​​Rich Smith, MS, LMFT

Rich graduated from Auburn University with a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1997. From 1996 to 2000, he provided individual, group, and family therapy in an acute care/ crisis stabilization inpatient psychiatric facility.

 

Over the course of the past 25 years, he has served as a provider and clinical supervisor on two military installations with oversight for those affected by combat, suicide, family abuse, neglect, accidents, and violent crime. Rich's clinical focus is trauma resolution. He is one of three certified providers for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Yuma. EMDR is a trauma therapy with endorsements from multiple mental health organizations including the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, and many, many others. Because Rich is an Approved Consultant with the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), he can provide all of the consultation necessary for EMDR certification.

 

In addition, Rich was a lead trainer for EMDR via the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Center of Excellence located at Fort Sam in Houston, Tx. In that capacity, he provided EMDR Basic Training to military clinicians on multiple installations in the U.S. and overseas.

 

​ He is also a co-author of The Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Treatments in Treatment of Active Military Personnel and Their Families, in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (Nov. 2015), and author of Mad About You (Chapter 95 in 101 More Interventions in Family Therapy (1998)).