ONLINE EMDR GROUP THERAPY - ACC Funded Participants
A safe and supportive way to process trauma together
Healing from trauma is often a gradual process. While individual therapy offers an important space to explore your experiences, healing does not have to happen in isolation. Our Online EMDR group therapy provides a structured and supportive environment where you can continue this work alongside others who are also on a path of recovery. Personal memories are processed privately and remain confidential, allowing the therapeutic work to unfold internally while being supported by the shared online presence of the group.
EMDR group therapy is an evidence-based approach that can complement the work you are doing with your lead service provider. By helping the nervous system process experiences that may still linger beneath the surface, the group can support the gradual release of emotional weight carried from the past. As this process unfolds, many people find they have more space and energy to engage with life in the present.
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It’s a well-researched, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help people heal from the impact of traumatic events on our brain and body. Instead of talking about memories, EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (e.g. eye-movement, tapping) to help the brain reprocess difficult experiences so they feel less overwhelming. EMDR is currently identified by the World Health Organization as one of the two interventions with most evidence for treating trauma symptoms effectively.
In this Online EMDR group, we work with the G-TEP protocol, which stands for Group Traumatic Episode Protocol. G-TEP provides a space where people can process their trauma without talking about it. It uses a printed worksheet, where you can write, or draw on, and bilateral stimulation (tapping) with guided instructions from the facilitators in the online space.
The Benefits
Group EMDR helps people move forward where they’ve felt stuck — helping to restore a sense of safety and calm in daily life. In our groups, G-TEP supports a safe, structured process to work through difficult experiences without needing to share details aloud.
Research shows this approach can:
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Reduce trauma-related symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, and emotional numbing
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Ease emotional distress including anxiety, low mood, guilt, or shame
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Enhance focus and self-understanding to gain clarity about yourself and your experiences
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Relieve physical and somatic symptoms such as disrupted sleep, headaches, and unexplained pain
The group is offered as an adjunct to your ACC sensitive claims individual therapy, providing an additional, accessible layer of support in a safe and structured therapeutic environment with experienced EMDR therapists.
Who is this group for?
Online EMDR group therapy can be helpful for people from many different life backgrounds and experiences. You do not need to have previous experience with EMDR. The group is focused on internal processing work, and you will not be sharing the details of your trauma in the group.
Requirements for participants of this group:
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You are 18 years or older
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You have an accepted and active ACC Sensitive Claim (Package A or B)
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You will continue with your individual sessions with your Lead Service Provider during the course of the group
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You have sufficient emotion regulation skills to participate in an online group format
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You have a stable internet connection
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You have a private, confidential space where you can sit during the online sessions
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You have an appropriate device, e.g. a laptop, desktop, or tablet
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Your Lead Service Provider will walk you through more detailed requirements when they fill out the referral form
If you are unsure whether this group is a good fit for you, the best first step is to speak with your Lead Service Provider. The referral and application process helps ensure that the group is appropriate for your stage of therapy and recovery.
What to Expect
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Format: Six 2-hour group sessions
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Length: 120 minutes for each session
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Location: Online
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Facilitators: Sessions are co-facilitated by Erin Nolan (Counsellor) and Josette Wulffaert (Clinical Psychologist)
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Dates:
Term 2 2026: Every Tuesday 9.30am-11.30am from 19 May up and including to 23 June
Back-up date 30 June (please keep this date free too)
Term 3 2026: Every Tuesday 9.30am - 11.30am from 21 July up and including to 25 Aug
Back-up date 1 Sept (please keep this date free too)
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Group size: Limited to a maximum of 15 participants
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Participants: This group is open to people of all genders and gender identities
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All EMDR work in the group is personal and confidential. You will process your own memories privately, and there will not be any sharing of trauma details with others in the group. This ensures a safe environment where everyone can engage at their own pace.
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The first session focusses on stabilisation and preparation. The following sessions focus mainly on trauma reprocessing. Sessions close with time for regulation and integration. At the end, people are welcome to share any positive changes or take-aways from the process, if they wish.
How to Join
If you are interested in our Online EMDR group therapy, speak to your Lead Service Provider first. Together with them you can start the application process for group hours with ACC.
After that, your Lead Service Provider will start the referral process for our group. One of the facilitators will then contact you for a one-on-one online session before the group starts to connect and to assess whether the group seems like a good fit for you.
Information for Lead Service Providers (this as a separate section please Cherie)
If you are a Lead Service Provider and would like to refer a client to the Online EMDR Therapy Group, the referral form and details about the referral process are provided below.
Referral Form