Our Mission

To support EMDR therapists in the Greater Sacramento and Northern California area.

The Greater Sacramento EMDR Regional Network is a membership organization of mental health professionals dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and integrity in EMDR. We advocate for EMDR's broader inclusion in the mental health field and with the Community-at-Large by providing information, education, and advocacy. We are dedicated to understanding the needs of our EMDR regional membership and strive to achieve excellence through hard work, innovation, creativity, and prudent risk taking. We are dedicated to working cooperatively with one another and with our Membership to accomplish the goals set before us. We value a culture which promotes ongoing opportunities for change through learning, professional development, and growth. 


The past affects the present even without our being aware of it.
— Francine Shapiro

What We've Achieved in 2020

  • Healing Trauma. “Do Memory Networks Really Exist?” An Illustrated Look at the Neurobiology of EMDR. - Presented by Dr. Dean Dickerson

  • Self-Care Protocol for COVID-19

  • Doing EMDR Effectively Online

  • Using EMDR in the Treatment of Anxiety - Presented by Mary Reigel, MS

  • Understanding the Culture of First Responders for EMDR Professionals - Presented by Kate Pieper, LMFT CCISM

  • Managing Attunement With Complex Trauma - Presented by Margaux Helm LMFT and Beatrix Hurley LMFT


What We've Achieved in 2021

  • Parts Work and EMDR - Presented by Dena Robertson Blackford LMFT