IFS-Informed EMDR Certification
Elevate your practice with IFS-Informed EMDR
Syzygy Institute Certification
IFS-Informed EMDR has garnered significant interest among EMDR-trained clinicians and their clients. Certification through Syzygy Institute goes beyond a piece of paper; it represents a commitment to quality, skill, and depth of understanding essential for using these powerful approaches together.
Certification assures referring professionals and clients alike that Syzygy-trained clinicians have undergone a rigorous, standards-based program designed to integrate IFS and EMDR, along with principles of memory consolidation and Coherence Therapy techniques, thoughtfully and comprehensively.
Your certification signals to the community that you have not only mastered core techniques from each model but have also developed an integrated approach tailored to diverse client needs.
To maintain this level of excellence, we encourage clinicians to pursue foundational training in each modality alongside our in-depth integration coursework and consultation. This holistic approach to certification fosters true expertise, ensuring that certified therapists are equipped to provide transformative care grounded in both technical skill and deep integration of IFS and EMDR principles.
Certifications are for a two-year period. Re-certification will require additional specified CE hours during this period.
A certification upgrade is available when you qualify for Approved Consultant before your current certification renewal date. It includes a renewal, extending your new certification for a two-year period, saving $50.
Any lapse or termination of qualifying credentials during your Syzygy certification period must be reported to Syzygy Institute, and will nullify Syzygy certification and any associated privileges as of the date the qualifying credential terminated.
IFS-Informed EMDR Certification Therapist Requirements
IIE-CT
1. EMDR certified (EMDRIA or international equivalent)
2. Completed SYZYGY Steps Two & Three
3. Completed 20 hours of IFS-Informed EMDR Consultation with an IIE-AC
post Syzygy Step Two
10 hours may be group, 10 must be individual
4. Attestation of 100 IFS-Informed EMDR client hours
1. Has met requirements for IIE-CT
2. Syzygy Training Component: Guided at least one time each for Syzygy Step Two & Three (must have attended all staff meetings during these)
3. Coherence Therapy Component: 12 CE of Coherence Therapy/Memory Reconsolidation workshops (prior approval required unless from coherencetherapy.org or therapywisdom.com)
4. IFS Component: IFS Level One Training or Syzygy approved equivalent*
5. Consultation Experience Component: EMDR Approved Consultant, IFS Approved Clinical Consultant, Syzygy Guide 10X, or Completion of 20 IIE-CIT hours with an IIE-AC (this last option must include a Syzygy Trainer Recommendation).
Please submit documentation of all requirements or direct any questions pertaining to certification to the Director of Continuing Education at CEdirector@syzygyinstitute.com
IFS-Informed EMDR Approved Consultant Requirements
IIE-AC
* IFS Component approved equivalents:
1. Completed 20 hours of IFS-only Consultation with an IIE-AC, or IFS-I Approved Clinical Consultant
2. Repeated Syzygy Step One three times (two as a Guide, and must have attended all staff meetings during those) This option must include a Syzygy Trainer Recommendation.
3. Completed Syzygy Expanded Step One (available in 2025) once as a participant and once as a Guide.
We hope that those who take our trainings find the certification standards meaningful and worth attaining certification as a distinction of a high level of professional training and specialization in mental health trauma treatment.
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Certifications are for a two-year period. Re-certification will require additional specified CE hours during this period.
A certification upgrade for $100 is available when you qualify for Approved Consultant before your current certification renewal date. It includes a renewal, extending your new certification for a two-year period, saving $50.
Documentation of all requirements must be emailed to hello@syzygyinstitute.com following completion of application form and payment.
If you have further questions, please contact hello@syzygyinstitute.com.Any lapse or termination of qualifying credentials during your Syzygy certification period must be reported to Syzygy Institute, and will nullify Syzygy certification and any associated privileges as of the date the qualifying credential terminated.
Certification Renewal
Recertification will require 12 hours of some combination of these items:
IFS-Informed EMDR related courses at emdrifs.com.
Coherence Therapy courses at coherencetherapy.org.
Completing or being a PA for an IFS Level One, Two, or Three Training during your current certification period.
Serving as a Program Guide for a Syzygy Institute course during your current certification period.
