About the Founder

Amanda Marks, LPC, LMHC, CPCS, is an EMDR Certified trauma therapist and EMDR Consultant-in-Training (CIT) dedicated to supporting both clients and clinicians in meaningful, sustainable healing. She is currently completing her CIT training through the Trauma Therapist Institute and provides EMDR consultation to clinicians seeking certification as well as those looking to deepen their clinical confidence and effectiveness using the EMDR model. Amanda is the owner and founder of Resilient Counseling, private practice with locations in FL and GA. She is licensed in the states of GA, SC and FL. The EMDR Confidence Lab is doing business as Resilient Counseling, LLC.

Amanda specializes in working with complex trauma, anxiety, and eating disorders, and integrates EMDR with parts-based approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), as well as somatic and attachment-focused modalities. Her clinical work is rooted in a weight-inclusive, shame-free framework that honors the whole person and the wisdom of the nervous system. She has been providing professional clinical supervision in the state of Georgia for over a decade.

As a consultant, Amanda is known for creating a supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental learning environment. She is passionate about helping therapists build clinical clarity, strengthen case conceptualization, and feel more grounded when working with complex presentations, including dissociation and high levels of affect dysregulation.

Amanda offers both individual and group consultation for EMDR clinicians at all stages of their journey and welcomes therapists who are interested in deepening their work through an integrative, trauma-informed lens.

Our Approach to EMDR Consultation

  • Supportive, not evaluative

You’re not being judged—you’re being developed.

  • Depth-oriented, not checkbox-based

We focus on why a clinical decision is made, not just whether steps were followed.

  • Nervous-system informed

We pay attention to what is happening inside you as the therapist.

  • Trauma-sensitive and relational

We explore attachment dynamics, therapeutic rupture, and stuck processing patterns with care.

Who This Is For

EMDR Confidence Lab is designed for:

  • Newly trained EMDRIA clinicians

  • Therapists working toward EMDRIA certification

  • Clinicians feeling “stuck” or uncertain in EMDR application

  • Therapists who want more confidence with complex trauma cases

  • Clinicians seeking consultation that is structured and emotionally safe

Why “Confidence Lab”?

Because confidence is not innate—it is built through:

  • Repetition

  • Reflection

  • Feedback

  • Nervous system regulation

  • Clinical mentorship

This is a space where EMDR clinicians experiment, learn, and grow without shame.

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EMDR Confidence Lab was created by a trauma-focused therapist and EMDR consultant-in-training who understands what it’s like to leave basic EMDR training feeling both inspired and overwhelmed.

With a clinical specialization in:

  • Complex trauma

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Eating disorders

  • Nervous system dysregulation

This work is grounded in real-world clinical complexity—not just protocol knowledge.