Gary Brothers, LCSW
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  • Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Health Conditions (Webinar), next training date to be determined - 14 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model For Chronic Health Syndromes, next training date to be determined - 14 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • 3 Hour Recorded Webinar - Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions - 3 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • BLS Drum Therapy
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  • Home
  • Background and Experience
  • My Thoughts as a Therapist
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions
  • Consultation for Therapists
  • Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Health Conditions (Webinar), next training date to be determined - 14 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model For Chronic Health Syndromes, next training date to be determined - 14 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • 3 Hour Recorded Webinar - Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions - 3 EMDRIA CREDITS
  • BLS Drum Therapy
  • Locations, Fees, and Scheduling
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"We meet ourselves time and time again in a thousand different disguises on the path of life."   -Carl Jung
Background and Experience
I have over 30 years of experience treating adults, teens, children, and families in the counseling office, outpatient counseling programs, medical and hospital facilities, residential treatment programs, and school setting. I am experienced with assisting in most challenges one may be facing. Of course, everyone's struggle is their own. My current specialized focus of care is with assisting those with chronic pain, chronic health conditions, physical and emotional trauma, attachment and developmental trauma (trauma stemming from childhood and at times one's family of origin), posttraumatic stress conditions, and complex posttraumatic stress conditions where one has experienced trauma from multiple sources and/or at multiple times during one's life. 

I have lived and worked in a number of places over the years including Illinois, the US Virgin Islands, Florida, and Hawaii for over a decade, before serving the people of Austin, Texas for the past 18 years. I have recently returned to Hawaii but continue to treat my clients in Texas. I am also licensed and treat clients in Hawaii, Connecticut, and Tennessee. 

I have developed an integrative model of care for treating chronic pain and chronic health conditions based in neuroscience and the body’s inherent ability to heal. I teach and train other therapists on how to use these methods through providing multi-day trainings as well as 
speaking at conferences, summits and other professional engagements. It is one of my missions to help people with these conditions to end their immense suffering and to be able to heal to their body’s fullest ability. 

I have created numerous programs and treatment curriculums for medical organizations, treatment centers, and schools for issues including Chronic Pain, Depression, Substance Abuse, Parenting, and ADHD.


While working at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, which has been recognized by US News and World Report as Best Hospital in Hawaii, I was awarded Clinical Personnel of the Year
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I served on Kaiser Permanente's National Guideline Development Team to develop evidence-based guidelines in treating children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

I love people. And, I embrace and appreciate all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, religious and spiritual belief systems, and lifestyle orientations.
Professional Trainings, Presentations and Speaking Engagements
Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions: Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches and Other Nervous System-Driven Skills. (2-day workshops provided on an ongoing basis) January 2025 (webinar); August 2024, El Paso, Texas; June 2024 (webinar); April 2024, Iceland; October 2023 (webinar); February 2023 (webinar); August 2022 (webinar); February 2022 (webinar); July 2021 (webinar); May 2021 (webinar); February 2021 (webinar); November 2020 (webinar); March 2020, Austin Texas; November 2019, Dallas, Texas; October 2019, El Paso, Texas; March 2019, San Antonio, Texas; October 2018, Houston, Texas; September 2017, Austin, Texas.

Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndromes. (2-day workshops provided on an ongoing basis) 
March 2025 (webinar); February 2024 (webinar); June 2023 (webinar); November 2022 (webinar); August 2022 (webinar).

EMDR Therapy: Treating Trauma and Chronic Health Conditions. April 2024, Annual GI Update hosted by Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology.


Components of an Integrated Model in Treating Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions. September 2022, University College London Embodied Psychotherapies Meeting Series. 

Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndromes. (3-hour presentation) EMDRIA Virtual Conference 2021.

​EMDR Therapy: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – Healing the Nervous System after Trauma. July, 2020, webinar for Trauma Resiliency and Resources, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist and prevent suicide of military veterans and first responders challenged by service-related and line-of-duty traumatic experiences. Click here to watch

Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions: Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches and Other Nervous System-Driven Skills. (3-hour presentation) 2019 National Conference, June 2019, Orange County, California (livestream); EMDR Canada 2019, Vancouver, Canada, April 2019.

Understanding EMDR: How and Why it is Efficacious for Trauma and Chronic Pain Patients. February 2018, Changing the Paradigm in the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorder in Texas (Summit), Austin, Texas. 


Understanding Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions: Developing a Syndrome and Systemic Perspective in Order to Promote Healing (Instead of Just Coping). June 2018, Trauma and Resilience in the Borderland Conference 2018, El Paso, Texas.
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Healing from Chronic Pain: It’s Real, It’s Possible, It’s Probably Not What You Think. ​June 2018, Trauma and Resilience in the Borderland Conference 2018, El Paso, Texas.
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