EMDR International Association Announces Newly Certified EMDR Therapists

    AUSTIN, TX, April 08, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- EMDR International Association is pleased to announce that one hundred and eighty individuals have obtained EMDRIA Certification in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) from July 2012-March 2013.

EMDR is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.

EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress.

A clinician who is EMDRIA Certified in EMDR has been licensed or certified in their profession and has had a minimum of two year's experience in their field. They have completed an EMDRIA approved training program in EMDR, have conducted a minimum of fifty clinical sessions in which EMDR was utilized and have received twenty hours of consultation in EMDR by an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. In addition they must complete twelve hours of continuing education in EMDR for their initial certification and then 12 hours of continuing education in EMDR during each 2 year certification renewal period thereafter.

For more details about the EMDR Certification process, please visit http://www.emdria.org and click on the Training & Certification tab. A list of all current EMDRIA Certified Therapists can be found at http://www.emdria.org.

CANADA
Alberta
Tanya Mah - Registered Psychologist

Nova Scotia
Carleen M. Hall, MSc

Ontario
Mobina Hasan, MSW, RSW
Suzanne Fani, M.Ed.

Quebec
Guy Boucher, MA

ICELAND
Elin Jonasdottir - Psychologist

LEBANON
Carla Antoun Sarkis, MA
Lina F. Ibrahim, MA
Maral D. Boyadjian, MA, Ed.D.
Jean S. Daoud, MA
Chantal M. Mansour, Ph.D.
Noel E. Roukoz, Ph.D.
Sabah E. Saliba, MA
Therese G. Bou Jaoude, Ph.D.

UNITED STATES
Arizona
Grayce Gusmano, MMFT, LPC
John G. Carlson, Ph.D.
Linda C. Ouellette, LPC
Molly R. Dean, MSW, LCSW
Norma A.N. Mayer, MA, LPC
Sue Y. Tham, MSW, LCSW

California
Anat Fein, MA, LMFT
Anne M. Rose, MFT
Antoinette E. Gupta, MS, LMFT
Belen Mora-Byers, Psy.D.
Berenice V. Badillo, MA, MFT
Burke C. Burgin, LMFT
Deborah Silveria, Ph.D.
Donna L. Fone, MFT
Donna M. Fleming, MA, LMFT
Ed Thacker, Ph.D.
Gina Ornelas, LMFT
Ginette D. Perrin, Psy.D.
Greg Arthur Carlsson, MFT
Greg Kaplan, LMFT
Kathryn Mehler-Clark, MFT
Kirsten S. Young, LMFT
Laura Capinas, LCSW
Lee-Anne Gray, Psy.D.
Marcia A. Hoffmann, LCSW
Marcia J. Rennie, Ph.D.
Martin C. Dee, MA, MFT
Mcayla Y Sarno, Psy.D., LMFT
Meg M. Grundy, LCSW
Mindy Fox, LMFT
Molly LaCroix, MA, LMFT
Nancy "Sundari" Salman, LCSW
Prabha Milstein, LMFT
Rebecca Bass-Ching, LMFT
Robert M. Land, LMFT, Psy.D.
Sheila M. Wright, MA, LMFT
Theresa "Tora" Massey, LMFT
Valery Krupnik, LCSW
Wendy Sue Horn, LCSW

Colorado
Anne H. Hellstrom
Joan Collins, APRN, BC-NP
Kathleen T. Higgins, MS, MA, LPC
Linda K. Baird, MA, LPC
Linda Q. Newton, MSW, LCSW
Linda Sajbel, LCSW, BCD, CACIII
Sadie R. Smith, MA, LMFT

Connecticut
Elizabeth Schreiber, LCSW
Jeffrey Von Kohorn, Ph.D.
Karl B. Speirs, MA, MS, LMFT
Ruth H. Manley, LCSW
Seth A. Weinstein, LPC
Valerie Frigo Gillies, LMFT

Florida
Adam S. Colling, MS, LMHC, CAP, ICADC
Christine L. Schlottman, LMHC
Crystal Hollenbeck, LMHC
Donna R. Rininger, LMHC, CAP
Elena Saladino, Med, LMHC
Eman Moustafa, MS, LMFT
Joanne B. O'Neil, MSW, LCSW
Julie D. Bowman, LMHC
Laura Szyferman, MA, Psy.D., LMHC
Patricia E. Cone, MA, LMHC
Thomas E. Petit, Ph.D., LMHC, CCMHC, CAP

Georgia
Kelly R. Stevenson, LCSW
Randall Overdorff, LPC, LMFT, ATR-BC

Iowa
Christie Y. Douet, LCSW

Idaho
Claudia Gayle Currie-Mills, LCSW
Roxanne L. Nichols, MS, LPC, NCC

Illinois
Ann S. Daly, LCPC
Carol A. Coon, LCPC
Diana Hubberts, MS, NCC, LCPC
Liza Simon-Roper, ACSW, LCSW
Margo M. Jacquot, Psy.D., CSADC, BCETS

Indiana
Lucille Robbins, LCSW
Lynn James, LMHC
Marlene Sharp, LCSW

Kentucky
Jill Duba Sauerheber, Ph.D. LPCC, NCC, RTC
Neresa Beth Minatrea, Ph.D.

