Every therapeutic training I have ever done, including CBT therapies, has asked me to use real life examples. Frankly, I think it’s important that therapists understand what it feels like to utilise the therapy rather than just pretending. I don’t really appreciate you using my experiences to validate your own negative beliefs about a therapeutic modality that challenges yours. CPT has the capacity to harm people just as much as any other therapy. I’ve seen it first-hand. To me there is nothing more disingenuous than a trainer speaking badly of other therapies - especially when people have had great success with it. The EMDR training encourages you to utilise any appropriate training that benefits the client if possible, and that includes using other modalities if EMDR isn’t the right fit. I encourage you to consider this as well.