EMDR Playground™ IMMERSION
Bringing EMDR Together with Play, Sand, and Creative Therapies
Hosted by Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT-S ™, EMDRIA Trainer and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor™
January 16-18, 2026 | Cocoa Beach, Florida Earn up to 15 CEs (APA, NBCC, EMDRIA Approved)
A Transformational, Hands-On EMDR Experience
Some trainings teach you techniques. This one transforms the way you practice.
Step into an experiential EMDR immersion where play, sandtray, and creative therapies meet the science of healing—giving you the tools to help clients in ways words never could.
This work is bigger than any one of us—together, we are changing generations to come. Play allows us to experience safety and distress at the same time—creating powerful pathways for healing. Surrounded by the beauty of Cocoa Beach, you’ll step into experiential, body-based techniques that shift how trauma is processed, helping clients access safety, regulate activation, and integrate healing in a way that feels deeply embodied.
Learn From and With Leaders in Our Field
Presenters:
Waldo Winborn KEYNOTE PRESENTER – Felt Safety in Sandtray & Play Therapy: EMDR Across the 8 Phases When Safety Feels Out of Reach
Waldo brings a deep, intuitive understanding of how safety—or the lack of it—shapes the therapeutic process. His work merges the science of EMDR with the power of Sandtray and Play Therapy to help therapists move past stuck points when working with clients who have experienced complex trauma. His approach ensures therapists walk away with tangible strategies that create real shifts in practice.
Liliana Baylon – Repairing Attachment Wounds in Families: Play & EMDR for Connection & Integration
Liliana is a force in the field of attachment and EMDR, known for her heart-centered approach to family healing. She brings a depth of experience in working with intergenerational trauma, offering therapists practical ways to integrate play and EMDR in the final phases of treatment to solidify lasting relational repair. She bridges EMDR with cultural sensitivity and connection, ensuring families truly heal.Marshall Lyles – Holding Pain with Presence: Accessing Spirituality Using EMDR & Sandtray-based Play Therapy
Marshall’s work is profound and poetic, guiding therapists into the intersection of trauma and spirituality. Through Sandtray-based Play Therapy, he helps therapists explore how grief, loss, and meaning-making emerge in the healing process, offering a space for deeper integration. His presence alone transforms how we hold space for our clients and ourselves.Ana Gomez – Specialized Integration of EMDR & Expressive Therapies
Ana is a pioneer in the world of EMDR with children and complex trauma. Her ability to weave expressive therapies into EMDR provides clinicians with transformative tools that help clients move through deep, unspoken wounds in a way that words alone never could. Her expertise is unmatched, bringing depth and clarity to working with young clients.
Immersion Experiences:
Master of Ceremony: Claudia Ocampo holds space with nurture and wisdom, guiding us through the experience.
Sound Healing Integration: Haruna Nail brings the healing vibrations and rhythms, helping us regulate and integrate.
Miniature, Meaning & Mystery: An Evening Immersion Guide: Alisha & Catherine Denham of Momma Owl Minis invite us into the power of symbolism and metaphor in Sandtray.
Accessing Cultural Wisdom in the Sandtray: An Evening Immersion Guide: Jessica Crunkleton weaves cultural identity and ancestral wisdom into the Sandtray experience, deepening our understanding of cultural healing practices.
Nature-Based EMDR Resourcing at the Beach: A Sunrise Immersion Guide: Dora Henderson leads a breathtaking morning immersion, bringing EMDR into nature in a way that awakens the senses and soothes the nervous system.
Meditative Sunrise Mandalas: A Beach Immersion Guide: Jackie Flynn invites us into the calming, grounding practice of creating mandalas at sunrise, merging mindful movement with bilateral stimulation. This experience is a moment of reflection and renewal.
What You’ll Experience
Live, Interactive Sessions – Step beyond theory and into full-body learning.
Practical, Immediately Applicable Techniques – Walk away with tools you can use the next day.
Sunrise & Evening Immersions – Breathe, create, and embody healing before and after the daily workshops.
Connection & Community – You don’t have to do this work alone. Find your people and immerse yourself in a supportive professional family.
The Event Schedule
Friday, January 16, 2026
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM – Sunrise Beach Immersion with Dora Henderson
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – Keynote: Waldo Winborn (Includes Breaks & Lunch)
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Evening Immersion with Alisha & Catherine Denham
Saturday, January 17, 2026
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM – Sunrise Beach Immersion with Jackie Flynn
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Liliana Baylon – Repairing Attachment Wounds in Families
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch (Included)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Marshall Lyles – Holding Pain with Presence
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Evening Immersion with Jessica Crunkleton
Sunday, January 18, 2026
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM – Sunrise Beach Immersion with Jackie Flynn, Dora Henderson, and Haruna Nail
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Ana Gomez – Specialized Integration of EMDR & Expressive Therapies
12:30 PM – Closing Circle & Reflections
Location & Accommodations
Cocoa Beach, Florida – A stunning beachfront setting where the sound of waves meets the work of healing.
Hotel Recommendations & Room Block Available – Stay steps away from the event. Details are to be announced.
Morning coffee, water, and lunch included.
Secure Your Spot
You’ve felt it. Something in you knows there’s more to this work.
More depth. More connection. More transformation.
This is your chance to step into a new way of practicing EMDR—where healing moves beyond words and into embodied change.
Spaces are intentionally limited to maintain the depth and intimacy of the experience.
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