Dr. Pria Alpern

08/21/2026

Today at the EMDRIA conference, I was announced as a recipient of the EMDRIA Social Media Influencer Award. Thank you to EMDR International Association for this honor. And thank you to the therapists who show up here every day, ask hard questions, and push me to be a better teacher. This work has always been about widening access to good trauma education, and it means a great deal to have that recognized by this community.

08/20/2026

Here’s a peek inside The Relational Wound - these are real slides from the ten-week training. This is the material I wish I’d had when I started earlier in my EMDR practice. Over ten weeks we will cover attachment theory and neurobiology, complex PTSD and dissociation, extended Phase 2, reprocessing modifications, and the long arc of trauma integration. If these slides speak to the work you’re already doing, this advanced EMDR training was built for you. This training offers twenty CE hours and will meet live on Thursdays starting November 5. Link in bio for more info and to register.

08/18/2026

The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies content library is built around the idea that therapist education should be accessible. On demand education content, clinical resources, and and community are included in your membership. First month is free… 🔗 in bio

08/17/2026

Registration is open for The Relational Wound. Advanced EMDR for Attachment-Based Complex Trauma and Dissociation. Ten weeks live, twenty CE hours, Thursdays 4 to 6pm Eastern starting November 5. Early bird pricing is $800 through mid-September, and MCTS members get an additional 15 percent off. Payment plan available. Link in bio.

08/17/2026

This is a clip from our most recent MCTS Trauma Study Group on structural dissociation and EMDR.

Integration doesn’t mean parts get erased or forced to merge. It means parts come into relationship with one another - sharing the experience, taking on each other’s perspectives, and ending the isolation that trauma created. This is the kind of clinical conversation we have every month inside MCTS. If you want to go deeper on the theory and the clinical application as a trauma therapist, this is the community for it.

08/14/2026

Registration is open for my next cohort!✨EMDR Basic Training (virtual, Dec ‘26 & Feb ‘27)✨ This EMDRIA approved training includes 50 hours combining lecture, practicum, and consultation to build competence in the eight phases of EMDR therapy (ASWB ACE + NY State approved for 40 Contact Hours). Payment plan available. 🎉 Early career and nonprofit therapists are eligible for 15% off tuition✨More details via the link here:

Enhance your therapy skills with our 50-hour EMDR Basic Training. This course includes 20 hours of lecture on trauma neurobiology, EMDR methodology, and treatment phases, 20 hours of supervised practicum, and 10 hours of case consultation. Ideal for mental health professionals seeking evidence-based...

08/13/2026

The gap between finishing EMDR Basic Training and getting certified is real. That’s why I created a certification pathway program. Applications open October 1 for the EMDR Certification Pathway, a 10-month structured consultation program through MCTS starting January 2027. You get consultation hours with me and my CITs, a built-in peer group, MCTS membership access, and professional mentorship. Link in bio to learn more about the program.

08/13/2026

When we understand recovery as nervous-system change, the slow pace stops looking like failure. This is part of why pure abstinence models leave so many people exposed. Removing the behavior without building the capacity underneath asks the impossible. Swipe for what recovery asks of the system.

08/12/2026

The gap between finishing EMDR Basic Training and getting certified is real. That’s why I created a certification pathway program. Applications open October 1 for the EMDR Certification Pathway, a 10-month structured consultation program through MCTS starting January 2027. You get consultation hours with me and my CITs, a built-in peer group, MCTS membership access, and professional mentorship. Link in bio to learn more about the program.

08/12/2026

This Thursday, August 13, I’m hosting a study group for therapists on structural dissociation and EMDR. We’ll cover the divided self, the continuum from PTSD through the dissociative disorders, and the part most relevant to your caseload: why premature memory work with EMDR risks destabilization, and how to sequence the work so it doesn’t. Free for MCTS members, $55 standard, $35 reduced. Link in bio to register. This event will be recorded if you can’t attend live.