A COMPREHENSIVE NATURE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR EMDR

2025 WORKSHOP SERIES

ANTI-RACIST AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAUMA TREATMENT

Join three leaders in the field to learn cutting-edge approaches to EMDR and trauma recovery for work with complex trauma and diverse populations.

This 3rd session in the series explores the powerful combination of nature and EMDR therapy. Jennifer offers a fresh perspective on EMDR therapy by incorporating ecotherapy principles, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of trauma treatment across various cultural contexts.

All profits from the series will go to support the work of Trauma Aid UK whose Humanitarian Assistance programmes continue to bring hope and healing to under-represented regions affected by war, conflict and mass trauma. The event will be recorded and available for 45 days.

Jennifer Marchand, MA, CCC, RCAT, is a Canadian counselor, registered art therapist and EMDR Consultant specializing in complex trauma, sexual violence, and conflict-related trauma. She has over a decade of clinical experience in diverse cultural settings and provides trauma sensitivity training to health professionals in conflict-affected areas.

Currently based in Ethiopia, since 2021, Jennifer is passionate about working in underserved settings. Her extensive humanitarian work has taken her around the globe, including work with Indigenous populations in Canada and experience in Vietnam, Ghana, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, and Southeast Europe.

Jennifer is dedicated to increasing cultural sensitivity and responsiveness to EMDR and trauma therapy through creative arts and nature-based perspectives and practices.

She recently launched her book titled Ecotherapy-Informed EMDR: A Holistic and Creative Approach to Providing Culturally Responsive Trauma Treatment and co-authored Chapter 2, titled "Inviting the Body, Movement, and the Creative Arts into Telehealth: A Culturally Responsive Model for Online EMDR," in the book EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies. This chapter addresses the emerging need for integrating body-based practices and creative arts into telehealth, offering a comprehensive framework for Phase Two of EMDR therapy.