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 more disorders. An example of what I aim for my trainees to take away from the training can be viewed in the video below created by one of my trainees less than six months after completing my EMDR Basic TrainingMy innate desire to help others was my motivation to return to San Francisco State University for my MSW. I have a private practice, a partnership in my wife's group practice and I provide EMDR consultation. 

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

My Vision

The materials I will be teaching is based on the curriculum of DaLene Forester's Advance Education Institute. Dr. DaLene Forester was trained by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. Like Advance Education Institute, 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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