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  • Home
    • CompassionWorks Team
  • Trainings
    • EMDR Trainings Schedule 2025 (Select a class to begin registration)
      • Summer Weekday Online 2025 – June 23-25 & July 14-16
      • Lifeologie, Dallas, TX, 2025 In-Person EMDR Therapist Training – June 27-29 & August 8-10
      • East TX, Winnsborrow 2025 In-Person Training – July 11-13 & August 1-3
      • Abilene, TX In Person Training 2025 – July 11-13 & 25-27
      • Summer I Online 2025 – July 25-27 & August 8-10
      • San Antonio In-Person EMDR Therapist Training – July 18-20 & August 15-17, 2025
      • Fort Worth In-Person EMDR Therapist Training – August 22-24 & Sep 12-14, 2025
      • Fall I Online 2025 – September 19-21 & October 17-19
      • Fall In-Person Corpus Christi, TX – Sept 26, 27, 28 & Oct 17, 18, 19, 2025
      • Houston (Katy) Hybrid Training 2025 – September 26-28 & October 24-26
    • Workshops/Retreats
      • Bilingual EMDR Refresh! Conducting EMDR Therapy in Spanish, June 27 & 28, 2025
      • EMDR & Mindfulness Weekend Retreat – November 14-15, 2025
    • On Demand Workshops
      • EMDR Therapy: Equine-Assisted Workshop – On Demand
      • EMDR Therapy: Ethical Considerations
      • EMDR Therapy: History and Preparation: A Step-By-Step Guide For Preparing Clients For EMDR
    • About the trainings…
      • Fulfillment Policy, Policy Agreements, and Criteria for Completion
      • Online EMDR Therapist Training Information
      • Basic EMDR Training Eligibility Requirements
      • Go here to make up a consultation group
      • EMDR Class Comments
  • EMDR + Universities
  • Therapists
    • CompassionWorks Trained EMDR Therapists
    • Recommended Consultants for Certification
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • EMDR Therapy Benefits
    • Mindfulness
  • Contact
    • Contact Jordan
    • Services
    • Intake Paperwork

Addictions

Using EMDR with Addictions – A.J. Popky
By Jordan Shafer
In Addictions, Counseling Psychotherapy, EMDR Therapy
Posted April 9, 2016

Using EMDR with Addictions – A.J. Popky

A.J. Popky developed the DeTUR protocol, which is an EMDR protocol used to manage urges and addictions.

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Resolving Emotions – Michael Brown
By Jordan Shafer
In Addictions, Brain Stuff, Counseling Psychotherapy, From the Blog, Michael Brown
Posted July 29, 2015

Resolving Emotions – Michael Brown

Allow yourself to watch that feeling for awhile; just be with it and allow it to be

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EMDR with Addictions
By Jordan Shafer
In Addictions, Counseling Psychotherapy, EMDR Therapy, Interview with DaLene
Posted May 20, 2015

EMDR with Addictions

Interview by Jordan Shafer, MS, LPC with DaLene Forester, PhD, LMFT, LPCC about EMDR therapy.  DaLene is Director and Trainer at the Advanced Education Institute and Jordan is an EMDR Trainer [...]

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Notes on talk by Robert Weiss
By Jordan Shafer
In Addictions, Counseling Psychotherapy
Posted August 17, 2013

Notes on talk by Robert Weiss

The following are notes on a talk by Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT, Founding Director of The Sexual Recovery Institute, Los Angeles, on Sex Addiction. – Dec 10, 2010, Dallas. These notes are [...]

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Dr. Amanda Martin, LMFT-S, LPC, BCN

Amanda Martin holds a PhD in Family Therapy and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. With over 14 years of experience, she specializes in trauma therapy for individuals and families in residential and outpatient settings. Amanda also provides supervision for EMDR certification, EMDR consultants-in-training, and LMFT-Associates. Her mission is to help people find a healthy, joyful, and fulfilling path in life. Her warm, supportive, and interactive counseling style incorporates Symbolic Experiential Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, HeartMath, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Neurofeedback, and Collaborative Problem Solving.

Dr. Amber Quaranta-Leech, LPC-S

Amber holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Texas and Oklahoma and holds Supervisor credential for Texas. Amber is an EMDRIA consultant and trainer. She has over a decade of experience in the trauma field in work with uniformed services, domestic violence, childhood trauma and abuse, and recent mass trauma events. Amber provides consultation for EMDRIA certification, for consultants-in-training, and supervision for LPC-Associates. Amber continues to research the benefits of EMDR therapy with a variety of populations. Her goal is to help build strong clinicians who are well versed in trauma interventions to better support their clients. Amber sees a limited number of clients with a focus on trauma work, she is also a Certified Career Counselor and Certified through EAGALA to provide equine-assisted therapy. 

Dr. Jose Carbajal, LCSW

Dr. Jose Carbajal, a U.S. Army veteran, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work and a master’s in theological studies from Baylor University, and a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. With over 15 years of clinical experience and extensive teaching experience, Jose specializes in trauma, sexual abuse recovery, domestic violence, and substance abuse. His research focuses on trauma interventions, neuroscience, and faith. He is EMDR Certified, an Approved Consultant, and an EMDRIA Approved Trainer, with numerous publications and professional presentations to his name.

Dr. Amber Quaranta-Leech, LPC-S

Amber holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Texas and Oklahoma and holds Supervisor credential for Texas. Amber is an EMDRIA consultant and trainer. She has over a decade of experience in the trauma field in work with uniformed services, domestic violence, childhood trauma and abuse, and recent mass trauma events. Amber provides consultation for EMDRIA certification, for consultants-in-training, and supervision for LPC-Associates. Amber continues to research the benefits of EMDR therapy with a variety of populations. Her goal is to help build strong clinicians who are well versed in trauma interventions to better support their clients. Amber sees a limited number of clients with a focus on trauma work, she is also a Certified Career Counselor and Certified through EAGALA to provide equine-assisted therapy. 

Dr. Jose Carbajal, LCSW

Dr. Jose Carbajal, a U.S. Army veteran, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work and a master’s in theological studies from Baylor University, and a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. With over 15 years of clinical experience and extensive teaching experience, Jose specializes in trauma, sexual abuse recovery, domestic violence, and substance abuse. His research focuses on trauma interventions, neuroscience, and faith. He is EMDR Certified, an Approved Consultant, and an EMDRIA Approved Trainer, with numerous publications and professional presentations to his name.

Dr. Amanda Martin, LMFT-S, LPC, BCN

Amanda Martin holds a PhD in Family Therapy and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. With over 14 years of experience, she specializes in trauma therapy for individuals and families in residential and outpatient settings. Amanda also provides supervision for EMDR certification, EMDR consultants-in-training, and LMFT-Associates. Her mission is to help people find a healthy, joyful, and fulfilling path in life. Her warm, supportive, and interactive counseling style incorporates Symbolic Experiential Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, HeartMath, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Neurofeedback, and Collaborative Problem Solving.

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