Role – Consultant
510-982-1949
Oakland & San Francisco
California
United States
Website: www.elenafeldermft.com
Bio
Elena Felder is a Certified EMDR therapist and Approved EMDR Consultant specializing in recovery from abuse and trauma. She was trained in psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy. As an intern, Elena worked in community mental health with children in special education, people living with HIV, women and families struggling with addiction and members of the LGBTQ community. For over 15 years, Elena worked at a non-profit outpatient recovery clinic in the Mission/SOMA district of San Francisco whose mission was to provide treatment to women and children suffering from addiction, abuse, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting effects of poverty and racism. After becoming licensed, she developed the internship program where she trained and supervised trainees and interns in trauma-focused therapy. Elena uses EMDR for processing underlying trauma while using the development and tapping in of resources to help clients explore ways to manage self-destructive behaviors, stress, addiction, eating disorders and dissociation. She offers individual and group EMDR consultation to therapists who have been trained by the Parnell Institute and co-facilitates an Attachment Focused EMDR Practicum group. Elena Felder has a private practice with locations in Oakland CA and San Francisco CA.
Additional Information
Credential/Qualification: LMFT
Years in Practice: 15
EMDR Status:
- Completed Approved EMDR Basic Training
- EMDR Certified
Approving / Certifying Organization: EMDRIA
Populations Served:
- Adults
- Couples
Specialty Areas:
- Addictions
- Alcohol/Substance Abuse
- Attachment Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Languages: English
EMDR Qualifications
Date completed basic EMDR training: 2007
Trainer: Laurel Parnell