Consultation for Therapists
Thank you so much for your interest in professional consultation. I have been a psychotherapist for over 25 years, an EMDR therapist for over 16 years and a specialist in chronic pain and chronic health conditions for over 14 years. I provide specialized consultation to other professionals for treating clients with chronic pain and chronic health conditions using EMDR, both the standard therapy protocol as well as advanced EMDR protocols and other nervous system based interventions to promote healing. I further assist professionals to understand the neurobiology and physiology of these conditions in order to determine the best treatment methods and modalities given their clients' specific past and present life and health circumstances.
Chronic pain and chronic health conditions rarely exist without other co-occurring disorders. While I have specialized in treating chronic pain and chronic health conditions for the past 14 years, during this time I have also continued to work with complex PTSD, depressive and other mood disorders, severe anxiety issues, process and substance addictions, and personality disorders. Furthermore, prior to working with pain and health conditions, I specialized in treating children and adolescents for over 16 years in outpatient, hospital settings, and residential environments of care. Trauma and attachment disruptions were primary issues of focus as well as working with clients who were marginalized. Finally, I have quite a bit of experience treating military personnel, veterans and law enforcement officers. This background and my focus on a true integrated interventional approach offers clinicians who seek consultation the opportunity to conceptualize care in ways that are new and very beneficial to both themselves and their clients.
If you are interested in professional consultation please contact me at (808) 628-8960 or garybrotherscounseling@gmail.com to discuss this further.
Chronic pain and chronic health conditions rarely exist without other co-occurring disorders. While I have specialized in treating chronic pain and chronic health conditions for the past 14 years, during this time I have also continued to work with complex PTSD, depressive and other mood disorders, severe anxiety issues, process and substance addictions, and personality disorders. Furthermore, prior to working with pain and health conditions, I specialized in treating children and adolescents for over 16 years in outpatient, hospital settings, and residential environments of care. Trauma and attachment disruptions were primary issues of focus as well as working with clients who were marginalized. Finally, I have quite a bit of experience treating military personnel, veterans and law enforcement officers. This background and my focus on a true integrated interventional approach offers clinicians who seek consultation the opportunity to conceptualize care in ways that are new and very beneficial to both themselves and their clients.
If you are interested in professional consultation please contact me at (808) 628-8960 or garybrotherscounseling@gmail.com to discuss this further.
Past trainings, workshops and presentations I have and continue to provide included:
Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndromes
2 day workshops provided on an ongoing basis: August, 2022 (webinar based); next on scheduled in February, 2023.
Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndromes (3 hour presentation)
EMDRIA Virtual Conference 2021
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: August, 2022 (webinar based); February, 2022 (webinar based); July, 2021 (webinar based); May, 2021 (webinar based); February, 2021 (webinar based); November, 2020 (webinar based); 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.
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.
Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions: Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches and Other Nervous System-Driven Skills (3 hour presentation)
EMDRIA 2019 National Conference, June, 2019, Orange County, California (simultaneous 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. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5TOJCAGq4g)
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, June, 2018, El Paso, Texas.
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, June, 2018, El Paso, Texas.
2 day workshops provided on an ongoing basis: August, 2022 (webinar based); next on scheduled in February, 2023.
Integrating the Attachment System and AIP Model for Chronic Health Syndromes (3 hour presentation)
EMDRIA Virtual Conference 2021
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: August, 2022 (webinar based); February, 2022 (webinar based); July, 2021 (webinar based); May, 2021 (webinar based); February, 2021 (webinar based); November, 2020 (webinar based); 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.
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.
Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions: Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches and Other Nervous System-Driven Skills (3 hour presentation)
EMDRIA 2019 National Conference, June, 2019, Orange County, California (simultaneous 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. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5TOJCAGq4g)
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, June, 2018, El Paso, Texas.
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, June, 2018, El Paso, Texas.