ICM Directory
Approved Consultants
The following EMDRIA Approved Consultants are available for consultation. You can read more about their specific consultation services below by clicking on the SHOW CONSULTATION INFO tab, and more information on our faculty consultants can be found on the main FACULTY page.
All consultants are able to provide services remotely (via telephone/distance platforms). Please contact consultants directly to book consultation hours. EMDR Therapy trainees are responsible completing 10 hours of supplementary consultation. Please make sure to submit documentation of your 10 hours to your Part II trainer to receive your Certificate of Training in EMDR Therapy.
Certifications
- LMFT
- PhD
Biography
Dr. Anadel Barbour, LMFT holds a Doctorate Degree in Human Sexuality and is a Certified EMDR Therapist in Los Angeles, CA, working as a Approved Consultant for ICM. She has been working with people in recovery for over 18 years, with a heavy focus on trauma, sensitive sex and sexuality issues, and addiction. She utilizes EMDR, Mindfulness, and Narrative techniques to enable clients to choose how they want to proceed in therapy and in their lives.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: Trauma, sensitive sex and sexuality, addiction, mindfulness and narrative techniques
Rates:
- $75/hour for individual consultation
- $75/two hour group consultation
Certifications
- CTP
- LISW-S
- MSW
Biography
Leah Fogt, MSW, LISW-S is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She works in private practice in West Chester, Ohio, primarily serving adults and adolescents. She has experience working in community mental health, crisis intervention, and school-based counseling. As an avid yoga practitioner, Leah is passionate about helping clients build effective resources as an integral part of EMDR with an emphasis on Mindfulness practices. Leah’s areas of interest include healing spiritual trauma and integration of client spirituality in EMDR Therapy.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: EMDR therapy for new trainees/general EMDR therapy practice issues; adults; adolescents; mindfulness; healing spiritual trauma; integration of client spirituality into EMDR procedures
Rates:
- $50 for one hour of individual consultation
- $40 for two hours of group consultation
- $25 for one hour of group consultation (not currently offered, but will in the future)
Certifications
- LMFT
Biography
Sharon Haase, LMFT has been in practice since 1994. In addition to providing EMDR therapy for individuals who have suffered single-incident trauma, she integrates EMDR into her relational/intersubjective and somatic work with adults who have been mistreated as children, or who struggle with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. She has been involved in training, supervision, and consultation since 2000
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: depression, low self-esteem, relational, somatic
Rates:
- $130/hour for individual consultation
Certifications
- MFT
Biography
Rhea Harris-Junge, MFT is a Certified EMDR therapist in Montrose, California who has been in private practice since 1991 working with adults, adolescents, and couples. Rhea has extensive experience treating Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders. In working from the perspective that treating underlying trauma is vital if a client is to make deep, lasting change, Rhea utilizes EMDR, Havening Techniques, Gestalt Therapy, and IFS. Throughout her career, she has provided local trainings on treating Eating Disorders and Co-Parenting for divorced parents. Rhea is a graduate of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness training program in EMDR therapy and an EMDRIA approved consultant.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: eating disorders, Havening techniques and internal family systems (IFS) and their combinations with EMDR; experience with adolescents
Rates:
I have reduced my rates in order to accommodate our consultees whose practices have been impacted by COVID-19. My new rates are as follows:
- $85/hour for individual consultation; $80 discounted rate when four consultations are pre-paid
- $80/two hour group consultation; $60 discounted rate when four groups are pre-paid
Certifications
- LMFT
Biography
Morgan Howson, MA, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco and Marin County, CA. She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples. Morgan works in private practice and as a Clinical Supervisor for a low-fee psychotherapy clinic. She enjoys facilitating conversations about mental and emotional wellbeing in a variety of academic and community settings ranging from local preschools to nationally accredited universities. Morgan began practicing EMDR Therapy in 2013 and has advanced training in the following specialty areas: Attachment-focused EMDR; Perinatal Trauma; EMDR with Children & Adolescents; EMDR for Addiction & Compulsion; Complex PTSD; Early Intervention & Critical Incidents; EMDR and Somatic Therapy; EMDR Consultation; The Flash Technique.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: attachment trauma, perinatal trauma, maternal mental health, sexual abuse and assault, children, adolescents, couples and families, codependency
Rates: Contact directly for current rates (in-person and online consultation available).
Certifications
- LCAS
- LCMHC
- NCC
Biography
Paula Lavocat, LCMHC, LCAS, NCC (she/her) is a native of the Buffalo, New York area and has been living in the Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina area since 2001. A graduate of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness EMDR Therapy Training Program, Paula is an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and EMDR Training Facilitator. She holds licenses in the State of North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist. Paula also holds board certification as a National Certified Counselor. She owns a small private practice where she focuses on trauma and addiction.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: Older adolescents/adults, complex trauma/PTSD, addiction (chemical/process/behavioral) and body-focused repetitive behaviors, pre/post bariatric surgery and weight, perinatal trauma/maternal mental health, first responders, military/veterans, adapting the standard EMDR therapy protocol to client needs, and integrating EMDR therapy into daily practice for trainees.
