About me 

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 other mental health disorders. In addition to providing trainings and consultations, I have a full time private practice in Oakland, Ca.

I am EMDR Certified and an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Approved Consultant and Trainer and Training Program.

My Vision

The materials I use are based on the curriculum I created as as the first EMDRIA Approved African AmericanTraining Program, as I believe it is vital that EMDR is also taught through cultural lens. Mosaic Training Institute is dedicated to the fidelity of training based on Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.'s development of EMDR. Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. developed EMDR based on clinical observation, controlled research, feedback from clinicians whom she had trained as well as previous scholarly and scientific studies of information processing.  Mosaic Training Institute Trainings of Basic EMDR Training is based on the work of Shapiro as it is described in her writings (Shapiro, 2001). I am committed to the vision of Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. to ensure EMDR trainings are culturally attuned to all demographics.

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