Use with families, groups and communities

Group EMDR is a growing and much needed resource that is both flexible and effective. Developed by Elan Shapiro, G-TEP uses a worksheet to provide the essential features of individual EMDR, but in a group setting. With an emphasis on safety and containment, the protocol provides the benefits of group connection, without sharing any disturbing material. Participants will be able to provide EMDR to groups of people who have experienced similar of different traumatic events. First developed as a way of upscaling early intervention in situations of large scale trauma, G-TEP has now been adapted to many circumstances across the world.

Create your own group program

Graduates of our training have developed EMDR G-TEP programs to suit their clients and circumstances. G-TEP can be used as a stand-alone intervention, or part of a broader therapeutic program

• Can be adapted for use in many settings, in-patient or out-patient, for clients and/or staff, as a brief or ongoing intervention
• Because all processing is done on a worksheet, G-TEP allows people to process trauma without sharing disturbing material
• Has been used following a range of experiences, effecting whole communities, or specific groups, including climate disasters, terrorism, workplace trauma, physical and sexual violence, life threatening illness, culturally based trauma, and more
• Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of G-TEP in reducing symptoms of traumatic stress and depression in as little as 2 sessions
• Use as as stand-alone intervention or part of a broader therapeutic program
• Able to be provided online and in-person

What does the workshop cover?

• Important considerations in group EMDR
• Strategies for assessing suitability for G-TEP
• Techniques for stress management and containment
• Understand the role of G-TEP as part of a suite of interventions
• Experience giving and receiving G-TEP
• Online and in-person delivery
• Scripts, worksheets and additional resources provided
• Bonus group resourcing protocol (G-REP)

Presented by Dr Jenny Dwyer – Accredited R-TEP and G-TEP trainer

This training is accredited by Elan Shapiro, who developed the R-TEP and G-TEP protocols.

Jenny Dwyer is a member of the R&G-TEP Executive team that oversees training curriculum and developed the online standards during COVID. She has developed Early Intervention programs for organisations, delivered R-TEP and G-TEP to hundreds of participants, and co-authored research demonstrating the effectiveness of the protocols, including R-TEP online. Jenny is known for her practical and engaging teaching style. She draws on more than 25 years as a clinical trainer in family therapy, trauma, social work and EMDR.

Prerequisite

• Participants must have completed an approved EMDR Level 1 Training.

Cost

Early Bird $420 +GST (ends 1st October 2026)

Full price $450 + GST

All registrations close 9th of November

Date: 26th November 2026

Delivered online via Zoom

Time: 9:00am-5:00pm (Melbourne time)

This workshop is for one day only. Completion allows participants to use G-TEP effectively with groups.

An additional day on the Recent Traumatic Episode (R-TEP) is also available. Together, R-TEP and G-TEP allow therapists to move seamlessly between individual and group interventions. To learn more about the comprehensive 2 day workshop that covers both R-TEP and G-TEP, please check our Events page