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How to Use Parts Work with EMDR: Free Toolkit to Guide You When You're Not Sure What To do
The Guided Studio

This free mini-toolkit gives you phase-by-phase decision support for the exact moments therapists second-guess themselves. Learn how to use parts work with EMDR to get unstuck today!

Learn how to use parts work with EMDR to navigate challenging therapy sessions with confidence. This free toolkit offers clear, actionable steps for therapists when processing slows or unexpected parts emerge. Understand the nuances of how to use parts work with EMDR, ensuring your sessions remain effective and focused. Download now to empower your practice and enhance client outcomes.

You know the moment.
Your client’s processing stalls.
A part shows up unexpectedly.
The target isn’t moving.
You’re thinking: “Is this normal? Did I miss something?”

This tool is for that moment.

Inside this free toolkit, you’ll get:

 

✔️ Quick decision prompts for when processing slows
✔️ Phase-specific troubleshooting cues
✔️ Scripts for common stuck moments
✔️ Nervous-system aware reminders (so you don’t override your own regulation)

No theory overload.


Just practical next steps.

If you’ve ever wondered:

 

• “Am I doing this right?”
• “Should I push through or pause?”
• “Is this a protector or avoidance?”
• “Did I mess up the target?”

You are not alone.

Even experienced EMDR therapists have these moments.
This tool helps you respond instead of spiral.

If this toolkit helps you feel clearer in session
 

You’ll also want deeper phase-by-phase guidance.

Inside my full Decision Support Guide, you’ll find expanded pathways for:

• Complex trauma
• Parts activation
• Dissociation
• Looping processing
• When resourcing isn’t working

But start here.

Free.
Simple.
Immediately usable.

Created by Sam Bergstein, LCSW (CA #136811), LISW-S (OH #I.1901939-SUPV)

-Licensed to provide psychotherapy in California and Ohio (therapy services are offered separately through Mantra Mental Health LLC).

-The Guided Studio provides educational resources and tools for therapists and is not a provider of mental health care.

-These materials are intended to support clinical work and are not therapy, supervision, or a substitute for clinical judgment.

-Use of this website or its resources does not establish a therapeutic relationship.

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