My Professional Biography

Nancy Lasater, LCSW: More About Me

EMDR Consultation for Therapists Ready to Deepen

Their Confidence in EMDR Therapy

What I Offer	Details
Individual case consultation	For therapists wanting a thought partner on complicated presentations — looking deeper into attachment, early trauma, and complex PTSD themes
Individual certification consultation	Structured around my EMDR Certification Handbook: A Complete Guide for Consultants, CITs, and Consultees to Fulfilling EMDR Therapy Certification Requirements, guiding you through the mastery of the eight-phase, 3-pronged protocol
Group case consultation	Ongoing virtual groups, usually monthly
Group certification consultation	Includes the 10 hours required for Scaling Up EMDR Certification as well as my own certification groups, using the group agenda version from my EMDR Certification Handbook
New consultation groups	I regularly start new groups — reach out if you’re looking to join or start one

Why Work with Me

Depth of clinical experience.

Before I specialized in EMDR therapy, I spent 27 years doing family systems work with some of the most complex cases in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems — the kind of experience that shapes how I think about trauma, attachment, and the importance of the therapeutic alliance.

A supportive, safe consultation experience.

EMDRIA describes the EMDR consultant as having 3 roles: Educator, Motivator, and Evaluator. When I perform each of these roles, I want all my consultees to feel safe in being who they are as people and therapists. There are no mistakes in your EMDR consultation with me, only “notes to self” to not do this AND do this instead. I am always interested in how you are doing as a therapist in your practice or agency, and often ask how you are taking care of yourself personally and professionally as a trauma therapist. I am also very generous with giving handouts, articles, notes on trainings, links, and protocols to my consultees. I want you to feel comfortable enough to not just be yourself, but to build upon and enhance your unique personal traits that will make you an even better EMDR therapist.

A measurable, goal-oriented approach to real change

You will notice that I often ask what the client’s therapeutic goals are in their own words. My clinical assessment form includes measuring the client’s issues or symptoms in their onset, frequency, intensity, and duration, so that the EMDR clinician can assess over time with the client how their EMDR therapy is working to reach their therapy goals. The EMDR therapist and client always work as a team, negotiating frequently how EMDR therapy is helping and making sure the client is getting what they want out of their therapy.

Sensitive to your learning style.

Every person learns in their own unique ways; your learning style is very important for me to know about. Even if you are a “visual learner,” sometimes there are other ways that can enhance your learning experience such as practicing EMDR skills in a role play with me or another group member. If you have a neurodiverse nervous system, I want to have a conversation about how we can work together to accommodate your learning needs. I want to learn from you.

Real specialization in complex presentations.

Most of my advanced EMDR therapy trainings have focused specifically on Complex PTSD, attachment issues, and dissociation — what they are, what they mean, and how to measure and work with them. Even though the standard-protocol is naturally amended in certain ways for complicated presentations, I am trained to emphasize the therapeutic relationship as an intervention in itself. I can help you find approaches to deal with the rigid defenses that your clients present as part of their complexity.

Military and veteran expertise.

From 2009–2016 I worked directly with active-duty soldiers and their families, including as one of three EMDR clinicians on staff at the very first Warrior Camp®. If your caseload includes veterans or military families, this is lived clinical experience, not just coursework.

A published resource you’ll actually use.

I wrote the EMDR Certification Handbook: A Complete Guide for Consultants, CITs, and Consultees (available on Amazon) — a practical guide covering not just the certification requirements, but complex trauma, dissociation, hesitation around memory processing, and where to go after certification. My certification consultees commonly use it as a reference resource for everything EMDR.

Actively teaching, not just practicing.

I’m an active facilitator and consultant for Scaling Up EMDR Trainings and have presented three EMDRIA-credited trainings to regional groups in Denver and Charlotte:

1) “Updating the Emotional Circuit Protocol,” Denver Regional EMDR Network, October 2016

2) “The Therapeutic Relationship in EMDR Therapy,” Charlotte Regional EMDR Network, September 2023

3) “The Good Enough EMDR Therapist,” Denver Regional EMDR Network, April 2025

I’ve also recorded an hour-long training on The Extended Preparation Phase

Credentials

BA, Psychology, Macalester College, 1974

MSW, University of Minnesota, 1980

EMDR trained, 2008

EMDR Certified, 2010

EMDRIA Approved Consultant, 2016

Facilitator/Consultant, Scaling Up EMDR Trainings, 2024–present

Let’s Get Started

Most of my consultation work happens virtually, so location isn’t a barrier. [Contact me] to discuss individual or group consultation, or to join an upcoming certification group.

