“I love the excitement of seeing dramatic change in someone who has been suffering for a long time. They tap the strength that they’ve had hidden inside all along, see that they don’t have to suffer…it’s life-changing! It doesn’t always work for everyone – I wish it did – but in those for whom it does work, it’s dramatic.”

Guiding clients to that “AHA!” moment of transformation has been the driving force behind Jim Gach’s 25-year career as a licensed clinical social worker. Focusing his practice on the treatment of trauma, anger problems and sexual abuse, he is trained in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and cognitive therapy.

Jim is also a certified EMDR therapist: he trained in 1994, and has served on the EMDR International Association Board of Directors from 1998 through 2005. As a training facilitator for the EMDR Institute in Palo Alto, California, he also presents training sessions for EMDR therapists at The Counseling Center.