EMDRIA-approved workshop · Live on Zoom

ADHD Meets EMDR

Feeling Well · Functioning Well · Processing Distress

A neurodiversity-affirming clinical framework for ADHD-informed support within EMDR therapy. Six instructional hours for EMDR-trained clinicians, presented by Dr. Meg Kapil, PhD, RCC-ACS, CCS.

6 EMDRIA Credits6 instructional hoursSmall group capped at 10 or 20
Choose a dateWhat you will learn
Registration
$230 early bird
$250 regular rate. Early bird ends two weeks before each date.
  • Live, interactive session on Zoom
  • Written materials sent the day before
  • Certificate of completion for 6 EMDRIA Credits

Prices in Canadian dollars. Applicable taxes are added at checkout.

Upcoming dates

Choose your workshop date

Both dates cover the same full workshop, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Time with a one hour lunch break.

Saturday, December 5, 2026

9:00 am to 4:00 pm PT · capped at 10 participants

Thursday, January 21, 2027

9:00 am to 4:00 pm PT · capped at 20 participants

Open to clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. You will be asked to confirm this after payment.

About the workshop

ADHD is not trauma, and ADHD is not the pathology we are trying to remove

People with ADHD may bring to EMDR therapy not only differences in attention, regulation, and executive functioning, but also histories of criticism, exclusion, overwhelm, misunderstanding, or environments that did not adequately support their neurotype.

This six-hour workshop applies an ADHD-informed, neurodiversity-affirming lens to EMDR while maintaining the integrity of the eight-phase model.

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Context

Understand the ADHD and trauma story

History, targets, neurotype, relationships, environment, resources, and systemic expectations.

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Resource

Support feeling well and functioning well

Regulate stress and emotion. Relate to self and others. Function with executive and practical supports.

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Adapt

Increase EMDR accessibility

Externalize, titrate, engage, clarify and contextualize across the eight phases.

ADHD meets the eight phases

Considerations across every phase

History TakingPreparationAssessmentDesensitizationInstallationBody ScanClosureRe-evaluation

Considerations include attention, working memory, sensory processing, interoception, imagery, emotional language, regulation, pacing, executive functioning, and environmental supports.

Two questions to carry through EMDR therapy
  1. What needs to change, or has changed, in the memory network?
  2. What needs to change, or has changed, in the client's current context, resources, and functioning?
Processing past distress and present accommodation and resources are compatible forms of support.

You will learn to

  • Differentiate ADHD-related characteristics, trauma responses, executive-function support needs, and environmental mismatch.
  • Apply the Context-Resource-Adapt framework to EMDR case conceptualization, preparation, and treatment planning.
  • Identify resources and accessibility supports that strengthen regulation, relationships, functioning, and engagement.
  • Use ADHD-informed considerations across all eight phases without creating a separate or modified EMDR protocol.

Who should attend

EMDR Training Level: fully trained. Participants must have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. This is not an EMDR basic training.

How it works

From registration to certificate

  1. Register and payClick Register on a date and pay securely with Paddle. Your seat is confirmed once payment goes through.
  2. Complete your registrationA two-minute form for your certificate name, licence and EMDR basic training. It opens right after payment.
  3. Confirmation emailYou receive a confirmation with a calendar invite right away, and a receipt from Paddle.
  4. The day beforeYour Zoom link and the written materials arrive by email.
  5. Workshop dayJoin live on Zoom from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Time, camera on, with your full name displayed.
  6. Evaluation and certificateThe next morning you receive a short evaluation. Submit it and download your certificate for 6 EMDRIA Credits.
Register

How registration works

  1. Choose a date and click Register. Your seat is held for 30 minutes.
  2. Pay securely with Paddle. Enter your email and card. The early bird discount is applied for you before the deadline.
  3. Complete your registration. A two-minute form for the name on your certificate, your licence and your EMDR basic training. It opens as soon as you pay, and the link is in your confirmation email too.

Your Zoom link is sent the day before, once your registration is complete. Payments are processed by Paddle.com, our payment provider, which adds applicable taxes.

Choose a date

Registration and cancellation policy

  • Pricing: $250 CAD, or $230 CAD early bird until two weeks before each date. Applicable taxes are added at checkout.
  • Cancellations: cancel up to 14 days before your date for a full refund. After that, you can transfer your seat to the other date or to a colleague, at no charge.
  • Refunds: issued by Paddle, our payment provider, to your original payment method. Paddle emails you when it is processed.
  • If we cancel: you receive a full refund or a seat on another date, your choice.
  • Credit: full attendance and a completed evaluation are required for the certificate and EMDRIA Credits.
  • Seats are individual. Please do not share the Zoom link.

Program information

🎓EMDRIA Credit statusApproved for 6 EMDRIA Continuing Education Credits
👤EMDRIA Credit ProviderMeg Kapil
📋Responsibility statementMeg Kapil maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
♿AccommodationsThis program is committed to an accessible learning environment. If you need a disability-related or other reasonable accommodation, note it on the form or email megekapil@gmail.com before the workshop so arrangements can be made.
Questions

Frequently asked

Is this an EMDR basic training?

No. This workshop is for clinicians who have already completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. It builds on that training with an ADHD-informed lens and does not create a separate or modified EMDR protocol.

Will the session be recorded?

No. The workshop is live and interactive, and full attendance is required for EMDRIA credit.

What do I need on the day?

A computer with a camera and a stable internet connection, a quiet private space, and the written materials emailed to you the day before.

When do I get my certificate?

The morning after the workshop you receive an evaluation link. Once you submit it, your certificate is available right away to download or print, and a copy of the link is emailed to you.

Who handles payment, receipts and refunds?

Paddle.com, our payment provider, takes the payment, adds any applicable tax and emails your receipt. Refunds under the cancellation policy are also issued through Paddle to your original payment method. For an invoice addressed to your organization, email megekapil@gmail.com.

A date is full. Is there a waitlist?

Yes. Email megekapil@gmail.com with the date you want and you will be contacted if a seat opens.

Also available

Workshops for schools, parents and teams

Meg also presents to schools, professional associations and community groups on stress, mental health, learning and supervision.

For teachers and schools

Student success and flourishing at school, with a whole-school approach to stress, mental health, and learning.

For students

Managing stress and worry for school and life success; being well and doing well.

For parents

Creating calm: a whole-family approach to co-regulation, anxiety, and supporting your child.

For clinicians

Stress regulation, trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming supervision workshops.

🎓 The training behind this work

Education and research

  • PhD in Educational Psychology, University of Victoria
  • Research on stress, mental health and self-regulated learning Verify ↗
  • BCACC Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research Award (2025)

Speaking experience

  • Stress Stories Project in schools and at conferences
  • Presentations to CCPA, BC School Counsellors, ISABC and AERA
  • Parent and teacher workshops on flourishing at school

Booking a workshop for your group?

Get in touch about dates, topics and format for your school, association or team.

Email Meg