EMDR-TRAINED THERAPISTS | AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY ACROSS THE U.S
EMDR Consultation
For when culture and family enter the room
Practical, case-focused support for EMDR clinicians navigating family systems, intergenerational trauma, and cultural dynamics inside the protocol.
Your Consultant Lizet Benitez
LCSW-S | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | EMDR Certified Therapist
Clinician since 2013 | EMDR since 2016 | Bilingual | Virtually across the U.S.
You're solid in the phases. You understand the model. But something keeps getting in the way — the client's family is flooding the session, the SUD won't move, or you sense that culture is shaping everything and you're not sure how to work with it inside the protocol.
That's exactly where I work.
Before founding Alivio Counseling Center, I spent years in community mental health supporting survivors of violence, grief, and complex trauma — most of them navigating layered cultural and family systems. That experience didn't just inform my clinical lens. It shaped my understanding of what EMDR needs to do when trauma doesn't exist in isolation from culture, family, or identity.
My consultees leave sessions clearer in their sequencing, more confident in their decisions, and more connected to their own clinical voice.
What consultation should feel like
And what I want to offer you.
The best consultation I ever received didn't just sharpen my EMDR skills — it helped me think more deeply about attachment, culture, and the patterns living beneath the surface.
Consultation should be a place where you don't have to perform. Where your clinical questions, your cultural lens, and your lived experience all belong.
You deserve support that sees you as deeply as you see your clients.
You bring the cases that feel stuck, layered, or hard to sequence. I bring structure, reflection, and a clinical framework that makes room for everything your client is carrying — without asking you to step outside the model to do it.
You deserve support that sees you as clearly as you see your clients.
What happens in Consultation
Bring your real cases. Leave knowing what to do next session.
Most of our time is spent on your actual cases — the ones where something keeps getting in the way. The SUD that hasn't moved. The session where the family showed up and you weren't sure how to hold it inside the protocol. The negative cognition that makes complete sense given their cultural context, and you're not sure how to work with it.
Case consultation first — the majority of every session is spent on your real cases, not theory.
Focused teaching when it serves the case — up to 15–20 minutes of targeted input on the clinical question in front of us.
Target sequencing and conceptualization — we slow down, map the activation, and figure out what comes next.
Cultural and systemic integration — we work with what the client is carrying without stepping outside the EMDR framework.
This isn't consultation that checks boxes. It's a reflective process that builds clarity, confidence, and clinical depth — one case at a time.
This space is for you if you've ever thought…
"I know family and cultural dynamics are shaping this case. I just don't know where they belong in the protocol.”
"The SUD hasn't moved in weeks and I'm not sure if it's my sequencing or something deeper."
"The whole family feels present in the session — and I don't know how to hold that inside EMDR."
"My client is stuck and I sense it has something to do with what they were taught to believe about themselves."
"I want to pursue EMDRIA certification but I need consultation that actually builds my clinical thinking — not just logs hours."
Whether you're early in your EMDR journey or deepening years of practice — you're welcome here.
Ways to work together
All consultation hours are EMDRIA-eligible and count toward certification.
1:1 EMDR Consultation
Personalized consultation tailored to your cases, your questions, and where you are in your EMDR practice. Bring complex cases, integration challenges, or theory questions — we'll slow down and make sense of them together. Available at any stage of your EMDR journey.
60-minute sessions | $130 per session | Virtually across the U.S.
Specialty EMDR Consultation Groups
These consultation groups are designed to stand alone or build upon one another, depending on where you are in your EMDR journey.
5-Month Group | 2-hour sessions | Max 4 participants | 10 EMDRIA hours | $65/ Hour | $130/month | Virtual across the U.S.
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Where it lives
EMDR Consultation GroupFor EMDR clinicians who sense that culture and family dynamics are shaping their cases but aren't sure where they belong inside the protocol. In this consultation group we explore how systemic context lives inside Phase 1 assessment, negative cognitions, and target sequencing — so you can stay grounded in the model while honoring everything the client is carrying.
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Rooted & Regulated
EMDR CONSULTATION GROUPFor EMDR clinicians who sense the whole family is in the room. In this consultation group we explore how to navigate intergenerational trauma, attachment wounds, and complex family-of-origin dynamics inside the EMDR protocol — while staying grounded as the clinician when generational patterns surface in reprocessing.
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Wired to Protect
EMDR CONSULTATION GROUPFor EMDR clinicians whose clients are stuck at the belief level — where the negative cognition feels true because it was inherited, and where healing itself threatens the system. In this consultation group we explore what protection is holding, where it came from, and how to work with it inside the EMDR protocol without asking the client to betray what kept them safe.
frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Still wondering something? You're not the only one.
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No — many clinicians join simply to deepen their case conceptualization, strengthen their work with cultural and family dynamics, or get unstuck on specific cases. Certification is not a requirement. If you are pursuing certification, all consultation hours count toward EMDRIA requirements — 7.5 group hours and 2.5 individual consultation hours per group.
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To get the most out of consultation, it's best to have completed your EMDR basic training and to already be working with clients using the model.
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Case-focused and reflective. I'll ask questions that help you slow down and think through what's happening clinically — the activation, the sequencing decisions, the stuck points. I support fidelity to the EMDR model while helping you think critically about the cultural, intergenerational, and systemic dynamics that are shaping your cases. Expect thoughtful questions, direct feedback when it serves the case, and space to sit with complexity rather than rush past it.
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Yes — and that's intentional. This consultation is built around your real cases, not curriculum or lecture. Coming prepared with a case helps you get the most out of every session and ensures the group stays grounded in actual clinical work. If you're between cases or stuck on what to bring, we can figure that out together at the start of the session.
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Yes — and many consultees find the combination especially valuable. Group consultation offers the benefit of hearing how other clinicians are navigating similar cases. Individual consultation gives you dedicated space to go deeper on your specific cases and clinical questions. The two complement each other well and both count toward EMDRIA certification hours.
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Life happens. If you need to miss a session, please let me know in advance. Because groups are small and case-focused, each session builds on the relational and clinical continuity of the group — so consistent attendance matters. Recordings are not provided.
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If we're a good fit, I'll walk you through a simple onboarding process that includes your consultation agreement. From there we begin — bringing your cases, building your clinical thinking, and deepening your EMDR practice one session at a time.
You've been holding this work
with such care.
You don't have to keep carrying the complexity alone — the sessions where culture, family, and identity are woven into everything and you're not sure how to move forward inside the protocol.
Bring what's layered. Let's work through it together.