AEDP® Immersion Overview

Begin Your AEDP Training Journey

AEDP® Immersion is the starting point for clinicians who want to learn the AEDP model and begin developing skills they can bring into their clinical work.

This highly interactive training combines AEDP theory, clinical video demonstrations, experiential learning, and opportunities for discussion and reflection. Participants are introduced to the core principles and interventions of AEDP while developing practical skills they can begin integrating into their clinical work.

Immersion is designed for therapists at all stages of their professional development, whether you are new to AEDP, looking to incorporate AEDP into an existing clinical approach, or planning to continue through the AEDP training and certification pathway.

What to Expect

Immersion provides an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of AEDP psychotherapy.

Throughout the training, participants will:

  • Learn the foundational theory and principles of AEDP
  • Observe AEDP in action through clinical video
  • Explore core AEDP interventions and therapeutic techniques
  • Participate in guided experiential learning and small-group practice
  • Develop skills that can be integrated into clinical practice
  • Connect with AEDP faculty, Experiential Assistants, and fellow clinicians

The combination of didactic teaching, clinical demonstration, and experiential learning is designed to help participants understand AEDP both conceptually and experientially.

Hallmarks of AEDP® Immersion

Faculty • Experiential Assistants • Clinical Video • Experiential Learning

AEDP training combines rigorous clinical teaching with an emphasis on connection, experiential learning, and the AEDP principle of undoing aloneness.

Experienced AEDP faculty teach the model through didactic instruction and clinical video, while Experiential Assistants support participants during small-group practice and experiential exercises.

Who Should Attend

AEDP Immersion is designed for licensed mental health professionals and other eligible clinicians who want to develop a strong foundation in AEDP psychotherapy.

Immersion is the prerequisite for AEDP® Essential Skills and counts toward the AEDP training and certification pathway. Participants do not need to be pursuing certification to attend.

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Immersion Graduate Benefits

Immersion graduates receive:

  • 6 months of complimentary AEDP Institute membership
  • A limited-time $300 tuition reduction toward AEDP® Essential Skills

These benefits are designed to support continued learning and connection with the AEDP community.

Upcoming AEDP® Immersion Courses

November 2026

IMMERSION • FOUNDATIONAL

AEDP® Immersion November 2026

Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD

November 18–20 & 22–23, 2026
Wednesday–Friday & Sunday–Monday | No Session Saturday
10:30 AM–7:00 PM ET | Friday, November 20: 10:30 AM–4:00 PM ET

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January 2027

IMMERSION • FOUNDATIONAL

AEDP® Immersion January 2027

Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW

January 20–22 & 24–25, 2027
Wednesday–Friday & Sunday–Monday | No Session Saturday
10:30 AM–7:00 PM ET | Final Day: 10:30 AM–4:00 PM ET

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What Participants Say About Immersion

This training reminded me why I changed careers and joined this profession in the first place. 

The biggest need that was met was that my body felt safe enough to learn. —TW

I love this approach. I’m grateful to everybody who has contributed to the development of it. It carries a promise to be an antidote to the collective suffering going on in the world at present times.
—Suvarna Joshi, Clinical Psychologist, PHD

I am trained in a variety of trauma models like ART, BSP, EMDR, IFS. AEDP is the first model where the therapist and the client truly work side by side and they are equally involved in the healing process. It blows my mind how the client receives so much appreciation, positive feedback, praise and love in the session. The AEDP therapist is the caregiver some of us never had and the experiences lived as a client as so profoundly transformative. I am in awe of this model. — Ioana Avery LMFT

That was the best training I have ever experienced! I will be exploring the next steps in my AEDP training very soon. Thank you again, what an amazing Institute and team of people you all are!
Lisa Corey, LMFT

As I heard Diana Fosha eloquently lay out the theoretical basis of AEDP seamlessly integrating the clinical and research literature on attachment with affective neuroscience, and then witnessed its immediate positive impact on the many clients we saw on videotape, and then had the opportunity to safely practice some of the new learning with fellow [Immersion] participants, I still vividly recall the feeling of “coming home” and the recognition that AEDP would henceforth ground my clinical work, my teaching, and my personal exploration.
-Steve Kanofsky, PhD Professor Emeritus, The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA

I was amazed at the difference I saw within myself and in my own sessions with clients right away when applying the skills that Jerry taught
Jerry struck a great balance between eliciting participants’ existing strengths, knowledge base, and felt sense and sharing the theory and practice of AEDP in a clear and operable way

Past AEDP® Immersion courses are listed below for reference.

2026

AEDP® Immersion September 2026
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
September 16–18 & 20–21, 2026
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AEDP® Immersion 10-Session Series September 2026
Presented by Ben Medley, LCSW
10 Thursdays | September 10–November 19, 2026
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AEDP® Immersion July 2026
Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD
July 15–17 & 19–20, 2026
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AEDP® Immersion April 2026
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
April 29–May 4, 2026
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AEDP® Immersion March 2026
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
March 4–9, 2026
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AEDP® Immersion January 2026
Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD
January 22–26, 2026
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2025

AEDP® Immersion December 2025
Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD
December 4–8, 2025
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AEDP® Immersion September 2025
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
September 5–15, 2025
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AEDP® Immersion July 2025
Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD
July 17–21, 2025
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AEDP® Immersion April 2025
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
April 30–May 5, 2025
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AEDP® Immersion March 2025
Presented by Jerry Lamagna, LCSW
March 6–10, 2025
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AEDP® Immersion January 2025
Presented by Diana Fosha, PhD
January 22–27, 2025
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