Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute

EMDRIA and EMDR Europe approved training in EMDR therapy


About SonomaPTI

SonomaPTI Director of Training

Dr. Andrew M. Leeds, Ph.D. is a California licensed Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist with over 45 years of private practice psychotherapy experience. He maintains a full-time practice in Santa Rosa, California where he specializes in the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and dissociative disorders. He also provides group and individual consultation for clinicians regarding the application of EMDR.

Dr. Leeds is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer in EMDR and an EMDR Europe accredited EMDR trainer. He has conducted EMDR training for more than 14,000 clinicians at some 150 training programs in the United States, Canada, France, England and Japan. Dr. Leeds received initial training in EMDR in 1991. He is the author of A Guide to the Standard EMDR Therapy Protocols for Clinicians, Supervisors, and Consultants, 2nd Ed. (2016) Springer Publishing Company: New York and over 60 journal articles and book chapters.

Andrew Leeds Ph.D

  • Rebeca Baculpo, L.C.S.W


    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 Approved Consultant and EMDRIA certified therapist.

    Her website is www.AttainingClarity.com

    Rebeca Baculpo, LCSW
  • Yvonne O'Brien, MA LMFT

    Yvonne O'Brien, MA LMFT is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. Her basic EMDR training was with Sonoma Psychotherapy Institute in 2017. In addition to EMDR therapy, she uses CBT, DBT and client centered modalities. She provides treatment for grief and loss bereavement, anxiety, depression, workplace stress, life transitions, living with or supporting a person with acute mental health condition, trauma, domestic violence, and teen dating violence.

    Yvonne O'Brien, MA LMFT
  • Brenda Frechette, Ph.D.

    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

    Brenda Frechette, Ph.D.
  • Christina Narensky, Psy.D.

    Christina Narensky, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, who is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer and Certified in EMDR. 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

    Christina Narensky, Psy.D.
  • Kevin Edward Rowland, MS, LCSW

    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 an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. 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/

    Kevin Edward Rowland, MS, LCSW
  • Dena Robertson, M.A., LMFT

    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.

    Dena Robertson, M.A., LMFT
  • Jorin Bukosky, L.C.S.W.

    Jorin Bukosky, LCSW is the co-founder of the group practice Within Reach Psychotherapy. His clinical work focuses on the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress, insomnia, depression and anxiety. Additionally, Jorin works as the clinic coordinator for the Menlo Park Veterans Administrations PTSD Clinical Team providing evidence-based treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress to Veterans.

    Jorin received his Masters of Social Welfare from U.C. Berkeley with a concentration in community mental health. He also worked in the community mental health system for 20 years prior to working for the VA. He is an EMDRIA certified therapist and Approved Consultant.

    His website is: withinreachpsychotherapy.com

    Jorin Bukosky, LCSW

Our Mission and Philosophy

Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute provides evidence-based, post-graduate education and training in the diagnosis and treatment of survivors of trauma and neglect through public workshops and home study programs.

Sonoma PTI conducts scholarly research that supports the development and delivery of high quality educational and training programs.

We are committed to foster understanding, compassion and competence in clinical assessment and treatment of childhood neglect and abuse and lifespan trauma.

We promote the use of findings and principles from positive psychology in prevention and treatment programs.

We strive to maintain the highest standards of scholarship for historical depth and recent findings.

Our programs present context on issues where there is current consensus as well as where there is scholarly disagreement.


  • Licensed Training Sites

    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.


    Tamra Hughes, MA, LPC
    EMDR Center of the Rockies
    7430 E. Caley Ave. Ste. 130E
    Centennial, CO 80111
    303.221.1272

    Tamra Hughes, MA, LPC

    Jasmine Alexander MA RPC RCC CCC CCPCPR
    The EMDR Center of Canada Inc.
    Maple Ridge, British Columbia
    Canada
    (604) 477-7447

    Jasmine Alexander MA RPC RCC CCC CCPCPR

    Christine Sells, Ph.D.
    The EMDR Center of Southern California
    881 Dover Drive, Suite 381
    Newport Beach, CA 92663
    (562) 552-0632

    Christine Sells, Ph.D.

    Kara Nossardi, M.A., LMFT
    EMDR Education and Training Center
    43533 Ridge Park Drive, Suite H,
    Temecula, CA 92590
    (510) 388-4725

    Kara Nossardi. M.A., LMFT

    Kelly O’Horo, LPC
    Infinite Learning
    2563 S. Val Vista Dr. Suite 108
    Gilbert, AZ 85295
    (480) 448-1076

    Kara Nossardi. M.A., LMFT