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Roshni Chabra, LMFT is as an Indian Lesbian Intersectional Feminist Therapist and is the Founder and President of the Lavender Healing Collective. Roshni is also Co-Owner, Chief Clinical Officer, and MET(T)A (Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Agencies) Protocol Agency Director at StartAgain Associates. Roshni has a bachelor’s degrees in Women’s Studies and Psychology and a master’s in Feminist Clinical Psychology. She is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, Approved Consultant and Adjunct Faculty at the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. Roshni has over 20 years in mental health specializing in BIPoC LGBTQ+ mental health, neurodiversity, sexual violence and chronic pain/illness.

Reg is an EMDRIA Virtual Basic, and EMDR R-TEP/G-TEP Trainer. She contributed to the development of Orlando’s EMDRIA Regional Network and TRN. Reg was a co-presenter at the EMDR Early Intervention Summit focused on building Community Response Networks (CRNs). Reg is the Coordinator of Elan Shapiro’s R&G International Network of Trainers and Researchers. Reg wrote Levels of Care for the Coronavirus in M Luber’s (ed.), EMDR Resources in the Era of COVID-19. She co-developed the Core Competencies of EMDR Therapy and presented on consultation. Her current efforts are focused on the book, EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat…

Robin Shapiro, LICSW, edited and contributed to EMDR Solutions: Pathways to Healing (Norton, 2005) and EMDR Solutions II: Depression, Eating Disorders, Performance & More (2009) and wrote Trauma Treatments Handbook (2010), Easy Ego State Interventions (2016), and Doing Psychotherapy (2020). She loves her work: writing, presenting about ego states, EMDR topics, clinical consultation, and 40 years of psychotherapy practice, especially around issues of trauma, anxiety, and attachment.

Karen Alter-Reid, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with specialties in trans-generational trauma and first responder treatment. Karen is a Regional EMDR Institute Trainer, R-TEP/G-TEP and Specialty Presenter and Senior EMDR Consultant for the Integrative Trauma Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in NYC. She co-authored a chapter on The Trans-Generational Impact of Anti-Semitism in Nickerson’s Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy. Karen received EMDRIA’s 2014 Outstanding Contribution & Service Award and the 2016 Outstanding Regional Coordinator Award.

Dr. Julie Bindeman graduated from the George Washington University and is the co-owner of Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington in Rockville, Maryland. Her specialty is in the field of Reproductive Psychology, where she actively writes, lectures, and presents. She is an approved consultant n EMDR through EMDRIA. She has served on several committees within the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and was elected in 2021 to its Executive Committee.

Laurel owns a private practice in West Virginia that specializes in using EMDR to work with stress and trauma-based issues. She fell in love with neuroscience during her undergraduate studies at Emory University. During her graduate studies at West Virginia University, she was introduced to EMDR and was drawn to how EMDR worked with the brains natural ability and inclination to heal. Laurel’s clinical work focuses on working with neurodivergence and complex presentations. She also enjoys being an EMDR consultant, clinical supervisor, and Basic Training Facilitator.

William M. Zangwill, Ph.D., is one of the original EMDR trainers trained by Dr. Francine Shapiro and has trained therapists in EMDR and other methodologies across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A frequent presenter at EMDRIA conferences, his publications include “Combining EMDR and Schema-Focused Therapy” and “The Need to Strengthen the Mindfulness Component of EMDR.” He also created the Float Forward and Floatback methods of Target Assessment (Browning 1999). Currently, he practices in New York where he conducts trainings in EMDR and specializes in the treatment of PTSD and of sexual, relationship and family problems.

Lisa Hayes, MSW, LISW-S (she/her) is a Clinical Social Worker based in Columbus, OH. Lisa is a co-founder of The Ohio Institute for Trauma and Wellness, she is also the Director of the EMDR Therapy Training for BIPOC Clinicians program and Affiliate Faculty member with the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. Lisa is an EMDRIA approved trainer, consultant, certified EMDR Therapy provider and a member of the EMDRIA Training Council. Lisa has provided local and national trainings focused on the impacts of trauma and its effects on individuals, communities, and families.

Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT is certified in EMDR therapy, an EMDRIA approved consultant, and a Safe and Sound Protocol provider. As a private practitioner in Central Florida, she delivers the healing power of EMDR therapy to individuals across the lifespan. She’s trained in Level 3 of Gottman Method Couples Counseling and is credentialed as a Registered Play Therapist. Supporting EMDR trained therapists through advanced training and consultation with deep respect for fidelity is at the heart of her work. Safety and connection through applications of Polyvagal theory is infused throughout.

Barry received his Masters degree in Family Therapy in Philadelphia where he studied contextual therapy with is founder, Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy. Barry is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and a member and frequent presenter for the ISSTD and EMDRIA. He has authored three chapters in as many books plus a journal article on the integration of EMDR with couples and family therapy, and has presented workshops at numerous EMDR conferences and provided many workshop trainings to international audiences. Barry is dedicated to advancements in theoretical integration and technical innovation in EMDR therapy. Barry has a private therapy and consulting practice in NH.