About the webinar
Guest Presenter, Megan Salar
Join Megan Salar, MSW for a practical webinar on strengthening Phase 2 of EMDR through adaptive resourcing strategies. Discover why resourcing is the foundation of trauma treatment, and how expanding adaptive information fosters safety, stabilization, and long-term healing.
Megan will share creative approaches for developing individualized client resources—ranging from mindfulness practices and sensory-based techniques to AI-enhanced imagery and strengths-based interventions. Learn how to apply the SAFE (Somatic Attachment Focused EMDR) framework, using the 4 E’s—Exploring, Expanding, Experiencing, and Expanding the New—to help clients deepen resilience and adaptability.
You’ll also gain strategies for navigating challenges when resourcing feels difficult, ensuring clients can access stabilization skills before moving into trauma processing. With real-world case examples and actionable tools, this session will expand your EMDR toolkit and support transformative outcomes for your clients.
What You’ll Learn
- Understand Why Resourcing Matters
Explain why expanding adaptive information in Phase 2 is essential for safety, stabilization, and long-term healing in EMDR. - Create Individualized Client Resources
Learn practical ways to develop and strengthen resources that fit each client’s unique needs, strengths, and adaptive strategies. - Apply the SAFE Framework
Use the Somatic Attachment Focused EMDR (SAFE) approach and the 4 E’s—Exploring, Expanding, Experiencing, and Expanding the New—to enhance resourcing. - Overcome Resourcing Challenges
Discover strategies for addressing difficulties, such as modifying bilateral stimulation, slowing down sets, and encouraging curiosity when clients feel stuck. - Integrate Creative Approaches
Incorporate sensory experiences, mindfulness, strengths-based practices, and imagery to expand adaptive resourcing and support trauma recovery.
Lecture & Discussion (60 min) – Learn how to strengthen EMDR Phase 2 through adaptive resourcing, apply the SAFE framework, and develop individualized client resources with practical tools and case examples.

Megan Salar
is a therapist, author, and trauma expert with extensive experience helping individuals heal from complex trauma. She specializes in innovative, strength-based approaches that foster resilience and transformation. Through her work at The Mental Survivalist, Megan empowers both clinicians and clients with tools for lasting change.

Trauma, Neuroscience Expert, PTSD Psychologist
Dr. Jennifer Sweeton, a Stanford-trained neuroscientist and trauma expert, offers groundbreaking approaches to healing PTSD. Her innovative techniques bring hope to those grappling with trauma's lasting effects. As a clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr. Sweeton has established herself as a leadin...

Trauma, Neuroscience Expert, PTSD Psychologist
Dr. Jennifer Sweeton, a Stanford-trained neuroscientist and trauma expert, offers groundbreaking approaches to healing PTSD. Her innovative techniques bring hope to those grappling with trauma's lasting effects. As a clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr. Sweeton has established herself as a leadin...
Learning Objectives
Explain why expanding adaptive information in Phase 2 is essential for safety, stabilization, and long-term healing in EMDR.
Learn practical ways to develop and strengthen resources that fit each client’s unique needs, strengths, and adaptive strategies.
Use the Somatic Attachment Focused EMDR (SAFE) approach and the 4 E’s—Exploring, Expanding, Experiencing, and Expanding the New—to enhance resourcing.
Discover strategies for addressing difficulties, such as modifying bilateral stimulation, slowing down sets, and encouraging curiosity when clients feel stuck.
Incorporate sensory experiences, mindfulness, strengths-based practices, and imagery to expand adaptive resourcing and support trauma recovery.
