Committee members

Marian Tobin is an EMDR  Europe Consultant & Training Facilitator. Trustee & Board member of EMDR UK ( 2008-2024), Chair of EMDR UK Conference Committee, ongoing member of the Accreditation Committee. Vice Chair of EMDR Europe Conference Committee (appointed 2022). 

 

As President of EMDR Europe, Olivier Piedfort-Marin presides over the Annual Conferences and ensures the smooth process of the Conference
 

Beatrix Strock is a clinical Psychologist, Trauma Practitioner (DeGPT), EMDR Europe accredited Practitioner, Project Manager for Mental Health & Refugees, University of Zurich (since 2023)
She was the Coordinator of the EMDREA Conference in Vienna, 2011, She is Board Member & Vice President EMDR Austria (2016-2024)
 

Guida Manuel is a clinical Psychologist, Psychoterapist, EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant , with diverse backgrounds in the area of stress, trauma and crisis intervention. Works at Portuguese Judiciary Police and in private practice. 
 

Sofia Mariani is the Executive Assistant of EMDR Europe Association. She supports the EMDR Europe President and the Executive committee in administratives duties and serves as liaison between the internal management, the President,the EMDR Europe chairs of committees, National Associations and Board members.
 

Isabel Fernandez is a clinical psychologist working in Milan and EMDR Europe accredited senior trainer. She has been a member of the Standing Committee Trauma and Disasters of the EFPA - European Federation Psychological Associations.  She has organized interventions with EMDR in mass disasters and has worked in cooperation with Civil Defense, Military and Law enforcement and Fireworkers to provide psychological support and trauma treatment for emergency workers and to populations exposed to situations of extreme stress.
 

Serena Zucchi is Psychologist sicne 1994, and psychotherapist since 2003, EMDR Europe accredited practitioenr since 2011, member of EMDR Italy. She is project manager for EMRD Italy in Erasmus plus project (Psych.E.In.) (2021-2023); Trainer in National Health System in Psychological First Aid courses targeted to Emergency Healthcare personnel staff, sicne 2015. She is Member of EMDR Europe EPICD Committee.
 

Asena Yurtsever is an EMDR Europe accredited senior trainer, consultant, and EMDR R-TEP and EMDR G-TEP trainer. She is a founder and board member of EMDR Turkey, Chair of EMDR Turkey Accreditation committee, and Member of EMDR Europe EEPIC committee. 
 

Monika Szpringer is a psychologist, psychotraumatologist and crisis intervener. She works as an associate professor at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland.  She is the head of the Centre for Psychological Support and Psychoeducation. She has organised intervention support and participated in numerous activities, in particular for victims of the war in Ukraine and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
 

Zuzana Čepelíková is a clinical psychologist and accredited psychotherapist working in the health care sector. She works on the frontline in large-scale emergencies and in these situations she closely cooperates with the Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic. She has extensive international experience both from direct work with the affected and from training colleagues to whom she passes on methods of assistance in these situations. 
 

Nicolas Desbiendras is a clinical psychologist, Doctor in psycholinguistics, EMDR Europe practitioner and supervisor and currently works in Toulouse. He specializes in emergency interventions and immediate and post-immediate peri-traumatic care. He has worked for 15 years in the field of psychological trauma. First in psychiatric emergencies and at the Medico-Psychological Emergency Unit of Amiens (CUMP80), then in Toulouse with the CUMP31 of which he became one of the regional referents. He works in a private practice in Toulouse and gives training in psychotraumatology and specialized EMDR training in the field of recent events and individual and group EMDR support. He also works voluntarily for Trauma Aid France for whom he gives specialized EMDR training. Nicolas is part of the teaching team at the French Institute of EMDR and acts as a supervisor in the context of initial training in EMDR.

Merja Munnukka-Dahlqvist is an EMDR Europe accredited Consultant and Facilitator, and an advanced level Traumapsychotherapist. She has many years of experience in EMDR therapy, traumapsychoterapy and EMDR supervision and Organization development work. She is member of the OD&C committee of EMDR Europe.
 

Milagros Molero is Health Generalist Psychologist, family and couple therapist, EMDR Europe accredited  Practitioner and Consultant in EMDR for adults and Childrend & Adolescents. Her latest research projects deal with family intervention in traumatic situations combining EMDR and family therapy. She is a clinical specialist in situations of crisis, disease and trauma.  
She has accredited experience in private clinical practice, research and teaching. She is currently a trainer of several consultants in the field of health in the Valencian Community, professor in university master degrees. (Valencia University, UNED, and Valencian International University), and is Director and therapist in her own private Psychological Clinic in Valencia that provide crisis and trauma intervention services.
 

