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EMDR THERAPY TRAINING: EMDR (EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING) THERAPY IS A LEADING, EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT MODALITY. IT IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN TREATING THE WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS RELATED TO TRAUMA BUT OFTEN COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR PROFESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, TO GET TRAINED IN. HEALING TREE FACILITATES AND SPONSORS EMDRIA-APPROVED, 52-HOUR EMDR THERAPY TRAININGS (INCLUDING POST-TRAINING CONSULTATION) DONE BY AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, ONE-OF-A-KIND TRAINING TEAM IN THIS CUTTING-EDGE MODALITY. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, HEALING TREE HAS PROVIDED TRAININGS FOR NEARLY 550 THERAPISTS (90% OF WHOM WERE ON FULL SCHOLARSHIP), SERVING APPROXIMATELY 27,500 YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE, CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS PER YEAR.

PRODUCTION: HEALING TREE PRODUCES THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION TO EMPOWER THE SOCIAL CHANGE NECESSARY TO CREATE A HEALING MOVEMENT. OUR SHORT FILM 'SILK' (USED IN THE 'SILK' SCREENING + WORKSHOP PROGRAM) IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS. IN 2025, WE SHOT OUR NEXT SHORT FILM 'THE KNOCK SHADOW'. IN THE 1980'S, A YOUNG, FEMALE THERAPIST AT A PSYCHIATRIC WARD ENCOUNTERS A PATIENT WHOSE SYMPTOMS LEAD HER TO QUESTION WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT ISN'T WORKING IN THE FIELD. THIS FILM EXPLORES THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN TRAUMA FIELD, AND THE EARLY DAYS OF TREATMENT MODALITIES EMDR AND IFS, THROUGH THE LENS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. 'THE KNOCK SHADOW' IS WRITTEN BY LANFORD WILSON AWARD-WINNING AND SHOWTIME SERIES STAFF WRITER REN DARA SANTIAGO, DIRECTED BY LAUREN SOWA ('BRETT WAS A F*CK'), FEATURES EMMY AWARD WINNER LEA DELARIA (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK') AND IS PRODUCED BY MARISSA GHAVAMI ('MASS'), SOWA ('MARISOL') AND DELARIA. IN 2025, HEALING TREE ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPING A FULL-LENGTH PLAY, 'THE BIG BAD', WHICH EXPLORES INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, DEPROGRAMMING AND THE SUPERNATURAL. 'THE BIG BAD' IS ALSO WRITTEN BY REN DARA SANTIAGO, DIRECTED BY MACK BROWN (ARS NOVA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AND LEAD FACILITATOR OF THE ROUNDABOUT DIRECTORS GROUP) AND IS BEING DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNER DIVINE RIOT. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN ACCOMPANYING THEM, FURTHERING OUR MISSION.