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Rewiring Addiction: EMDR Therapy for Trauma-Driven Compulsions and Cravings

Rewiring Addiction: EMDR Therapy for Trauma-Driven Compulsions and Cravings

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When you're working with clients who struggle with addiction, it can be easy to fall into the cycle of symptom management and forget what’s at the core of their problem: it’s a protective strategy used to avoid emotional pain. You need to be able to help your clients regulate their nervous systems and rewire addiction-related neural pathways. In this engaging session, EMDR expert and integrative trauma specialist Stacy Ruse, LPC, ERYT-500, will show you how to use EMDR Therapy as a gateway to safely and effectively work with addiction memory networks using the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.

You’ll get:

  • Tools for working with protective parts that block processing
  • Protocols for urge-desensitization
  • Polyvagal-informed resourcing techniques
  • Strategies for prioritizing readiness, stabilization, and pacing

 

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

Here's What You'll Learn


 

Foundations: The Trauma-Addiction Connection

  • Trauma as the root of addiction
  • AIP model and memory network formation
  • Polyvagal and neurobiological underpinnings

Protective Parts and the Role of Dissociation

  • IFS-informed understanding of protectors and exiles
  • Identifying when parts block processing or trigger relapse
  • Compassionate attunement and pacing

Preparation and Readiness

  • Building stabilization and a sense of safety
  • RDI- Resource Development & Installation towards recovery
  • Somatic and Polyvagal-informed resource tools

EMDR Tools for Addiction

  • Overview of urge desensitization and craving protocols
  • Cognitive interweaves for working with shame and self-judgment
  • Working with relapse as a reactivation, not a failure

Integration and Recovery

  • Strengthening adaptive networks and resources
  • Supporting post-processing integration
  • The therapists’ Self-regulation, attunement, and countertransference

Q&A and Closing Reflections

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Meet Your Experts


Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500

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Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500 is an Evergreen EMDR consultant and clinician, IFS therapist, and founder of Aglow Counseling. She’s a trauma expert who specializes in using IFS Therapy, EMDR, and Somatic therapies to unravel the intricate threads of trauma and guide clients towards empowerment and resilience. Her approach, while deeply rooted in trauma-informed methodologies, is characterized by a transpersonal twist that transcends the boundaries of traditional therapy. Stacy is certified in EMDR as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and Certified Yoga Instructor.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stacy Ruse is the owner of Aglow Counseling and has an employment relationship with Mindfully. She receives compensation as a consultant and trainer. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Stacy Ruse is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stacy Ruse is a member of EMDRIA, the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists, and the Longmont Area Psychotherapy Network.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150749
Duration:
1 hour, 5 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 06, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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