Nadia Thiel is a clinical psychologist and a member of the board of the Dutch EMDR Association. Ishe passionately dedicates herself to optimizing trauma treatment for vulnerable individuals with complex needs.  
 

Kerstin Bergh Johannesson Ph.D. is licensed psychologist, senior consultant in psychotherapy, EMDR Europe accredited senior trainer, and member of the Standards committee.
 

Vesna Bogdanovic MD, MA, PhD, is psychiatrist, EMDR Europe accredited consutlant and senior trainer. She is psychotherapist in Analytical Psychology and EMDR.
 

Maeve Crowley is psychologist in the UK, Co Vice-President EMDR Europe. She is a member of the OD&C Committee and interrim Chair of the newly formed Ethics Committee . 

 

Helle Rathenborg is apsychologist in Danmark since 1989, Authorized Psychologist working in Private Practice. She has ben trained in EMDR in 2004, She is an EMDR Europe accredited Practitioner since 2008 and EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant & EMDR Accredited Child & Adolescent Consultant since 2017. She is President of EMDR Denmark since 2021, and has served at the EMDR Denmark Board since 2012. She is member of the OD&C Comittee.
 

Kryzsztof Beyger is  psychologist, psychotherapist and EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner in Poland. He has experience in individual and group therapy with adults in both, private practice and public health settings. His research interests include PTSD, the impact of traumatic events, and individual and group EMDR therapy. He is also involved in the creation of the Polish law on the profession of psychotherapist, working in the Working Group and the Parliamentary Commission. He is currently vice-president of the Polish Association for EMDR Therapy.
 

Merja Munnukka-Dahlqvist is an EMDR Europe accredited Consultant and Facilitator, and an advanced level Traumapsychotherapist. She has many years of experience in EMDR therapy, traumapsychoterapy and EMDR supervision and Organization development work. She is member of the OD&C committee of EMDR Europe.
 

Anca Sabau is a Romanian child psychiatrist and therapist, working in Timișoara, EMDR Europe accredited consultant and C&A practitioner. She is a founding member of the Romanian EMDR Association. My special area of interest is developmental trauma and the work with children and families.
 

Ytje van Pelt, M.Sc., is a  mental health care psychologist and EMDR Europe accredited trainer with extensive experience in trauma treatment. As the clinical director at Psy-zo!, she oversees various initiatives in treatment, education, and research. Ytje also serves as the editor-in-chief of the EMDR Magazine in the Netherlands. She is an active member of the EMDR European Practice Committee, where she wishes to contribute to the advancement of best practices in the field.
 

Joanna Barszczewska, MA in Philosophy and Psychology, EMDR Europe accredited consultant and facilitator, member of the EMDR Poland Association.
 

Janka Ashford is a psychologist and psychotherapist from Slovakia, working with children and adults in private practice. She is EMDR Europe accredited Consultant and C&A Consultant.
 

Antonio Onofri is a Medical Doctor Psychiatrist in Rome. Co-Chair of the Research Committee of EMDR Europe. EMDR Europe accredited consultant.
He is the Director of the School of Specialization in Psychotherapy of Rome, Jesi and Spoleto, Italy. He works at the Clinic Centre De Sanctis of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Rome.
 

Carlijn de Roos, PhD, is a clinical psychologist/psychotherapist currently working at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Levvel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mrs. de Roos is an EMDR Europe-accredited Child and Adolescent  Trainer, chair of the Child and Adolescent Committee (EMDR Europe), and member of several research committees (Dutch EMDR Association and EMDR Europe). 
 

Researcher and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Department of Clinical and Biological Science of the University of Torino, Italy. Psychologist and Psychotherapist at the Clinical Psychology Unit of the Univeristy Hospital "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Torino, Italy. 
 

Suzy Matthijssen, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist-psychotherapist, senior researcher, psychotraumatherapist NtVP, NRGD registered pro justice reporter, EMDR and CBT consultant and is a lecturer at university and postdoctoral psychology specialization programs. The focus of the research she conducts is on the optimization of trauma treatments. She is the director of the Altrecht Academic Anxiety Centre where she is also the head of an intensive trauma treatment program and she is an expert leader on PTSD. She is also the director of the Enhancing Trauma Treatment - institute. Her involvement is in research on the enhancement of trauma therapy, intensive trauma treatments and working mechanisms of trauma therapy. She is the vice president of the Dutch EMDR association, is in the scientific committee of EMDR Europe and is the past co-chair of the former Council of Scholars; the Future of EMDR project. 
 

Juliane Tortes Saint Jammes is a clinical psychologist specialized in psychotraumatology, and EMDR Europe accredited  trainer. Member of the NIH research team on trauma prevention and care. Member of the EMDR Europe  Research Committee.
 

