light Daily Housekeeping Service on Request
Exclusive Member Pricing at the Gainey Village Health Club & Spa
Exclusive Discounts at Scottsdale Fashion Square and Kierland Commons
Interactive Virtual Access
Engage with the full curriculum from the comfort of your own space. Our professional broadcast setup ensures you won't miss a moment of the clinical nuance or expert insights.
- High-definition multi-camera streaming
- Dedicated virtual breakout sessions
- Real-time Q&A moderation and interactive chat
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Select the track that best fits your clinical journey and learning style
Registration Tier:
8/7/2026-10/6/2026
First In Line
$1095 In Person/$895 Virtual
10/7/2026-12/22/2026
General Admission
$1295 In Person/$1095 Virtual
12/23/2026-1/25/2027
Hold that Door
$1495 In Person/$1295 Virtual
NON-REFUNDABLE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE) $250
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Until Prices Go Up!
If you are interested in being a facilitator, please contact us at [email protected] before completing registration.
Student/Pre-Licensed
$795 Through 12/20/26
(Or 3 payments of $265)*
→ Students/Pre-Licensed Clinicians
→ 3-Day In-Person or Virtual Access
→ Must Provide Basic EMDR Training Certificate
→ Must Participate in Practicum as Therapist
→ Only 10 Spots Available
In Person
$1095 Through 10/6/26
(Or 3 payments of $380)*
→ 3-Day In-Person Training
→ Must Provide Basic EMDR Training Certificate
→ Must Participate in Practicum as Therapist
→ Discounted Accommodations
→ Lunch Each Training Day
Live Virtual
$895 Through 10/6/26
(Or 3 payments of $310)*
→ 3-Day Live Virtual Training
→ Must Provide Basic EMDR Training Certificate
→ Must Participate in Practicum as Therapist
*Payment plans are available for registrations completed by November 15, 2026.
The first payment is due at registration.
All payment plans must be paid in full by January 15, 2027.
Registrations completed after November 15, 2026 require payment in full.
There is no known commercial support for this program
There are no known conflicts of interests for this workshop
Grievances: All grievances must be submitted in writing to [email protected] and will be replied to within 5-10 business days.
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