Tara Buchan

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Applying Attachment-Focused EMDR In Your Clinical Work. The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. March 2026.

Emotion Focused Therapy Training – Level 1. Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health. Greenberg Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy. February 2026.

An Integrative Approach to Working with Grief and Loss. Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health. Greenberg Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy. February 2026.

The Integrated EMDR and IFS Model – Level 1. Dr. Kendhal Hart, LPC-S. January 2026.

Working with Shame and Anger in Psychotherapy. Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health. Greenberg Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy. January 2026.

Frank Anderson’s Internal Family Systems Trauma Treatment Program – October 2025 to Present.

20 Skills to Work with Emotions in Psychotherapy. Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health. Greenberg Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy. December 2025.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy - Basic Training - with Dr. Amanda Bell - EMDRIA Approved. January 2025. I am a Qualified EMDR Clinician. 

The “Not Good Enough” Treatment Plan– A Certified Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist Training with Patti Ashley. PhD, LPC. December 2024.

Working With Eating Disorders in Private Practice Workshop - with RSW Cassandra Millen – Napanee Psychotherapy – November 2024.

EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma: Somatic Techniques to Decrease Defensiveness and Facilitate Trauma Processing Training. Presented by Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT. October 2024.

Shame Mini Workshop - with RSW Cassandra Millen – Napanee Psychotherapy – Certificate Awarded. October 2024.

Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Training - with Dr. Leanne Campbell. September 2024.

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Intensive Training Course – Pesi – Certificate Awarded. August 2024.

ICEEFT International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy – EFCTEXTERNSHIP Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy – Certificate Awarded. March 2024.

Trauma-Focused Training - A Return to Wholeness – with Gabor Mate, MD. One Commune. January 2024.

Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) – 2022/2023 -

I wrote the Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking (CSET) Best Practice Approach for front-line workers in child welfare. This report was created to grow understanding/awareness and to assist in the response and early identification of children and youth who may be at risk of harm posed by CSET within FACSFLA’s jurisdiction. This report informed the current policy governing CSET response for FACSFLA front-line workers.

Athabasca University - Knowledge Translation Project / Thesis – 2022/2023 –

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Male Children: understanding their unique needs in recovery and healing. Thesis - Understanding the importance of identifying and effectively responding to the commercial sexual exploitation of male children requires mental health professionals to develop culturally responsive care practices that address the unique needs of this population.

Significance – 

1. Lack of awareness and understanding about commercial sexually exploited (CSE) male child survivors may result in inept care practices that fail to address this population's unique needs.

2. Increasing academic awareness of how mental health professionals (MHP’s) could enhance their skills in identifying and responding to CSE male child survivors and improve MHP's success in working with this vulnerable population.

3. Introduction to an enriched understanding of barriers experienced by CSE male child survivors to elevate proficiency and competency in mental health treatment.

Livingworks Education - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - Certificate Awarded. July 2022.

Courage for Freedom -Certificate of Achievement for the Level III Certification Program: Advanced Practical Approaches for Victim Survivors of Sexual Exploitation - Certificate Awarded. September 2021.

Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies - Child Welfare Pathway to Authorization - Certificate Awarded. February 2020.

Ontario Correctional Services College -Correctional Officer Training and Assessment - Certificate Awarded. March 2018.

Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac - Victim Assistance Worker Training - Certificate Awarded. November 2011.

York Regional Police - Ontario Police College - Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Basic Constable Training Program - Certificate Awarded. January to March 2006.