independent emdr trainers
Heather V. Kight
Heather V. Kight is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of clinical experience in the mental health field—she is dedicated and passionate about the work she does in this field. She is a graduate from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from Norfolk State University. Her treatment approaches include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing- Adaptive Information Processing Model), neurobiological interventions that promote brain regulation (Neurofeedback therapy), structural family therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Carrie Carr
Carrie Ann Carr, MA, LCPC, is an EMDRIA Approved Clinician, Consultant, and Trainer. She has a successful private practice and training facility in Palos Heights, IL and Olive Branch, MS, and specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, PTSD, and performance enhancement for business owners and athletes. She has spoken national on the topics of EMDR, mindfulness, and working with trauma, anxiety disorders and converting one’s fears into “fuel” towards attaining one’s goals and aspirations.
Lauren Day
Lauren specializes in the treatment of trauma, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, and substance use disorders. She has many years experience treating complex issues in the inpatient, residential, PHP & outpatient level of care. Lauren is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and a Certified EMDR Therapist. She utilizes EMDR therapy to treat trauma, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, and substance use disorders, along with other life issues interfering with one's well being.
Ira Dressner
Ira Dressner has been a LCSW- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NYC since 1992. He moved to Phoenix in 2009 and has his LCSW in Arizona. He obtained his Ph.D. in Public Administration in 1977. Ira Dressner is an EMDRIA approved Consultant, Trainer and Course Provider and in 2015 he was President of EMDRIA. He works with his wife Liana Dressner LCSW, who is a Consultant in Training, in offering the Basic EMDR Training. He also offers EMDR Bootcamp for clinicians wanting an update in EMDR, as well as a Parts workshop called the Mixed Multitude and EMDR.
Phoenix, AZ (623) 523-9987
Kim Johnson
Kim has been providing EMDR with children, teenagers and adults for over 15 years. She has successfully treated patients utilizing EMDR for multiple issues, provides consultation to therapists to help them enhance their EMDR skills, is an EMDR trainer, and volunteers as a Member of the EMDR International Association Standards & Training Committee since 2014.
Roseville, CA (916) 780-2575
Rhonda Kamai-Kekela
Rhonda Kamai-Kekela, LCSW, is an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant and Trainer. She has a private practice in Vernal, UT, is a DOT SAP, supervises therapists and specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and C-PTSD. In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Rhonda Kamai-Kekela, is a Tri-County Area Utah EMDR Regional Coordinator and a volunteer EMDR HAP & EMDR Institute training facilitator.
Vernal, UT (435) 219-0576
Hector R. Matascastillo
Hector R. Matascastillo, MSW, LICSW earned his master's degree in social work from Augsburg College in Minnesota in 2010 after 18 years of military service. Hector is bilingual/bi-cultural and provides services in Spanish and English. He is trained in Adlerian psychology, EMDR, DBT, Healing of Memories, and Domestic Violence programming. He is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer. He is currently in the process of obtaining a PhD in Clinical/Forensic Psychology.
Susan Reed
Susan Reed earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas Wesleyan University in 1990, a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1994, and a Master of Public Administration from Troy State University in 2003. Ms. Reed began her work in the field in 1990, working on an information, referral and crisis line, and has loved the work of crisis and trauma ever since. Her past clinical experience includes work in inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, active-duty military and long-term care settings. Her life’s work and focus is PTSD and anxiety disorders, with a special interest in combat trauma, 1st responders and complex trauma. Susan particularly enjoyed work with Marines returning from Fallujah, and those actively engaged in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
Diane DesPlantes
Diane DesPlantes, LCSW, is a psychotherapist for over 25 years, specializing in trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of New Jersey. Diane is a graduate of the Multicultural Family Institute in New Jersey, specializing in working with diverse populations. As a member of EMDR International Association, she served five years on their Executive Board. She is a Certified Therapist in EMDR and is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant.
Plainfield, NJ (908) 561-7316
Dean Jones
Even though I am the “trainer”, I learn so much from you. My style of sharing knowledge and wisdom is circular, not top-down. I explain EMDR in a way that is 100% relevant to you as a person with lived experiences and as a professional, seeking to immediately integrate EMDR into your existing practice. And while I am not an EMDR purist, I believe firmly that EMDR should be taught as the creator of EMD and later EMDR, Francine Shapiro intended. Why? Because EMDR Basic Training is just the foundation of what is possible by using EMDR. It is my goal, mission, and commitment to make sure all who take my training have a strong EMDR foundation to build their new way of providing arguably one of the best psychotherapy modalities to treat trauma and many more disorders.
El Cerrito, CA (510) 374-4123