Trauma Therapy for High Performing Professionals
When recent trauma, crisis, or burnout disrupts how you function, EMDR and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) therapies help you regain clarity, steadiness, and feel more like yourself
In Person in Metairie and Greater New Orleans | Virtual Across Louisiana
About Brave Living Center
Trauma or PTSD may haunt you with nightmares, painful memories, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, grief, or relationship conflict. You may be unsure what you experienced is considered traumatic yet it continues to interrupt your life. Despite your best efforts, lack of change is compelling you to courageously consider another approach. If you feel ready enough to try different, you are in the right place. Compassionate, effective counseling can free you from painful past experiences or feeling unworthy of love and belonging so you can live your best life Now.
TERRI STOCKDREHER, LCSW, MPH (she/her)
In awe of people’s resiliency — more than 15 years helping people heal from traumatic experiences is proof that courageous culture changes lives.
Having an emotionally safe place where you feel seen and heard without judgement is most important for success. With reflection and accountability of her white, hetero, cis gender privilege she welcomes each client’s uniqueness and personal history that shape their lives.
Giving ourselves permission to consider we are unequivocally worthy of love and belonging leads to a revolution of courageous culture that fundamentally changes lives. That’s a world we're committed to creating every day.
Professional Experience
Terri’s past work has included trauma related counseling with military and veterans at the New Orleans VA Hospital, with children at Tulane University Medical School, and developing community mental health programs at Louisiana Public Health Institute. She continues to love working with military, veterans, and their spouses as a part of her private practice.
Because of its powerful ability to heal trauma and distressful experiences, she has specialized in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) since 2007. For five years she led the National VA/Vet Center EMDR Conference Call through consultation, clinical learning, and advocacy for EMDR providers across the country. As an EMDRIA Consultant and Certified Therapist, Terri offers consultation and advanced trainings on EMDR to mental health providers locally and nationally.
Select Trainings & Certifications
2024
Deep Brain Reorienting Therapy
Levels 1, 2, and 3 Training
2023
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
2022
Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra Meditation Level II Training
2018
Certified Daring Way Facilitator (based on research of Brené Brown)
2018
EMDR Certified Therapist
2015
Prolonged Exposure Therapy Training
2015
Cognitive Processing Therapy Training
2014
Motivational Interviewing Therapy Training
2010
Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra Meditation Level I Training
2008
LifeForce Yoga for Depression and Anxiety Training
2008
Certified Compassion Fatigue Therapist
2007
EMDR Basic Training
Services
Live from a place of Freedom instead of fear and suffering with trauma informed approaches that heal past hurt. Together we’ll customize a holistic treatment plan that helps you manage overwhelm so you can Show Up in life.
SPECIALIZATION
At Brave Living Center we have advanced specialization in treating traumatic experiences such as:
Sexual assault, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, disasters, neglect, combat, accidents, violence, moral injury, attachment wounds, and narcissistic parents or loved ones.
These painful experiences may result in PTSD, Complex PTSD, Dissociation, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Complicated Grief, or feeling “Not Enough”.
Trauma Focused Evidence Based Treatments heal the source of suffering that then frees us to live our most authentic life.
- Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Psychotherapy (EMDR)
- Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Therapy
OTHER THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
- Daring Greatly™, Rising Strong™, Gifts of Imperfection™ individual, group, and workshops based on research of Brené Brown
- Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) for treatment of nightmares
- iRest™ Yoga Nidra Meditation
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Relationships (STAIR)
- LifeForce Yoga for Depression and Anxiety
Testimonials
Why brave living center
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Investment
Appointments are available in-person at our office in Metairie, LA which is just outside of New Orleans. Or online across Louisiana to offer the most flexibility for clients.
Healing takes time which is why clients who work with me make the most progress meeting weekly or, potentially, in a condensed intensive format meeting a few hours across multiple days. Let’s discuss these options during our brief consultation phone call.
Weekday (Mon – Thur) = $300/
Weekend (Fri – Sun) = $360/55-min
*Weekend availability is limited to intensive therapy packages
We accept HSA/FSA payment. We do not accept insurance however you may be able to use your out-of-network insurance benefits to be partially reimbursed.
For Providers
Terri has provided professional consultation and training locally and nationally, including co-presenting at the 2019 EMDR International Association Conference. She is the Chair of the South Louisiana EMDR Regional Network (SLERN).
Applying what you’ve learned in EMDR Basic Training to your clients can sometimes be confusing and daunting. Consultation can help you integrate EMDR into your practice so that you feel more confident and your clients have better outcomes. Especially if you work with specific populations such as military or veterans, or clinical domains like complex PTSD and dissociation. Consultation also available for those wanting to become an EMDR Certified Therapist.
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