Biography
Sam Bergstein (she/her) is a licensed clinical/independent social worker. Her consultation style blends clinical rigor, creativity, and relational depth. Sam is licensed as an LISW-S in Ohio and an LCSW in California. She is also an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, an IEATA-registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT), and has advanced training in parts/inner systems work and expressive arts therapy.
Sam’s consultation is informed by trauma-informed and anti-oppressive frameworks and grounded in respectful, experiential engagement. She supports clinicians integrating EMDR therapy with expressive arts, parts work, neurodiversity-affirming care, attachment and developmental trauma, plural/dissociative systems, and complex case conceptualization. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-centered, with emphasis on clinical confidence, pacing, and real-world application.
Sam works with clinicians at all stages from those completing basic EMDR training and certification hours to those seeking advanced consultation in dissociation, expressive arts integration, and consultant-in-training consultation. She is committed to fostering reflective, skillful practice in a supportive community.
Sam consults on:
EMDR application and certification support
EMDR Consultant in training
Complex trauma, dissociation, and pacing
Expressive arts integration with EMDR
Parts/internal systems work integration
Neurodiversity-affirming and gender-affirming clinical practice
Sam also has a passion for creating resources for clinicians in their EMDR, parts work, and expressive arts work through The Guided Studio
Free Parts Mapping Tool https://partsmap.theguidedstudio.com/
BLS Arcade https://bls-arcade.theguidedstudio.com/
Complete EMDR and Parts Work Toolkit https://www.theguidedstudio.com/product-page/the-complete-emdr-parts-work-toolkit
Sam has been LOVING offering specially-focused groups including:
EMDR, Parts Work & Expressive Arts Case Consultation
Adapting EMDR for Complex Trauma & Diverse Brains
Learn more and schedule consultation through her professional site: https://www.mantramentalhealthllc.com/professional-consultation
Consultation Information
Consultation Rates
Save $10 on one 2hr group with coupon code: Directory10
Mixed-level groups (Basic training, certification, or dissociation studies):
1 Hr Group $50 (raising to $65 on 9/7/26)
SPECIAL FOCUS GROUPS
2 Hr Ex arts and Parts Group $75 (raising to $95 on 9/7/26)
2 Hr Complex Trauma and Diverse Brains Consultation Lab $125
Individual EMDR Consultation or Expressive Arts Certificate Supervision
$125/1-hour (raising to $135 on 9/7/26)
CIT (Consultant in training)
$135/1-hour for individual consultation (raising to $150 on 9/7/26)
$95/1-hour group
Schedule consultations, purchase packages/bundles to save on a chunk of hours and join my mailing list to get updates about sales here: https://www.mantramentalhealthllc.com/professional-consultation