Find a USA EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
For EMDR Basic Training participants completing their required consultation hours. Every person listed here is an EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant located in the United States.
About your consultation hours
- Basic Training includes 10 total hours of consultation: 5 hours before Weekend 2 and 5 hours after Weekend 2.
- All hours must be completed with a facilitator-consultant approved by the EMDR Institute. Hours completed with a non-approved consultant will not be accepted.
- You do not need to choose someone near your location — consultation is commonly done remotely, so any consultant in this directory is an option.
- Each facilitator-consultant sets their own fees, schedule, availability, location, and consultation format (individual or group). Please contact them directly.
- If you would like group sessions (approx. $50/hour) or individual sessions (prices vary), please communicate this choice when contacting your consultant/facilitator.
More about consultants, requirements, and terms
Hours completed with a non-approved facilitator-consultant will not be accepted and will need to be redone. No exceptions.
This directory provides geographical and professional information about the EMDR Institute facilitator-consultants who supervise the practicum at the Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 trainings. They provide case consultation for the required 10 hours needed to complete Basic Training. Upon completion of your 10th hour of case consultation, you and your consultant will need to submit confirmation of your completed hours; you will then receive a Certificate of Completion Request Form from the Institute. Once completed and returned to us, we will either email or mail the certificates within 5 business days.
About the facilitator-consultants listed here
Clinicians in this directory have completed Facilitator Training — a training which provides a more extensive involvement in the understanding and use of the EMDR method, under the guidance and direct supervision of the EMDR Institute. The minimum eligibility standards required of Facilitators are: currently licensed or certified to provide clinical treatment, and maintaining current status as an EMDRIA Approved Consultant (see emdria.org for consultant requirements). Please note: EMDRIA is a separate organization from the EMDR Institute.
To maintain facilitator status, facilitator-consultants are required to review the Basic Training each year. Above all, all facilitator-consultants listed are committed to the adherence of the highest standard of ethics and clinical competence as representatives of the EMDR Institute training team. These standards were developed by the Facilitator Selection Committee.
Consultation
All fees, consultation offerings, available times, and locations are determined by the individual facilitator-consultant. Contact your choice directly for information about their consultation program.
As a service to EMDR practitioners (but not an endorsement of the consultations or providers), the EMDR Institute has prepared this listing to indicate the availability for consultation and the clinical specialties of each facilitator-consultant. The EMDR Institute acknowledges that the persons included in this directory are members of the EMDR Institute Facilitator team and are EMDRIA Approved Consultants in good standing. The EMDR Institute does not warrant or otherwise assume responsibility for the private consultation services provided by the clinicians listed, nor their competency to provide such consultation.
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Karen Alter-Reid, PhD
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Anxiety/Phobias
- Dissociative Disorders
- Life Cycle Transitions
203-329-2701Stamford, CT 06905
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Cheryl Arata, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Complex Trauma, Sexual & Physical Abuse
- Cultural Biases, Dissociative Disorders
- Interpersonal Violence
773-350-7700Chicago, IL 60642
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Bonita Ashe, LPC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
937-502-1141Bellbrook, OH 45305
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Dorothy Ashman, LP
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Trauma and Abuse
- Anxiety and Panic
- Dissociation
570-387-1832Lewisburg, PA 17837
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Kass Atkinson, LMSW, LPCC, LMFT
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Adults
- Sex Crimes
- Families
505-473-1643Santa Fe, NM 87507
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Alicia Avila, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Cultural and Social Identity
- Adults, Trauma, Addiction, Mood & Anxiety
- Fluent in Spanish, LGBTQIA+Affirming
858-344-9440San Diego, CA 92109
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Lisa Battle-Gwathney, PhD
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Trauma & Anxiety
- Cultural Responsiveness & Intergenerational Trauma
- Virtual EMDR
615-669-5279Nashville, TN 37215
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Stephen Beck, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Chronic Pain & Long Term Illness
- DID & End of Life
- Adolescents & Adults
503-280-8904Portland, OR 97212
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Anne Katy Becker, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Substance Abuse
- Older Adults Mental Health
- Yoga and Mindfullness
860-841-7103Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Sheila Sidney Bender, PhD
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Dialectic
- Hypnosis
- Systems and Psychodynamic
973-765-0749Morristown, NJ 07960
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Uri Bergmann, PhD
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Anxiety Disorders/Panic /Phobia
- OCD
- Incest & Physical Abuse Survivors
631-864-5752Commack, NY 11725
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Sandra Berna, LCMHC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Trilingual (Spanish,German), Depression, Anxiety, PTSD
- Family Issues, Phobias, Moral Injury, Sexual Abuse, Chronic Pain
- Spirituality, Survivor's Guilt, Stress Management, Anxiety
802-527-7494Burlington, VT 05401
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Sandra Berna, LCMHC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
802-527-7494St Albans, VT 5478
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Michelle Bouthillier, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Adults, C-PTSD, Attachment and Anxiety
- Adjustment and Transitions (Grief, Divorce)
- Sexual Trauma
850-241-5707Tallahassee, FL 32308
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Holly Brewer, LMHC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Creative Arts Therapy
- PTSD
- Anxiety
425-422-9389Everett, WA 98204
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Stephanie Brookins, LPC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Veterans & Family Members
- Adults Survivors of Childhood Abuse
- Military Sexual Trauma
706-322-7911Columbus, GA 31904
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Jonathan Brooks, PhD
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Anxiety Disorders
- Survivors Issues
- EMDRIA Approved Consultant
303-679-3113Evergreen, CO 80439
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Leslie Brown, LPC
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Complex PTSD
- Children/Adolescents/Adults
- Anxiety/Depression
801-358-2848Highland, UT 84003
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Andra Bruce, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
Specialties- Complex Trauma, Dissociation, DID
- Children, Adolescents, Adults
- Addictions, Mood Disorders, Attachment
801-815-2424Sandy, UT 84070
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Christeli Brunner, LCSW
EMDR Institute Approved Facilitator-Consultant
860-806-1056Barkhamsted, CT 06063
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