Click here for rates and schedule: https://calendly.com/paulalavocat
Certifications
- LCSW
Biography
Alison Lewis, LCSW is a Certified EMDR therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Pasadena, California who has been in a private practice for 19 years. She works primarily with adults, and treats a wide spectrum of trauma-related problems such as depression, dissociation, attachment & relationship issues, and conflicts between different parts of the Self. Alison is a graduate of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness training program in EMDR therapy.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: I work with trainees from brand new to advanced. My therapeutic expertise includes depression, anxiety, dissociative disorders and attachment trauma. As an EMDR consultant, I can help trainees learn not only the basics but also the nuances of interweaves, parts work, how to evaluate readiness for EMDR, and how to help EMDR clients get unstuck.
Rates:
- $80/hour for individual consultation
- $70/ two-hour group consultation
Certifications
- PsyD
Biography
Shannon Limerick-Gnas, MA, is a Licensed Psychologist in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She has been licensed since 1988 and has practiced over 30 years in various settings to include a psychiatric inpatient unit, Partial Hospital Program, Community Mental Health Center, and Private Practice. She has a small private practice in Beaver PA, specializing in EMDR psychotherapy with individuals across the lifespan. Shannon is a Certified EMDR Therapist through EMDRIA and a Consultant in Training under Amber Stiles-Bodnar. Shannon uses the lens of EMDR to conceptualize therapy focus, goals, themes, and treatment with somatic blend while incorporating mindfulness, art, creative arts, breath work, drumming, imagery and other creative aspects to craft an individual treatment experience with her clients. She specializes in trauma, dissociation and ego state work, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, grief and loss. Shannon also contracts as an Independent Prescriber of Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services and Family Based Services in Mercer County, PA, supervising evaluations of three masters level clinicians.
Consultation Details
Rates:
- $40/hour for individual consultation
- $20/hour for group consultation
Certifications
- LPC
- NBCC
Biography
Rick Marsili, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. His private counseling practice is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (30 miles east of Pittsburgh). As a Social Justice Counselor, he is very involved in grassroots advocacy efforts within the LGBTQIA Community. Rick has been in the counseling profession for 30 years working in the addiction, mental health, and child welfare fields. He is an EMDR Certified Therapist and an EMDR Consultant after graduating from the Institute for Creative Mindfulness EMDR therapy training program. During his years in the counseling profession he has been a counselor, educator, program developer, and mentor to counselors. He specializes in providing trauma informed care to children, adolescents, families, and adults. He also provides EMDR therapy to inmates in a jail setting. He is trained in mindfulness based cognitive coping skills, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and affirmative therapy. He integrates spirituality into the healing process for individuals.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: LGBTQIA, children, social justice, mindfulness, correctional settings
Rates:
- $70/hour for individual consultation
- $60/two-hour group consultation
Certifications
- LADC
- LMFT
Biography
Kara Niccum, M.S., LMFT, LADC is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Stillwater, OK. Kara’s a small town home-grown Oklahoman. She earned a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in 2007 and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from OSU in 2003. She has worked for OSU since 2008, specializing in treating college students with substance use disorders, and has maintained a part-time private practice since 2013. Kara clearly loves OSU, but will work with people who don’t “bleed orange!” She completed EMDR training in 2014, earned certification in 2018, and anticipates becoming an approved consultant March 2020 and an EMDR trainer through Institute for Creative Mindfulness summer 2020. Kara has worked in inpatient and outpatient alcohol and drug treatment facilities, a marriage and family therapy clinic, and in the field of domestic violence. Kara’s special interest areas are EMDR and addiction, EMDR and first responders, and cultivating the therapeutic relationship necessary to support the depth of work inherent in EMDR. Kara is naturally inquisitive (aka nosy), empathic, and slightly sarcastic. She’s a big fan of self-care! She enjoys reading, napping, spending time outside (preferably on a beach in a hammock), practicing yoga, people watching, and attending concerts. She considers herself lucky to have found a career that suits her well, and even more lucky to have found EMDR. Kara believes it’s an honor to walk alongside people on their path to healing. As Kara’s grown professionally, consulting has allowed her to share her passion and ignite that spark in fellow therapists.
Consultation Details
Consultant Specialties: Addiction, first responders, college students, adult children of alcoholics/addicts, sexual trauma (Dr. Jamie Marich: Consultant)
Rates: $80/hour