Massachusetts
Bonnie L. Cole, MS, LMHC
C. Paula Krentzel, Ph.D.
David A. Arbeitman, Ph.D.
Gary Loomis, LMHC
Robert L. Nutt, MSW, LICSW
Robin Jean Kellett, LMHC, CRC
Stephanie A. Baird, LMHC

Maryland
Laurie R. Maynard, LCPC, NCC
Lisa H. Kornberg, LCPC, LCADC

Minnesota
Andrea D. Shellen, LMFT
Benjamin J. Wolf, LICSW
Gary M. Goldetsky, Psy.D.
Ina Lasmane, MA, LMFT
Patricia A. Witt, LMFT
Virginia L. Olson, MA, LMFT

Missouri
Steven R Buchheit, MED, LPC

Montana
Linda Reinhart, LCSW

North Carolina
Arlene G. Gallan, Ph.D.
Catherine M. Johnson, MA, LPC
Jennifer C. Staat, Ph.D.
Robin T. Navarro, Psy.D.
Suzanne E. Mikkelson, LMFT
Christopher D. Floro, MA, LMFT

New Jersey
Aurora M. Casta, M.D.
Blanca Klein, MSW, LCSW
Jeni M. Tyson, LCSW
MaryLynn Wiseman, MSW, LCSW
Timothy D. Vermillion, LCSW

New Mexico
Lyssa Danehy, LISW

New York
Angela L. Crawford, Ph.D.
Anna E. Shurmatz, LCSW
Elizabeth A. Davis, LCAT
Erica Fross, LCSW
Hong Zhang, LCSW
HouKai Chen, MS, LMFT
Jeanne M. Crosby, MS, NCC, LMHC
Jill Kristal, Ph.D.
Julia E. Grant, Ph.D.
Lisa Benjamin-Dancy, LCSW
Lisa M. Salvi, Ph.D.
Maureen McKeon, LCSW
Robin A. Bezark, LCSW
Seaghan P. Coleman, LMSW
Susan C. Sullivan, MSN, Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry
Susan Tye, LCSW
Valerie W. Chu, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT
Virginia A. Seewaldt, Ph.D.

Ohio
Linda B. VanderPol, LPCC-S, IMFT
Sharon L. Howe, MA, LPCC
Violeta G. Fowler, M.Ed., LPCC, NCC

Oklahoma
Jessica R. Dillon-Merkle, MBS, LBP, LPC

Oregon
Amanda Cantal, LPC, CADC I
Eileen L. Lipkin, MSW, LCSW
Laura B. Forest, LCSW

Pennsylvania
Patricia K. Morgan, Ph.D.

South Carolina
Carol Tomeo, LPC
Jana C. Sanders, MA, LPC

Texas
Bridget A. Burandt, MA, LPC
David C. House, LPC S
Kimberlee K. Daughtry, MA, LPC
Lauren J. Reiter, LCSW
Linda Anne Malsbary, LCSW
Linda McGee Calvert, Ph.D.
Mary K. Combs, M.Ed., LPC
Max T. Bowen, MA, LPC
Storey C. Smith, MA, MSW
Tanya K. Tinney, Psychologist
Warren N Ponder, LCSW

Utah
Cindy R. White, LCSW
Desiree L. Porter, CMHC
EdWynn S. Weaver, MSW, LCSW
Elsebeth L. Green, LCSW, RPT-S
Ryan K. Grant, LCSW, RPT-S

Virginia
Beverly A. Brosky, Psy.D.
Mary Ann D. MorganMA, NCC, LPC, LCPC, LPC
Nina Kathleen Flowers, M.Ed., LPC
Stacie Davis, LPC

Vermont
Lori P. Gurney, MS, Lic Psychologis - Master

Washington
Bonnie J. Chaput, LMHC
Bonnie L. Hendrickson, MA, LMHC, NCC
Cathryn B. McRuer-Wong, MA, LMHC
Deborah Kay Shough, MA, LMHC
Georgine Dellisanti, M.Ed., LMHC
Helena Cohen, MA Psychology, LMHC
James Funke, LICSW
Jorge Torres-Saenz, Psy.D.
Julie A. Parker, MSW, LICSW
Shelley Burns, MA, LMHC

About EMDRIA
Formed in 1995, the EMDR International Association is a professional association where EMDR practitioners and EMDR researchers seek the highest standards for the clinical use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Website: http://www.emdria.org

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