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Emotional processing interventions for trauma and psychological conflicts are underutilized. Lack of adequate training in emotional processing techniques and therapists’ lack of confidence in utilizing such interventions are barriers to implementation. We developed and tested an experiential training to improve trainees’ performance in a set of transtheoretical emotional processing skills: eliciting patient disclosure of difficult experiences, responding to defenses against disclosure, and eliciting adaptive emotions. Mental health trainees (N= 102) were randomized to experiential or standard training, both of which presented a 1-hr individual session administered remotely. Before and after training and at 5-week follow-up, trainees were videorecorded as they responded to videos of challenging therapy situations, and responses were coded for demonstrated skill. Trainees also completed measures of therapeutic self …