My Advanced EMDR Trainings

Healing the Heart of Trauma with EMDR and Ego State Therapy by Carol Forgash, LCSW
Feeling State Addiction Protocol by Robert Miller, Ph.D
EMDR and Health Related Problems: Treating the Traumas that Compromise Healing by Carol Forgash, LCSW
Toward an Embodied Self: Attachment, Dissociation and EMDR by Ulrich Lanius, Ph.D
Navigating the Brambles: Neuroaffective Psychotherapy to Enhance EMDR Processing by Sandra Paulsen,PhD, and Ulrich Lanius, PhD
EMDR in the Treatment of Complex Trauma, for Clients with Symptoms of Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors by Susan Brown, LCSW, BCD, and AJ Popky, Ph.D, LMFT
Mindfulness, Meditation and EMDR by Julie Greene, LPC
EMDR Toolbox: EMDR Related Methods of Safely Targeting Psychological Defenses in Clients with Complex PTSD by Jim Knipe, Ph.D
Where There are No Words: Targeting Early Trauma Held in Implicit Memory with EMDR by Katie O’Shea, MS, LCPC
EMDR Children’s Training by Robert Tinker, Ph.D and Sandra Wilson, Ph.D
EMDR Case Supervision by Robert Tinker, Ph.D and Sandra Wilson, Ph.D
EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children by Robbie Adler-Tappia, Ph.D and Carolyn Settle, MSW, LCSW
Moment to Moment Decision-making: Broadening the Possibilities with EMDR by Deany Laliotis, LICSW and Deborah Korn, PhD
Step by Step: Making EMDR Treatment Effective and Developmentally Appropriate for Children and Adolescents by Ana Gomez, MC, LPC
Memory Reconsolidation, the Flash Technique and EMDR, Basic and Advanced, by Philip Manfield
Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR – The Progressive Approach by Dolores Mosquera
EMDR Therapy for Suicidal Clients and Self-harming Behaviors by Dolores Mosquera
Easy Ego State Interventions by Robin Shapiro
Simplifying Complex PTSD: New Treatment Approaches by Ad DeJongh and Suzy Mattieson
EMDR 2.0: An Enhanced Version of EMDR Therapy by Ad DeJongh and Suzy Mattieson
Building Internal Attachment Bonds: Overcoming Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher
How Peace is Shaped by Healing the Fragmented Self by Doris D’Hooghe, World Congress on Intergenerational Trauma
Working with Victims of Gender Violence by Dolores Mosquera
Calming the Inner Critic by Kathy Steele, MA, RN
The Role of Fantasy Conscious and Unconscious Fantasies in Complex Trauma by Kathy Steele
When Techniques Fail: Understanding and Working with Defenses and Resistance in Trauma Therapy by Kathy Steele
Stabilization Skills in the Treatment of Complex Developmental Trauma Disorders by Kathy Steele
Echoes of the Abuser: Perpetrator Introjects with Clients with Complex Trauma and Dissociation by Kathy Steele
EMDR and Emotional Processing: Working with Severely Dysregulated Clients by Anabel Gonzalez
Adressing Myths and Misinformation about Dissociation and EMDR Therapy by Jamie Marich, PhD
Treating Traumatic Attachment to the Perpetrator by Roger Solomon, Ph.D.
Hypnotic Applications across Phase-Oriented Treatment for Trauma and Dissociative Disorders by Wendy Lemke, LCSW
Integrating the MID into Clinical Practice by MIchael Coy and Jennifer Madere
EMDR Case Conceptualization and Strategic Target Selection – 6 Routes to Target Selection by Suzy Matthijssen, PhD

EMDRIA Annual Conferences

2010 – Minneapolis, MN
2013 – Austin, TX
2014 – Denver, CO
2016 – Minneapolis, MN
2020 – Virtual
2021 – Virtual
2022 – Virtual
2023 – Virtual
2024 – Virtual
2026 – Virtual EMDRIA Summit

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

EMDR International Association

International Society for the Study and Treatment of Dissociation

National Association of Social Workers

Specialized Treatment Settings:

Warrior Support Center, Colorado Springs – Outpatient Clinic treating active duty soldiers and their families.
Warrior Camp®, a program of Trauma and Resiliency Resources, Inc. New Hampshire – First week-long treatment camp for veterans featuring daily EMDR, equestrian therapy, and yoga.