Rachel Pires, LCSW

Head and Heart Institute is a professional development business for therapists. We offer self-as-therapist work, clinical mastery through EMDR consultation and certification, and community for clinicians. *Book a Complimentary Connection Call to learn more: This is a free call to talk about whether working together is a good fit.* Our services: 1) EMDR Mastery: Consultation Individual and group consultation for therapists who have completed basic EMDR training, including those pursuing further mastery and certification. Advanced groups focus on topics such as countertransference, somatic interweaves, and self-as-therapist concepts. Consultation is available virtually for clinicians across the United States. 2) Heal the Healer™: Professional Development for Therapists A five-month professional development program for mid-career clinicians, offered in a small cohort. Your clinical training teaches frameworks. This work teaches you to use yourself as the instrument in the room: your countertransference, your own connection to self, and the relational cost of trauma work. 3) Events and Community for Therapists Head and Heart Institute also hosts workshops and community gatherings for therapists throughout the year, including free sessions. See what's coming up at headandheartinstitute.org About Rachel Pires, LCSW, Founder & Director, Head and Heart Institute: I'm an EMDRIA Approved™ Consultant. My background includes trauma-informed, attachment-focused EMDR, ego state work, somato-symbolic processing (somatic) therapy, affective neuroscience, and psychodynamic approaches. I bring a body-based, depth-oriented lens to professional development, attentive to both the clinical work and the therapist's experience of being in the room. Please note: My private practice is full, and I'm not accepting new individual therapy clients.