EMDR International Association Announces Newly Certified EMDR Therapists

    AUSTIN, TX, August 16, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- EMDR International Association is pleased to announce that one hundred and fifteen individuals have obtained EMDRIA Certification in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) from April 2013 - July 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 years' experience in their field. They have completed an EMDRIA approved basic 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
Carol Daw, MSW, RSW
Karen Massey, R.Psych.
Sharon Meredith, R.Psych.
Susan C. Rochow, M.Sc., R.Psych.

British Columbia
Pardeep Chatha, M.Ed., RCC

Ontario
Renee Lemieux, M.Ed, CCC
Nancy Molitz, RMFT
Paula Reis, MSW

Quebec
Rosanne Baatz, MSW, Psychotherapist
Andre Lessard, M.Ps. Psychologue

POLAND
Justyna Galkowska, Psychologist

UNITED STATES
Alabama
Tami M. Long, LPC, NCC

Alaska
Patricia J. Bastani, LPC

Arizona
Danielle D. Fragnito, MC, LPC, LISAC
Renata Inigo, MC, NCC, LPC

California
Nancy Adamson, MS, LMFT, LPCC
Stephenie R. Champlin, MSW, ASW
Gary S. Fisher, Psy.D.
Irit Goldman, Psy.D., LMFT
Cathie F. Gum, Psy.D.
Rajani V. Levis, MS, LMFT, PPS
Joseph J. Nicolosi, Ph.D.
Jenny O'Riley, LMFT
Jason R. Odegaard, LMFT
Alice D. Petty-Hannum, LMFT, RAS
Katherine B. Romans, MA, LMFT
Karin A. Sable, LMFT
Marc J. Sadoff, LCSW
Sayun Scotton, MA, MFT
Lisa H. Wall, MA, MFT
Yafen Wu-Pang, LMFT

Colorado
Bill Bray, LPC
Poling C. Chan, MSW, LCSW
Lillian Ramey, LCSW
Katherine B. Ward, MSW, LCSW, JD

Connecticut
Anne (Katy) Becker, LCSW
Susan A. Boritz, MA, LMFT, LADC
Betty E. Rich, Ph.D.
Dawn M. Roy, LCSW

Florida
Penny S. Arnold, MSW, LCSW
Lori B. Bohnert, MS, LMHC
John P. Gallagher, LMHC
Susan L. Joa, LMHC, CRC, NCC
Julie A. O'Brien, LMHC
Suzanne Rucker, LMHC
Clarice V. Ruttenber, LMHC, CAP
Alicia von Schirach, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Ch.t.
Stacy Stoddard, LMFT

Idaho
Lynda Smith, MA, LPC

Illinois
Brenda J. Booker, MSW, LCSW
Kathy B. Entrup, MS, LCPC
Jodie E. Goldberg, Psy.D.

Indiana
Roy Thomas, MSW, LCSW

Iowa
Emily K. Childress, MA, LMFT

Kansas
Stephanie S. Shuchart, LSCSW, LCSW
JoAnna Watson-Wong, LMFT, LCMFT

Louisiana
Belinda Kent Edwards, MA, LPC, LAC, ADS
Kathy Eichelberger, MAMFC, LPC
Andrea E. Scheele, LCSW, LMFT
Kristen UnKauf, Ph.D., LPC

Maine
Virginia E. Pond, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW
Nannette A. Nero Zuke, LMFT

Massachusetts
Robert Fox, LMHC, CEAP, LADCI, SAP
Lori E. Grace, MA, MFA, LMHC
Theresa A. Mitton, MSW, MBA

Michigan
Rachel Prenzier, LMSW
Laura Snider-Feldmesser, Ph.D.

Minnesota
Rebekah S. Brandvold, MA, LMFT
Mandy Ellis, MSW, RSW
Cynthia M. Gill, MA, LMFT
Stacia R. Hanson, MA, LP
Wendy J. Lonn, MA, LP
Catherine Marincel-Robb, MSW, LICSW
Louise McNamara, RN, CNS
Darlene Merchant, MA, LP
Leslie J. Meyer, MA, LP
Dana M. Tennison, MA, LMFT
Mary K. VanderLoop, MA, LP

Mississippi
Nancy H. Goldman, PMHCNS, BC

Missouri
Terri L. Dempsey, MA, LPC

Montana
Renee Sanchez, LAC, LCPC, NCC

Nevada
Judith B. Mathews, MFT
Elaine M. Nelson, MS, MFT, LCADC

New Jersey
Bracha Daum, LCSW
Charlotte L. Forrest, LCSW

New York
Gwendolyn Feldman, LCSW
Diana S. Schaefer, LCSW
Irene R. Siegel, Ph.D., LCSW
Victoria Wurman, LCSW

North Carolina
Mark Dunn, MA, LPC, CPC, NBCCH
Nancy C. Norman, LCSW
Trudi S. Scholton, MA, LPC-S

Ohio
Sara Harrison-Mills, MSW, LISW-S

Oregon
Mariya Hammond, LPC
Janet F. Sandell, LPC

South Carolina
Patricia P. Benzien, LISW-CP

Tennessee
Leona D. LeMay, LMFT
Christina Oliver, MA, LPC-MHSP
Becky Russell, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP
Alice R. Stricklin, LMFT

Texas
Marisa Duran, LCSW
Judy L. Hardwick, LCSW
Angel Landrum, MA, LPC
Barbara S. Levinson, Ph.D., RN, LMFT, LSOTP
Tracy P. Mach, M.Ed., LPC-S
Mark E. Mayhugh, LPC
Stephanie A. Richards, LPC
Lizbeth Viviana Urdaneta, LMSW

Utah
Collette Dawson-Loveless, LCSW

Virginia
John Morgan Paradiso, LCSW

Washington
Anne M. Auerbach, MA, LMFT, LMHC, MHP, CMHS
Marie-Louise Dodson, MA, LMHC, CDC
Angela Fosmark, MA, LMHC, NCC

Wisconsin
Debra L. Spranger, MS, LCSW

Wyoming
Randall A. Basden, MS, LPC

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). The 17th Annual EMDR International Conference will be held from September 26-29, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

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