Structured Preparation: Provides a clear framework to track past trauma, intrusive symptoms, and clients’ desired future states, ensuring Phase 1 & 2 sessions are organized and thorough.
Safety and State Regulation: Offers practical strategies for supporting dual awareness, somatic regulation, and readiness, including guidance for virtual EMDR sessions.
Practical, Actionable Tools: Includes checklists, resources, and preparation guidance that can be implemented immediately to enhance client safety, confidence, and therapeutic flow.
About the Digital Download
As an EMDR clinician, preparation is everything. Keeping track of past trauma, intrusive symptoms, and your client’s desired future state can feel overwhelming—especially while balancing dual awareness and state changes in session. This EMDR Preparation Checklist & Cheat Sheet makes Phases 1 & 2 easier, safer, and more effective. Inside, you’ll get: ✨ Tracking Tools – Record past problems, intrusive symptoms, and your client’s desired future state. 📚 Phase 2 Resources – My go-to strategies to help clients regulate and stabilize. ✅ Take-Off Checklist – Make sure you’ve covered everything before starting, including tips for virtual EMDR. 📝 Preparation Guidance – See how your clients arrive and what they need to safely engage in EMDR. Everything is designed to support state change and dual awareness, giving you confidence that your clients are ready for reprocessing. A practical, actionable tool you can start using immediately in your practice.
Meet the Creator
Sara Forcella is a certified EMDR therapist and EMDR consultation-in-training, dedicated to making EMDR more human, relational, and trauma-informed. Her work emphasizes somatic and attachment-focused approaches, helping clinicians create safety, build dual awareness, and guide clients effectively through Phases 1 & 2. This guide reflects her philosophy, offering practical tools to support preparation, state regulation, and confident, client-centered EMDR practice.
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