Accredited Practitioners are recognised as having demonstrated their competence in the practice of EMDR under the supervision of an EMDR Consultant. They are entitled to have their details listed on the Association’s website.

Practitioner Accreditation Forms

Please download the relevant practitioner accreditation form(s) below:

1. PRACTITIONER ACCREDITATION SEPARATE SECOND REFERENCE PAGE – Section V

2. PRACTITIONER ACCREDITATION APPLICATION FORM

3. PRACTITIONER COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK ALGORITHM VERSION

4. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PRACTITIONER ACCREDITATION APPLICATION FORM

5. CA PRACTITIONER ACCREDITATION SEPARATE SECOND REFERENCE PAGE Section V

Important Note:EMDR Clinical Consultants/Supervisors have the option of completing the longhand version of the practitioner competency framework in section IV of the Practitioner Accreditation Application Form OR they can complete the Algorithm version of the Practitioner Competency Framework which can be downloaded from this page.

It is suggested that the Algorithm version of the Practitioner Competency Framework can also be shared between the supervisor and the applicant and thus used in a formative way while the applicant is preparing for accreditation.

Fees

1. Accreditation fee: €100.00

2. Re-Accreditation fee: €75.00

3. Child and Adolescent Accreditation fee: €100.00

Submission

Application forms along with supporting documents need to be scanned as one document and must be sent by email to:admin@emdrireland.org

Accreditation Committee Meetings in 2026

1. Monday 04 January 2027

2. Monday 01 March 2027

3. Monday 24 May 2027

4. Monday 06 September 2027

5. Monday 01 November 2027

Electronic papers must be received by email at least 7 working days prior to the meeting. Papers which miss this deadline will be considered at the next meeting.

Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your application – applications arriving on the day of the deadline will only be circulated to the committee to review and process if they are completely in order. If anything is missing, incorrect or unclear it will be carried over to the next meeting.

Find an EMDR clinical supervisor

To find an Accredited EMDR Consultant to assist you in working toward accreditation please follow this link here and search the map for consultants:https://emdrireland.org/find-a-therapist/

Accreditation is a mark of your competence and trustworthiness as an EMDR therapist.

As an accredited therapist, people looking for help can feel confident knowing that you have reached a certain level of experience and expertise and have accountability in place.

Once you have accreditation from EMDR Europe (the overarching body of which the EMDR All-Ireland Association is a member), you can be listed on this website under the ‘Find a Therapist’ feature so that potential clients or referrers can find you.

EMDR therapists can be accredited at 3 levels – Practitioner, Consultant and Trainer. Practitioner and Consultant accreditation details are below. Details on how to become an EMDR Trainer can be found here:https://emdr-europe.org/training/trainers/

Consultant Accreditation Form

• EMDR Europe Consultant Accreditation Application Form with CA Addendum

Applicants for Consultant accreditation must:

i. have been working as an accredited EMDR Europe Practitioner for at least three years.ii. have conducted a minimum of 400 EMDR sessions since becoming an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner.iii. have treated a minimum of 75 clients using EMDR since becoming an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner.iv. have demonstrated competency in provision of their EMDR Consultation Clinical Supervision including engaging in a minimum 20 hours supervision of EMDR supervision including EMDR clinical work with a EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant post EMDR Practitioner Accreditation.

Fees

• Accreditation fee: €100.00

• Re-accreditation fee: €75.00

Submission

Application forms and scanned supporting documents must be sent by email only (in one single document) to:admin@emdrireland.org

Applicants must provide evidence of CPD event attendance.

Consultants-in-Training Training course

The Association offers training for practitioners who are preparing to become accredited as Consultants.

Covered in the Consultants’ Training is a review of the Accreditation Process and Competency Framework, EMDR theory review and teaching the consultation process which is assessed through live practice.

Attendance requires a letter of recommendation from your supervising Consultant.

The next Consultant-in-Training Programme will be in 2028 - dates to be confirmed

Accreditation Committee Meetings in 2027

• Monday 04 January 2027

• Monday 01 March 2027

• Monday 24 May 2027

• Monday 06 September 2027

• Monday 01 November 2027

Electronic papers must be received by email at least 7 working days prior to the meeting. Papers which miss this deadline will be considered at the next meeting.

Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your application – applications arriving on the day of the deadline will only be circulated to the committee to review and process if they are completely in order. If anything is missing, incorrect or unclear it will be carried over to the next meeting.

EMDR Europe Guidelines for Training Facilitators

EMDR Europe Accredited Consultants with 2 years post-accreditation experience and teaching experience can work towards becoming a Training Facilitator through mentorship with an Accredited EMDR Trainer.

Further Guidance can be found below.

• EMDR Europe Facilitator 2018

Accreditation with EMDR Europe as a Practitioner or Consultant lasts for five years. You will need to apply for re-accreditation at the end of this period.

If you have a break in your EMDR All-Ireland Association membership of more than three months, e.g. if your membership has lapsed, you must also apply for re-accreditation.

Please read the re-accreditation criteria in the document below.

Re-accreditation criteria

For re-accreditation as an EMDR Practitioner, you will need one reference from an EMDR Accredited Consultant, plus one other professional (clinical supervisor/manager) reference.

For re-accreditation as an EMDR Consultant, you will need references from two EMDR Accredited Consultants, one of whom needs to be able to comment on your clinical work.

As part of the EMDR Consultant 5-year accreditation process, all consultants are required to have provided 200 hours of EMDR consultation / supervision effective from 1st January 2025.

For re-accreditation as a Consultant who is also accredited as a Child and Adolescent Consultant, you only need to submit one re-accreditation application but one of your Consultant recommendations must be from an Accredited Consultant who works mainly with children and adolescents.

Ten of the required twenty five EMDR-specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits must be for Child and Adolescent workshops.

(Please note completion by a supervising Consultant who is a close family member will not be accepted.)

Evidence of a minimum of fifty CPD credits, twenty-five of which must be EMDR specific, over the five year period of accreditation is required for Practitioners and Consultants seeking re-accreditation.

Submission

Scanned supporting documents must be sent by email only to:
admin@emdrireland.org

Please submit your application as one continuous document.

Form

• EMDRA All Ireland Re-accreditation Application Form

Applications

Applications will be considered through the EMDR All-Ireland Accreditation Committee. If successful the period of renewal will be for a further five-year period.

Fee

• Re-accreditation fee: €75.00

Accreditation Committee Meetings in 2026

• Monday 04 January 2027

• Monday 01 March 2027

• Monday 24 May 2027

• Monday 06 September 2027

• Monday 01 November 2027