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    • 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
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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

Inspired Awareness

The Bee Hive Theory of AIP
By Jordan Shafer
In EMDR Therapy, Inspired Awareness
Posted February 19, 2024

The Bee Hive Theory of AIP

  In the trainings we do an exercise called, “The Triggering Client.” I got that from DaLene Forester when I first did an EMDR training with her when I was learning how to teach EMDR. To set [...]

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Self-Care for Helpers
By Jordan Shafer
In Inspired Awareness
Posted January 31, 2024

Self-Care for Helpers

How is self-care for helping professions so critical both for the practitioner and the Client? We as humans have an innate need for connection. Our nervous system evolved in a way that [...]

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EMDR Processing and Time
By Jordan Shafer
In Inspired Awareness
Posted January 31, 2024

EMDR Processing and Time

One thing I’ve noticed when doing EMDR processing is that it sucks time out of the equation. When I was talking with Karen Carr, doing the podcast with her about her EMDR experience as a client, [...]

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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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