What to Ask Before Choosing an EMDR Consultant

Before beginning consultation, consider asking:

• What populations do you specialize in?

• How do you approach complex trauma?

• What is your consultation style?

• How do you support therapists who feel anxious or stuck?

• Do you integrate attachment or nervous system perspectives?

• How do you balance protocol adherence with flexibility?

• What makes your consultation approach unique?

• What kind of therapists tend to work best with you?

  
  

The relationship matters.

Not every consultant is the right fit for every therapist.

EMDR Consultation Should Feel Like Growth — Not Performance

The best consultation experiences are not about proving yourself.

They are about becoming:

• more grounded

• more reflective

• more attuned

• more confident

• more clinically sophisticated

Good consultation helps therapists move from:

“Am I doing EMDR correctly?”

to:

“How do I become the most effective, ethical, and present therapist I can be?”

That shift changes everything.

Reflection Questions for Therapists

Before your next consultation session, reflect on:

1. What parts of EMDR currently feel most difficult for me?

2. What kinds of clients make me feel least confident?

3. Do I feel emotionally supported in my clinical work?

4. What kind of consultant helps me learn best?

5. What kind of therapist do I hope to become?

   
   

Interested in EMDR Consultation or Therapist Mentorship?

If you are looking for supportive, reflective, and clinically grounded EMDR consultation, Farah offers individual and group consultation for therapists wanting deeper confidence and authentic clinical growth.

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Farah Kurji, BSW, MSW, RCSW believes great therapists deserve spaces where they can feel supported too. With over 25 years of experience in trauma, grief, anxiety, EMDR, and spiritually integrated psychotherapy, she offers counselling, consultation, and mentorship for clinicians who want to deepen both their clinical skills and their authentic presence. Interested in EMDR consultation, therapist mentorship, or spiritually integrated psychotherapy? Let's connect Book a Meet & Greet