Dr. Robert Benavides Jr., Ed.D. has over 30 years experience in private practice, consultation and education in the mental health field. He received his Doctorate in Counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco, his Master of Arts in Humanistic psychology from Sonoma State University and his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from California State University at Los Angeles.

He has designed and implemented integrated behavioral health programs for two Federally Qualified Health Centers as well as a Wilderness experience program for adolescents in residential treatment. He is certified in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Hypnosis and is a Substance Abuse Professional. He is an Approved Consultant in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

Rebeca Baculpo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Alameda, California. She is a bicultural, Spanish speaking therapist working with adults with childhood trauma, PTSD, anxiety, issues with life transitions, in addition to conducting mental health evaluations for immigration proceedings. Additionally, Mrs. Baculpo works as the Licensed Clinician for The Latino Commission, a drug treatment program in the Bay Area. Since 2003, she has been working with a wide range of populations, particularly foster children, domestic violence survivors, addiction, traumatized groups, and immigrant populations.

Mrs. Rebeca Baculpo is an EMDRIA certified therapist and a Consultant in Training with Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute.

Her website is www.AttainingClarity.com

Brenda Frechette, Ph.D., is in private practice in northern California after 40 years of public service in community agencies. She specializes in treating complex trauma as well as working with first responders. Her career includes serving adults and children experiencing psychiatric emergencies, addictions, and trauma. She has worked in community mental health and addiction programs, the Veteran’s Administration, and the California prison system. She currently serves as adjunct faculty in graduate counseling programs in northern California.

Brenda earned her M.A. in counseling at Northern Arizona University and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is certified in EMDR and is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She also has extensive training in clinical hypnosis, somatic experiencing, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and cognitive processing therapy.

Her website is www.themindfulcenter.org

Christina Narensky, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, who is certified in EMDR, and an EMDRIA Consultant-in-training. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Smith College in Massachusetts, and her Doctorate in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco. Since 2014, she has had a private practice in Alameda California where she provides trauma-informed care for a variety of clinical concerns in her work with adolescents, adults and families. Christina has a background in community mental health, school-based counseling, and juvenile justice. She brings her experience as both a collegiate and post graduate instructor, and as a clinical supervisor to her work with Sonoma PTI.

To learn more about the professional services Christina offers, including therapy and EMDR consultation, please visit www.drchristinanarensky.com

Kevin Edward Rowland, MS, LCSW has been a mental health professional for over 25 years. He currently works in private practice in San Francisco and Oakland providing trauma informed psychotherapy to adults. He specializes in treating Attachment Trauma and Addictions.

He received his B.S. in Psychology from the University of California and his M.S.W. from Columbia University School of Social Work in New York. His career has included working for internal and external Employee Assistance Programs as well as treating Addictions in a variety of modalities including private practice. He was trained in EMDR in 2013. He is EMDRIA Certified in EMDR and is currently working on an EMDRIA Consultant in Training. He is deeply impressed by the healing power of EMDR and utilizes it as often as possible.

To learn more about his services visit https://www.krowlandtherapy.com/

Dena Robertson, MA, LMFT is in private practice near Sacramento in Folsom, CA. She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and an EMDRIA Certified Clinician. Her practice is built on years of clinical experience, consultation, and specialty training.

Dena received her Master's degree in Psychology from Brandman University. She specializes in trauma and recovery from abuse, neglect, major life events, and grief. Dena welcomes people of all cultures, spiritual beliefs, gender identity and sexual orientation.

Viviana Urdaneta, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with children, adolescents, and adults since 2010. She was born in Colombia, South America and considers herself bilingual (English and Spanish) and bicultural. She received a B.A. as Electronic Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia, a Master of Social Work from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity from Truett Seminary Baylor University. She holds licenses as a clinical social worker in both Texas and in California.

She is passionate about supporting clients in their healing process. She has extensive experience working with complex trauma including survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and homelessness. She works with underrepresented populations, immigrants (first and second generation), people that live with the intersection of different identities, people that come from mixed races and backgrounds, and people of color.

She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant providing individual and group consultation services to clinicians. She emphasizes the importance of considering issues of culture, inclusion, community, and diversity. For more information on her services visit her Web site at https://vivianaurdaneta.com/

Kara Nossardi, M.A., LMFT is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer.

Kara has been a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist since 2014. She specializes in using attachment-focused EMDR Therapy in the treatment of complex Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), depression, and anxiety.

She completed graduate work in Integral Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and EMDR training from the Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute.

She provides consultation services for clinicians wanting to become Certified in EMDR Therapy or an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She is Director of Training and Founder of EMDR Education and Training Center (EETC).

The SonomaPTI training model is now being licensed to select, highly qualified EMDR International Association Approved Consultants. These EMDRIA approved providers of basic training meet EMDRIA standards and are separate business. They use the same training format as our original Northern California program.

They schedule four two-day weekends about four weeks apart with consultation sessions included. They use the same participant manual and the same presentation slides. Please use the contact us form if you have questions about licensing the SonomaPTI program for use in your area. Please use the links below to learn about these training programs and schedules.