Coast to Coast EMDR - Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW

06/02/2026

In EMDR, the negative cognition isn't just a checkbox in Phase 3.
When identified carefully, it tells you something precise about how the client internalized the traumatic experience — what they came to believe about themselves as a result. "I am not good enough." "I am worthless." "I am bad."

Getting the negative cognition right shapes everything that follows: the positive cognition, the emotions and somatic responses, the direction of reprocessing. Rushing it, or accepting the first thing a client offers, can flatten the work.
Roxanne covers this in her video "Negative Cognitions" — a short, clinically grounded breakdown worth revisiting.

Watch here: youtube.com/

05/28/2026

Our resources page is one of the most visited parts of our site — and for good reason.
It includes free, downloadable guides created by our clinical team, including:
The 8 Phases of EMDR
Resourcing Outline
Resource Development Chart
Phase 4: Desensitization Flow Chart
Phases 5–7: Installation & Closure
Phase 8: Reevaluation Flow Chart

These are practical, session-ready tools — not generic handouts. They reflect how our team actually teaches and uses EMDR.

Access the full library: coasttocoastemdr.com/resources

05/26/2026

One of the most important shifts a therapist can make in EMDR is stopping to treat resourcing as a preliminary step.

Resourcing, building the client's internal capacity to stay regulated, is not something you do before the real work begins. It is the real work. And strong clinicians return to it throughout the process, not just in Phase 2.

When clients feel genuinely resourced, reprocessing becomes safer, pacing becomes clearer, and the therapeutic relationship deepens.

This is one of the foundations Roxanne and our team teach from the very first day of training.

Explore our free Resourcing resources: coasttocoastemdr.com/resources

05/21/2026

Summer is one of the most popular seasons for EMDR Basic Training — schedules open up, and therapists use the time to invest in their practice.

If you're planning ahead, here's what's coming up:
June 13–17 | Sacramento, CA | Tessa Groshoff
June 22–26 | Live Webinar | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin
July 20–24 | Live Webinar | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin
July 31–Aug 4 | Live Webinar (PST) | Tessa Groshoff
Aug 7-9 & Aug 28-29 | Live Webinar | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin
Aug 14–18 | Boise, ID | Tessa Groshoff
Aug 19–23 | Boca Raton, FL | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin

View all formats and register: coasttocoastemdr.com/emdr-training

05/19/2026

There's a difference between learning EMDR from someone who teaches it and learning from someone who practices it.

Every instructor at Coast to Coast EMDR is also a clinician. They bring their caseloads, their complex cases, and their hard-won clinical judgment into the training room. That's not something you can replicate from a curriculum alone.

Roxanne Grobbel has been practicing and teaching EMDR since 2006. She was one of the originators of the 5-Day Intensive format. Her team — Holly, Mariana, and Tessa — each bring deep specialization in areas like complex trauma, attachment, expressive arts, foster care, first responders, addiction, and more.

When you train with Coast to Coast, that experience is in the room with you.
Learn more about our team: coasttocoastemdr.com/therapists

05/14/2026

A two-part advanced training coming up at the end of May, and it's unlike anything else in our lineup.

Led by Tessa Groshoff, LMHC, REAT, these courses bring together EMDR and expressive arts in a hands-on, practicum-based format designed for therapists who want to go deeper.

May 29 — Mapping the Story: Trauma Timeline & Creative Tools for EMDR, Phase 1
May 30 — Regulate & Create: EMDR Phase 2 – Stabilization Through Expressive Arts

Especially valuable for therapists working with complex trauma, children, or clients who tend to intellectualize or disconnect.

Spots are limited:

EMDRIA Approved Advanced EMDR Trainings to help you deepen your practice of EMDR and better serve clients with complex trauma.

05/12/2026

Some clients can describe their trauma clearly. Others struggle to access it through language at all, and pushing toward verbal processing too quickly can actually work against them.

Integrating expressive arts into EMDR creates another pathway. Drawing, movement, and creative expression can help clients externalize what's hard to say, build resourcing, and stay regulated during history-taking.

May 29 — Mapping the Story: Trauma Timeline & Creative Tools for EMDR, Phase 1
May 30 — Regulate & Create: EMDR Phase 2 – Stabilization Through Expressive Arts

This is the heart of Tessa Groshoff's work, and what she brings into every training she leads.

https://insight-counseling-center.thinkific.com/courses/Mapping-the-Story-EMDR-Phase-1

05/07/2026

Whether you're planning ahead for Summer or looking for a date that fits your schedule now, we have multiple EMDR Basic Training formats available through the coming months.

Upcoming options include:
• June 13–17 | Sacramento, CA | Tessa Groshoff
• June 22–26 | Live Webinar | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin
• July 20–24 | Live Webinar | Mariana Caro & Holly Fregin
• July 31–Aug 4 | Live Webinar (PST) | Tessa Groshoff

View all formats and dates: coasttocoastemdr.com/emdr-training

05/05/2026

Most therapists learning EMDR focus on the eight phases, but there's one step that gets skipped more often than any other, and it quietly undermines the work.
Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW — one of the originators of the 5-Day Intensive EMDR Training format — breaks it down in a short video on our YouTube channel. It's under two minutes and worth watching before your next session.
Watch here: youtube.com/

04/28/2026

If EMDR training has been on your list this year, now is a natural time to plan ahead.
Spring and early summer cohorts are open, with multiple formats designed to fit different schedules and learning styles.
Upcoming options include:
• May 4–8 | Live Webinar
• May 15–19 | Nashville, TN
• June 13–17 | Sacramento, CA
Explore all upcoming trainings: coasttocoastemdr.com/emdr-training