Elizabeth G. Handy MS, LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) who is also certified by EMDRIA in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Certified in Brainspotting. Ms. Handy received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from New York University, New York, N.Y. and a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. She also completed post graduate work at the University of Maryland in Couple and Family Counseling.

Ms. Handy has worked with acutely mentally ill patients at the University of Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, multiple private and public practices including Oasis the Center for Mental Health, the United States Naval Academy, and the emergency room at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Ms. Handy also has ten years of experience as a Lieutenant Training Officer and paramedic in Yarmouth, Maine. Her counseling and paramedic experience demonstrates that she is an accomplished and ethical counselor and clinician.


PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

·         Dissociation of the Personality: The Key to Understanding Chronic Traumatization and Its Treatment, 2010

·         The Theory of Structural Dissociation as a Guide for EMDR Treatment of Chronically Traumatized Clients, 2010

·         EMDR Treatment of Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia: Two Model Treatment Plans, 2010

·         Shame is my Safe Place: AIP Targeting of Shame as a Psychological Defense, 2010

·         EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors: Steven Silver, Ph.D, Atlanta GA, 2010

·         STEP by STEP: Making EMDR Treatment Effective and Developmentally Appropriate for Children and Adolescents, 2010

·         Complex Trauma, Structural Dissociation & EMDR by Kathleen Martin, LCSW and Roger Solomon, Ph.D., 2009

·         Using EMDR as a Contemporary Psychotherapy, 2008

·         Using the EMDR AIP Model for Treating Adult Clients with Complex PTSD, 2011

·         Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, December, 2004

·         Certified in EMDR, EMDR International Association, Consultant in Training/EMDR with Eugene Schwartz, National EMDR Expert and Consultant to Department of Defense.

·         American Counseling Association