Healing Complex Trauma & Dissociation through an EMDR-Lens

Healing Complex Trauma & Dissociation through an EMDR-Lens

Friday, November 14, 2025

Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm

Presented By: Stacy Ruse, LPC, RYT, EMDR & IFS-Institute Consultant

Location: Online Workshop

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***Deadline to register is November 12. 2025 at 9am***

3 CE Credits

This 3-hour workshop is for psychotherapists and psychologists seeking to deepen their understanding of treating complex trauma and dissociation using an integrative EMDR therapeutic approach. Participants will explore key EMDR strategies for working with fragmented parts, blocked processing, and dissociative defenses, integrating the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model and Polyvagal Theory. This workshop will further enhance the clinicians’ ability to facilitate safety in the therapeutic process to work through the phases of EMDR therapy with complex trauma populations while ensuring a compassionate and client-centered approach.

Objectives:

1. Explain the impact of complex trauma and dissociation through the lens of EMDR therapy, integrating the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model and Polyvagal Theory.
2. Identify key challenges in EMDR processing for individuals with complex trauma, including blocked processing, dissociative defenses, and fragmentation.
3. Apply EMDR-informed stabilization and resourcing techniques to support clients with dissociative symptoms and promote safe trauma processing.
4. Demonstrate culturally responsive EMDR strategies that address the intersection of trauma with race, gender, ethnicity, and sociocultural identity.
5. Utilize practical interventions and case conceptualization strategies to adapt EMDR therapy for complex trauma populations while maintaining a client-centered, trauma-informed approach.

Stacy Ruse, LPC, RYT, is a highly sought-after trauma expert, international trainer, and consultant specializing in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic therapies. As an Evergreen EMDR Consultant and IFS-Institute Approved Clinical Consultant, Stacy strives to advance trauma-informed care through integrative, mind-body-spirit healing modalities.

She founded Aglow Counseling, a global hub for training, consultation, and transformational healing, where she empowers clinicians to work with complex trauma, dissociation, and nervous system regulation using cutting-edge and holistic therapeutic approaches.

With extensive experience in trauma therapy, Stacy is known for her compassionate, experiential, and engaging teaching style. She weaves together neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, transpersonal perspectives, and applied mindfulness practices. She also holds an Applied Polyvagal-Informed Yoga Therapy Certification through Dr. Arielle Schwartz’s work. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), seamlessly integrating somatic and embodiment practices into her clinical work and teachings.

Stacy’s unique “transpersonal twist” bridges modern science with ancient wisdom, helping therapists and clients reconnect to their Self-energy. She teaches nationally and internationally, equipping clinicians with practical, evidence-based interventions for treating complex trauma, dissociation, and more with an integrative approach using EMDR, IFS, and Somatic interventions. Stacy aims to cultivate healing, authenticity, and transformation through her work, guiding individuals and professionals toward embodied presence, deep self-awareness, and profound personal growth.

Stacy’s unique “transpersonal twist” bridges modern psychotherapy with ancient wisdom, helping therapists and clients reconnect to their highest Self. She teaches nationally and internationally, equipping clinicians with practical, evidence-based interventions for treating complex trauma and dissociation with EMDR, IFS, and beyond. Stacy aims to cultivate healing, authenticity, and transformation through her work, guiding individuals and professionals toward embodied presence, deep self-awareness, and profound personal growth.

PSCP: The Psychology Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PSCP: The Psychology network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.