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 cultural identity, family systems, and intergenerational trauma inside the protocol.
Your Consultant Lizet Benitez
LCSW-S | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | EMDR Certified Therapist
Practicing 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 her 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 culture is shaping this case. I just don't know where it belongs 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 she was taught to believe about herself."
"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, questions, and growth areas. Bring complex cases, integration challenges, or theory questions—we’ll slow down and make sense of them together.
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.
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Cultural EMDR Consultation: Laying the Foundations
For EMDR clinicians who sense that trauma does not exist outside of culture. Explore how identity, family roles, and intergenerational beliefs shape target selection, negative cognitions, and nervous system responses. Strengthen your case conceptualization while staying grounded in the EMDR framework.
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Rooted & Regulated: EMDR for Complex Family Systems
For EMDR clinicians supporting clients navigating enmeshment, boundary ruptures, attachment wounds, and family-of-origin trauma shaped by culture and survival roles. Strengthen your confidence sequencing targets, resourcing for relational safety, and staying grounded when generational patterns surface in reprocessing.
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Inherited Roles & Identity: Deepening Cultural Integration in EMDR
For EMDR clinicians ready to explore how cultural roles, loyalty binds, and inherited beliefs live inside the client’s internal world. Refine your ability to integrate identity, intergenerational narratives, and attachment depth into EMDR case conceptualization with clarity and intention.
frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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You do not need to be actively pursuing certification to participate. Many clinicians join to deepen their case conceptualization, refine sequencing decisions, and integrate attachment and cultural dynamics more confidently.
If you are pursuing certification, these hours can count toward EMDRIA requirements.
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I will support fidelity to the EMDR model while also helping you think critically about attachment patterns, intergenerational themes, and cultural context. Expect thoughtful questions, gentle challenge, and space to slow down and clarify your thinking.
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If you’re newer to integrating culture and attachment into your EMDR work, Cultural Foundations is a strong starting point.
If you’re regularly working with attachment wounds, enmeshment, or complex family-of-origin trauma, Rooted & Regulated may be a better fit.
If you’ve previously consulted with me and are ready to deepen identity-based and intergenerational conceptualization, Inherited Roles & Identity is designed as a continuation space.
If you’re unsure, we can explore together during your initial consultation.
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If we’re a good fit, I’ll guide you through a simple onboarding process that includes your consultation agreement.
From there, we begin building clarity around your cases and strengthening your EMDR practice — whether in a group setting or individual consultation.
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Individual EMDR consultation is $120 for a 60-minute session.
Group EMDR consultation is $50 per hour. Most groups meet for two-hour sessions and include a total of five group meetings.
We’ll review current group options and determine the best fit during your exploratory call.
Ready to Begin?
Whether you’re pursuing certification or seeking consultation that integrates culture, attachment, and intergenerational depth — I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
Let’s strengthen your case conceptualization, refine your sequencing, and deepen your EMDR practice together..