ONLINE 2 Part Webinar- From Wounds to Wisdom: Integrating EMDR and CFT

From Wounds to Wisdom: Integrating EMDR and Compassion-Focused Therapy in the Treatment of PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Moral Injury (Parts 1 & 2)

Registration

We will host this webinar via Zoom Meetings. This workshop will be recorded and recordings will be available for up to three months after the live broadcast for you to watch in your own time. This webinar awards delegates 7 hours toward CPD.

Level: Intermediate

Timings

All timings are according to UK GMT Time

Session 1- 18th March 2026 09.30 - 13.00

Session 2 - 24th March 2026 09.30 - 13.00

Pricing

This workshop is priced at a flat rate of £135.00 . For those in difficult financial circumstances, who may struggle to afford this price, please contact hello@compassionatemind.co.uk

About this Workshop

This workshop explores the integration of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, and moral injury. It examines how EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing model can be enhanced through compassion-based approaches that target shame, guilt, and moral pain, helping restore affiliative safety and emotional regulation. The workshop also considers the psychological impact of unkindness and toxic work environments as forms of systemic and moral trauma, highlighting how compassion and EMDR can jointly address both individual and organisational wounds. Through theoretical input, experiential exercises, and reflective dialogue, participants will deepen their understanding of how compassion-informed EMDR practice supports the movement from survival and recovery towards flourishing, meaning, and thriving, through a lens of compassionate leadership.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

1. Understand the theoretical and neurobiological intersections between EMDR (AIP model) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (three-system model).
2. Apply compassion-focused principles to EMDR trauma regulation and confrontation phases, including moral-injury repair.
3. Examine “unkindness” and toxic systems as moral and organisational traumas.
4. Reflect on pathways from recovery to flourishing and thriving with a focus on compassionate leadership

Workshop Leader

Prof Derek Farrell MBE is a Trauma Psychology and Veterans Affairs Professor at the University of Northumbria (Newcastle) and Queen's University Belfast, EMDR Europe Accredited Trainer & Consultant, and BABCP Accredited CBT Psychotherapist. Derek is President of Trauma Aid International (TAI), Trauma Response Network Ireland, and EMDR All-Ireland Association. He has been involved in several Humanitarian Trauma capacity-building programmes, including those in Pakistan, Turkey, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Lebanon, Poland, the Philippines, Palestine, and Iraq. Derek has authored over 60 academic peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters. He is the Co-Editor of the Journal of EMDR Practice & Research and the Oxford Handbook of EMDR Therapy. Derek is also involved in several ongoing research programmes, including treating moral injury with Law Enforcement (Vermont, USA), EMDR with adults with intellectual disabilities, and Death by suicide within military/ veteran populations. Additionally, Derek is Co-Editor of the Oxford Handbook of EMDR and the Journal of EMDR Practice & Research.