About the webinar
Guest Presenter, Megan Salar
Couples therapy can be especially complex when trauma and attachment wounds shape how partners connect—or disconnect. This engaging, skills-focused webinar equips clinicians with EMDR-informed approaches to enhance couples work by fostering safety, reducing reactivity, and deepening emotional connection.
You’ll learn practical strategies for resourcing partners together, strengthening attachment, and using bilateral stimulation to promote regulation and empathy within the relationship. The session also covers how to assess readiness and safety—addressing key factors such as narcissism, domestic violence, betrayal, and each partner’s capacity for self-reflection and repair.
Walk away with clear frameworks and tools to integrate EMDR principles into relational therapy, helping couples move from reactivity and blame toward understanding and secure connection.
Learning Objectives:
- How to incorporate EMDR into couples work
- Attachment strengthening techniques using EMDR
- Strategies to reduce reactivity and increase connection
Agenda:
Lecture & Brief Discussion (60 min) – Learn how to integrate EMDR principles into couples therapy to enhance safety, attachment, and connection. Explore strategies for resourcing partners together, using bilateral stimulation to support regulation and empathy, and assessing readiness and safety in complex relational dynamics.
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
Explore practical ways to weave EMDR principles and interventions into relational therapy to address trauma and enhance connection between partners.
Learn EMDR-based strategies to deepen attachment, foster emotional safety, and support secure bonding within couples.
Gain tools to help partners regulate emotions, move beyond blame, and build empathy and understanding in their relationship.
