Nikki Yardy

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified EMDR therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, She/Her

Owner & Founder

nikki@viragowellness.com

You don’t have to live with the ghost of your past.

  • I work with women in Maine and New York. I specialize in helping women improve self-worth, depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress by utilizing EMDR to reprocess traumatic memories and adverse experiences.

    I also have a complex trauma history. EMDR has been a huge part of my own healing. I understand what it’s like to be in your shoes, feeling lost, overwhelmed, and like you’re crazy.

    Healing from trauma is intense work but the relief you can find on the other side of the work is so worth the effort. You deserve that.

  • I’m an EMDR certified therapist and Consultant in Training. I utilize EMDR to support women in reprocessing traumatic memories to heal from the things they lived through or experienced in order to lead happier and healthier lives today. My areas of specialty are complex trauma, recent event protocol, and EMDR in group settings.

    In order to become an EMDR therapist, professionals have to complete over 6 days of basic training, an additional 12 hours of continuing education, 20 hours of consultation, demonstrate mastery of the model, provide EMDR to 25 clients, seek 30 hours of consultation, and provide 3 letters of recommendation from other licensed professionals.

  • I started in the mental health field in 2009. I’ve worked in residential, wilderness therapy, outpatient, and school-based settings. I shifted my focus to women’s mental health in 2014, and founded Virago Wellness in 2019.

    I was trained in EMDR in 2021 and am certified in EMDR, after which I will begin training to become an EMDR consultant myself.

    I am Certified Clinical Trauma Profession with additional training for treatment Complex-PTSD

    I’ve completed additional training to utilize parts work (structural dissociation) and somatic approaches to support people with more complex trauma and attachment challenges.

  • I am in network with Optum/United Behavioral Health/Harvard Pilgrim, Community Health Options, Anthem, Cigna, Aetna and Aetna MaineHealth.

  • Email nikki@viragowellness.com to inquire about professional consultation for trauma treatment, EMDR, starting a private practice and more.

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