Experiential Learning Opportunities, and IFS-Informed EMDR Clinical Consultation
Clinical Consultation for Therapists
For trauma-informed therapists ready to integrate parts work and EMDR with greater clarity and depth; in complex cases, dissociative systems, and the moments when standard approaches stop being enough.
Who this work is for
This page is for trauma-informed therapists who are drawn to the Syzygy model of IFS-Informed EMDR and want to learn, practice, and integrate this work at a serious level.
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Syzygy workshops are open to therapists at various stages of learning with IFS-Informed EMDR. You may be:
An EMDR-trained therapist who wants to learn how to integrate parts work more coherently into your EMDR work
A therapist trained in parts-based approaches who also does EMDR and wants to understand the Syzygy model’s structured integration
A clinician seeking high-quality continuing education in IFS-Informed EMDR with EMDRIA, APA, NBCC, or ASWB credit
A therapist beginning or continuing the Syzygy training pathway toward IFS-Informed EMDR certification.
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Clinical consultation with me is best suited for therapists who are already engaged with the Syzygy model and are working toward deeper integration or certification. I work with a small number of consultees and am thoughtful about fit — not because consultation is exclusive, but because the work goes best when there is a shared clinical language and a clear direction.
If you are working toward Syzygy certification and feel ready for that level of depth and focus, this may be a good fit. If you are earlier in the pathway, beginning with a Syzygy workshop is a natural and worthwhile first step — and often the right place to start.
Therapist parts welcome
Especially yours
The parts that second-guess your pacing.
The ones that want to rescue or push or disappear.
The part that has been carrying a particular case home for weeks.
This is a space where all of that belongs.
Not as something to fix before the real work begins — but as part of the clinical conversation itself.
Learn with Michelle
Syzygy Institute Workshops
I am the co-founder and lead trainer of Syzygy Institute, which I built alongside Bruce Hersey, the developer of the Syzygy Model™ of IFS-Informed EMDR. Additionally, I am an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, an IFS-Certified Therapist, and a contributing author of IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches (Routledge, 2025). More than a decade of building, teaching, and practicing this model shapes everything I offer here.
What Makes Syzygy Workshops Different
Experiential by design: workshops include demonstrations, practice groups, and structured exercises so therapists feel the model, not just understand it
Small, intentional group sizes: capped to allow for deeper learning, individualized feedback, and meaningful discussion
CE approved: Syzygy workshops carry continuing education credit through EMDRIA, APA, NBCC, and ASWB
A clear training pathway: from Intro to IFS for EMDR Therapists (Step 1) through advanced integration and toward Syzygy certification
A growing training community: participants join a network of therapists exploring the integration of parts work and trauma processing
Upcoming workshops
Clinical consultation cohorts: Building Toward Syzygy Certification
For therapists who are ready to deepen their integration of the Syzygy Model™ and work toward certification, I offer clinical consultation cohorts: small, time-limited groups with a defined start and end date. These are not drop-in or open-ended.
Consultation cohorts focus on conceptual clarity, IFS nuance, clinical decision-making within the Syzygy Model™, and the kind of supported practice that builds real confidence.
Frequently asked questions
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Yes — and it's specifically for therapists working within, or moving toward, the Syzygy Model™ of IFS-Informed EMDR. Many therapists who come to this work are already EMDR certified and highly competent. This isn't about basic EMDR troubleshooting. It's about deepening your integration of a parts-informed framework for complex trauma.
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Parts work is central to everything I do, and IFS is woven throughout how we conceptualize cases in consultation. But this is not consultation towards IFS Institute certification. The focus is on how IFS principles integrate with EMDR processing through the Syzygy Model™.
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Usually because the client's system is communicating something. Protector parts, incomplete preparation, insufficient Self-presence, structural dissociation — these aren't obstacles to work around. They're information. Consultation helps you step back from the session moment, get curious about what the system may be saying, and find a path forward that honors it rather than bypasses it.
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The Syzygy Model™ is not a loose blending of two approaches. It's a comprehensive clinical framework that integrates EMDR, IFS, and principles from memory reconsolidation research — giving therapists structured guidance for working with processing blocks, dissociation, protector dynamics, and complex trauma systems in a coherent, principled way.
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Often, yes. When we work with complex trauma, our own internal responses are part of the clinical picture — urgency, over-responsibility, the pull to push processing forward when something in us needs to slow down. In consultation, those experiences are approached with curiosity, not judgment. Developing awareness of your own parts is part of becoming a more Self-led clinician.
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Yes. Consultation is a required component of Syzygy's IFS-Informed EMDR certification pathway. Cohort members are also eligible to participate in individual consultation sessions toward certification requirements.
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Yes — consultation is offered virtually, open to therapists across the United States and internationally.
