“As a therapist and as a human being, you are already good enough. And there is always room for growth.”

DR. EMILY INCLEDON

How EMDR Helped Me Grow as a Therapist

For many years I worked as a Clinical Psychologist in both public and private settings. I enjoyed being part of multidisciplinary teams and contributing to assessments and case formulation. But when it came to therapy, I often felt ineffective and lost.

I remember repeating the basics of CBT training, wondering if I was missing something. Therapy felt slow, surface-level, and I was never sure if I was making a real difference. This fed into my own “not good enough” self-talk, and at times I unconsciously avoided therapy work because it felt like further evidence that I wasn’t cut out for this profession.

 During my studies I thrived on structure, feedback, and milestones — completing assignments, receiving grades, knowing what I was working towards. But once I entered the workforce, I lost that sense of direction. My career stretched out in front of me like a treadmill — session after session with no clear milestones, no sense of progression.

Everything changed when I discovered EMDR and began the accreditation pathway.

What EMDR gave me

  • Confidence in therapy

    For the first time, I saw dramatic shifts happening within sessions. Clients who had been haunted by memories for years were able to process them in a way that brought real change. This gave me confidence in my work, and that confidence influenced the therapy process itself — boosting hope, expectancy, and engagement.

    Importantly, it’s not that EMDR is the only effective therapy. What made the difference for me was finding a framework I could believe in and applying it with fidelity and consistency. Any therapy can have this effect for a clinician if they feel confident in it. For me, EMDR was that turning point.

  • A clear career pathway

    The EMDR accreditation pathway gave me back the sense of structure and milestones I had missed. Basic Training → Practitioner → Consultant. Each step kept me engaged, motivated, and supported by feedback along the way. Even the uncomfortable moments, like submitting video assessments, gave me invaluable insights into my practice that I would never have gained otherwise.

  • Expanding into intensives

    As my confidence grew, I felt ready to expand the way I worked. This led me to establish EMDR intensives in my own practice- a format that allows clients to experience more focused and accelerated change. Crafting my own program and delivering intensives has been some of the most rewarding work of my career, offering an opportunity to see significant progress in a short space of time.

    Now, I also support therapists who are interested in integrating intensives into their own practice, so they can offer this alternative model to clients in a safe, structured, and effective way.

Why I share this

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