I’m a mental health therapist, author, and trainer. I’ve had the privilege of helping children, adults, and families heal from generational trauma and develop healthy, secure attachments for the past 34 years. In 1995 I trained in EMDR therapy with Francine Shapiro, the originator of the method. Following my early experiences with EMDR therapy, I became passionate for the treatment method and now provide EMDR trainings through the EMDR Institute, founded by Francine. It’s been especially rewarding to work with Carolyn Settle LCSW on the development of an EMDR basic training for the institute that includes child supplemental material, allowing therapists to leave the training prepared to work with all ages.

In recent years I co-authored a book with Cathy Schweitzer and Stefanie Armstrong on an integrative EMDR and family therapy protocol for treating children affected by attachment trauma along with an accompanying guide for parents for raising traumatizing children. More recently, I co-authored a book with Ann Potter describing a protocol for incorporating EMDR and parts work based on the P-A-C model for adults impacted by attachment trauma. I’ve co-authored several chapters and two journal articles on similar topics, including an article for the EMDR Journal of Practice and Research related to a case series study of 23 adopted children treated with our integrative EMDR and family therapy protocol.

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