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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
Are you working harder than your clients? Playing detective? Filling silences with questions? Leaving sessions drained?
Whether you’re a clinician, leader, or counselor, you’ve felt the gap between knowing what to do and actually moving people toward change.
Burnout Is
Real
Research shows most professionals burnout within the first two years. You’re working harder than ever, but the results aren’t matching your effort.
Feeling Stuck and Out of Options
You know your clients or staff need to change - but every conversation hits a wall. Advice gets ignored. Motivation disappears.
Tools Don’t Connect
You’ve learned EMDR, leadership frameworks, or counseling models but they feel siloed. You’re missing the thread that ties them all together.
Implementation Stalls
Organizational change takes 2-4 years. Without the right communication tools, your team’s buy-in fades before the change takes root.
YOUR TRAINER
Meet Larisa Traga, LCSW
Larisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Master Addiction Counselor with Co-Occuring Disorder Specialization, and a Certified MINT Trainer - part of the international Organization dedicated to spreading Motivational Interviewing worldwide.
She is also a Counselor; Emdria approved trainer, bringing a rare integration of two of the most powerful evidence-based approaches in the field. Larisa has had the privilege of learning alongside MI founders Bill Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
Her mission: equip every clinician, leader and helper with the tools to create real, lasting change - without burning out in the process.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Your Training & Development Library
Every training is designed to be immediately applicable — whether you're in a session, leading a team, or navigating complex client presentations.
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Effectively Address Ambivalence, Behavior Change, and Complex Cases:
Integrating MI and EMDR
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Integrate MI across all 8 phases of EMDR
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Apply the 4 Tasks of MI to trauma work
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Use the OARS+I framework in clinical sessions
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Learn the new SHIELD resourcing skill
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Work confidently with complex & resistant clients
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
Real Skills. Real Results. Real Change
Every training is designed to be immediately applicable - whether you’re in a session, leading a team or navigating complex presentations.
✅ Know exactly when and how to use MI ethically in any context
✅ Reduce staff and personal burnout using MI as a buffer
✅ Elicit genuine change talk - not compliance - from clients and staff
✅ Seamlessly integrate MI into your EMDR practice across all 8 phases.
✅ Give feedback that motivates rather than deflates
✅ Navigate ambivalence with confidence using advanced reflection techniques
✅ Build a team culture that embraces change rather than resists it
✅ Support your own ongoing MI learning journey with a clear roadmap
✅ Use questions deliberately and reflections strategically
✅ Elicit change talk using words, reasons and hopes
2,500+
Published research studies on MI effectiveness
5 min
Even a brief MI intervention shows measurable impact
2-4 years
Organizational change timeline - ongoing support is critical
Burnout
MI is proven to buffer professionals from burnout
What participants are saying!
Hear From Those Who’ve Been Through the Training
Sarah M.
Clinical Supervisor, Community Health
“This training completely changed how I show up in supervision. I stopped pushing my agenda and started actually hearing my staff. The change talk techniques are gold.”
Dr. David. R.
Licensed Psychologist & EMDR Therapist
“Integrating MI with my EMDR practice was a game changer. The SHIELD skill alone has transformed how I prepare clients for processing. I recommend this to every EMDR therapist.”
Maria T.
Program Director, Substance Use Treatment
“I’ve been in the field for 12 year and this is the first training that actually address burnout head-on. Larisa’s approach is warm, practical, and immediately applicable.”
Choose How You Want to Learn
Whether you're starting with one topic or going all in — every option gives you expert-led, on-demand training you can return to again and again.
SINGLE VIDEO ACCESS
$147
Pick the training that fits your focus right now.
One-time payment
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Full on-demand access to 1 training video
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Lifetime access — rewatch anytime
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Immediately applicable skills for your work
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Taught by a certified MI Trainer & EMDR Consultant
Available Videos:
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Motivational Interviewing in Leadership
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Integrating MI & EMDR (Complex Cases, Behavior Change & Ambivalence)
FULL MEMBERSHIP
$624
15% OFF
One-time payment
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All 4 training videos
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PDF resources for every module — tools you can use immediately
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Lifetime access to current and future training content
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Early access to new programs as they launch
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One investment. Ongoing value.
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2 more training videos (coming soon)
"Get the full suite for less than the cost of two videos individually."
CLINICAL TRAINING
Advance Your Clinical Practice
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Trauma & EMDR
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Motivational Interviewing
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Live & On-Demand Training
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Interactive Learning
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Comprehensive Training Resources
Trauma-informed training designed for healthcare professionals seeking practical tools, specialized knowledge, and advanced clinical skills.
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