Alicia Valienteis  Doctor in Psychiatry from the University of Barcelona since 2016 and coordinator of the Research Unit at Centre Fòrum. Researcher at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and researcher affiliated with CIBERSAM. Psychiatrist and EMDR psychotherapist at the Subacute Unit of Centre Fòrum.
 

Dr Jonathan Hutchins is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Neuropsychology. He is an EMDR Europe accredited Consultant and he delivers advanced workshops on Neuro EMDR; an adapted approach to clients who have cognitive problems. He is chair of both the Scientific Commitee and the Neuro EMDR SIG in the EMDR Association. 
 

Paulina Želvienė, PhD, is Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Research group leader. She is a clinical psychologist, member of the Board of the Lithuanian Trauma Psychology Association (LTPA), President of the EMDR Lithuania Association, a member of the EMDR Europe Scientific Committee, and a member of the office of the Lithuanian Young Academy of Sciences (LMAJA). Her scientific interests are psychotraumatology, evidence-based treatment, and stress and resilience in adolescence. Paulina Želvienė is currently leading the projects HACHI and STAR-A. She is currently involved in the Horizon Europe project ADVANCE.
 

Marie France Gizerd is a French EMDR Europe accredited C&A Senior Trainer, clinical psychologist, EMDR Europe Senior Consultant (generic and C&A), facilitator for the French institute of EMDR, member of the french board, representative of C&A EMDR France committee, member of C&A EMDR Europe and of EMDR Europe Standards committee.

Ludwig Cornil is an EMDR Europe accredited Senior trainer in Belgium.

Arne Hofmann is EMDR Europe accredited Senior trainer in Germany, and researcher.

Ester Bar-Sadeh is an Educational  psychologist and an EMDR Europe accredited C&A Trainer. She began her training in EMDR under Francine Shapiro, continued her training as a EMDR Europe facilitator and as an EMDR Child and Adolescents trainer in the European organization with Bob Tinker and Sandra Wilson. Esther has been training EMDR child therapists in Israel and internationally. She is a member of EMDR- Europe Child Section and the Standard Committee, and she chairs the C&A committee of EMDR Israel association. She has contributed to the publications of several chapters on EMDR with children and families in war time, dyadic psychotherapy and complex trauma. Ester is serving as a Mental Health adviser for  Korro ,an A-I company which is developing AI therapeutic mental health interventions for children.

Udi Oren Ph.D.is a clinical and medical psychologist, EMDR Europe Accredited Senior Trainer. He is President and Co-Founder of EMDR Israel Associationand former President of EMDR Europe Association (2007-2015). He is also founder of the The Israeli EMDR Institute and co-founder of The Israeli EMDR Center.

Alexandra (Sandi) Richman is clinical psychologist, EMDR Europe Accredited Senior Trainer, Member of the EMDR Europe Standards Committee, and Past President EMDR UK Association.

Isabel Fernandez is the Director of the Psychotraumatology Research Center of Milan and has published many papers, articles and books on trauma, EMDR and other topics. She is chairman of the Italian EMDR Association and  Former President of EMDR Europe Association (2015-2023) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Federation of Scientific Psychological Societies. She is a EMDR Europe Accredited Senior trainer since 2005.
 

Eva Zimmermann is a psychologist and psychotherapy and works in private practice in Murten/Switzerland. She is EMDR Europe Accredited Senior Trainer and Co-Director of the IRPT (Institute Romand de PsychoTraumatologie). She also works in the humanitarian sector and has participated in many emergency operations around the world. As an EMDR Europe senior trainer she has conducted many trainings in developing countries.
 

Eva Münker-Kramer is a clinical psychologist, CBT therapist, CBT teaching therapist, disaster and crisis psychologist, EMDR Europe accredited trainer since 2007. She has a private practice in Krems/Austria and is specialized on trauma therapy and EMDR where she is author, lecturer and trainer in different areas nationally and internationally. She has co founded and chaired the Austrian EMDR association from 2003-2021 and is EMDR Europe Vice President and Interim Chair of the EMDR Europe Practice committee. 
 

Richard Mitchell is psychotherapists, EMDR Europe accredited Senior Trainer, Consultant. He is a member and former Chair of the EMDR Europe Standards Committee and the Founding President of the EMDR Europe Association. He is also the Director and principal trainer of EMDR Works Ltd, based in the UK.
 

Kath Norgate brings the administrative support to the Standards Committee. She keeps records on applications for Trainer Accreditation and Re-accreditation. She supports the applicants to ensure their supporting materials and documents are complete and in a format that can be readily accessed by the Standard committee member who is allocated to be their Case Assessor.