About the webinar
Guest Presenter, Megan Salar
This 1-hour EMDR webinar provides an overview of *targeting Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)* within the EMDR framework, emphasizing the underlying trauma-related drivers of obsession, compulsion, and control. Participants will learn how intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors often reflect attempts to manage anxiety or prevent perceived catastrophe—functions that can be understood and addressed through trauma-informed targeting and processing.
The webinar highlights *assessment strategies, target sequencing, and interweaves* that address both the core fear network and the secondary shame or helplessness that sustain OCD cycles. Case examples will demonstrate how to differentiate between ego-dystonic obsessions and trauma-linked intrusive cognitions, and how to safely use EMDR to disrupt maladaptive patterns without reinforcing compulsive reassurance or avoidance.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding the EMDR Framework for OCD
- Applying Targeting and Processing Strategies
- Promoting Safety and Adaptive Change
Agenda:
Lecture & Brief Discussion (60 min) – Learn how to target and process the trauma-based roots of OCD using EMDR. Explore assessment strategies, target sequencing, and interweaves that reduce compulsive reassurance, avoidance, and anxiety-driven control.
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
Identify how trauma-related fear networks contribute to obsessive and compulsive patterns within the EMDR model.
Use assessment, target sequencing, and interweaves to address intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, and underlying emotional drivers.
Differentiate between trauma-linked and ego-dystonic obsessions, and apply EMDR interventions that reduce reassurance-seeking and avoidance while fostering regulation and relief.
