Patti is an EMDR Certified Therapist and EMDRIA Approved trainer and consultant. She is the owner of Midwest Center for EMDR Training and loves teaching and training basic EMDR skills and more complex adaptations of EMDR for clients with dissociative abilities.. She has extensive training in Sensory-motor Psychotherapy.  Patti  In addition to clinical work, Patti does professional consultation and supervision. She is currently practicing with colleagues at The Collaborative in Eden Prairie, MN

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Patti is one of the authors of the Adaptive Internal Relational (AIR) Network Model, a cutting edge therapy for complex trauma and neuro-dissociative states.   AIR Network foundational training has been offered to therapists since the fall of 2015, and over 500 professionals  across the United States, Canada, and the UK as well as Egypt and other MENA countries have been trained as of early 2024.​

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Patti received a bachelor of science from the University of Minnesota in Human Relationships with an emphasis in Family Dynamics in 1986.  After working in the corporate world for 5 years, Patti decided to get her masters degree in Counseling and Psychological Services.  She graduated from St. Mary’s Graduate Center in 1993.  She has been a Licensed Psychologist since 1996.

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Patti approaches clinical work with collaboration and warmth. She understands suffering from a spiritual, neurobiological, and attachment perspective. Patti comes into a therapy relationship with a competency-based perspective.  She feels passionate about helping clients and students attain their goals.

 

Patti pursues humanitarian causes nationally. She has volunteered her services in several Church and school settings, speaking on issues of spirituality and body image. ln 2008 Patti went to New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. She worked with on going trauma recovery issues experienced by therapists. She also is a volunteer for EMDR’s Humanitarian Assistance Program.