Therapist Consultant for Trauma-Informed Clinicians

Where thoughtful therapists find their way forward.

This is a space for trauma-informed therapists and therapy leaders—clinicians deepening their clinical integration, supervisors growing their capacity to guide others, and group practice owners building something that sustains them.

You hold complexity for others every day. What you’re looking for now isn’t more information—it’s a steadier way to do this work at the level you’re operating at. The learning experiences here are designed for people who are already experienced and who are ready to go further.

How we can work together

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Experiential Learning for Therapists

Consultation, continuing education, and experiential workshops for integrative trauma therapists and consultants seeking an embodied approach to IFS-informed EMDR therapy.

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Self-Led Practice Leadership

For group practice owners, clinical supervisors, and therapy leaders who want to lead with more clarity and sustainability. Thoughtful guidance and tools for building your leadership identity and a practice, team, and systems that are grounded in who you are.

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Kind Words

  • Her contributions to the IFS-informed EMDR community are deeply informed and invaluable

    Working with Michelle has been a truly meaningful experience for me, both clinically and professionally. In addition to her clarity and depth of knowledge in this field, she also brings her heart. She has a way of connecting with people that feels genuine and grounding. There is a steadiness in how she shows up that creates a real sense of safety and trust, which allows for both honest reflection and growth.

    I have learned so much from her, both in terms of clinical understanding and in how to think about integration and leadership. She brings a level of thoughtfulness to her work that makes complex ideas feel accessible without losing their depth. Her contributions to the IFS-informed EMDR community are deeply informed and invaluable.

    David Polidi

    Editor of IFS-informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches and Host of Empowered Compassion Podcast

  • I am continually awed by her clarity, confidence, and creativity as a teacher.

    I have had the honor of co-training with Michelle for the past five years. Michelle is a highly skilled and multitalented leader. Both wise and down-to-earth, her blend of visionary perspective and grounded presence is truly exceptional. The training presentations she creates for Syzygy Institute are clear, engaging, and culturally inclusive. 

    During our trainings together, I am continually awed by her clarity, confidence, and creativity as a teacher. She brings the material to life through clinical examples, metaphors, and relatatable stories. When she illustrates teaching points through demos, her clinical brilliance shines. She is both patient and persistent as she masterfully embodies the model she just taught. As a business owner, Michelle is smart and strategic with great intuition about the direction she’s headed, the support needed, and the path to get there. In summary, Michelle is the absolute best. Working with her, you’re always in excellent hands.

    Elizabeth Venart, LPC

    EMDRIA Approved Consultant, IFS Approved Clinical Consultant, and Syzygy Lead Trainer

  • Her Leadership Radiates Through the Spectrum of Professional Settings and Roles

    As a co-leader and collaborator, Michelle has ushered the Syzygy Institute through a quantum leap. Her clinical aptitude, teaching abilities, organizational skills, and leadership radiate through the spectrum of professional settings and roles. And more importantly, she has all the qualities of a friend and teammate you know you can count on.

    Bruce Hersey, LCSW

    Syzygy Institute

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Meet Your Therapist Consultant

Michelle Richardson | LCSW

I’m a therapist, trainer, and facilitator who works at the intersection of clinical depth, leadership, and real-world practice ownership. Over the past decade, I’ve founded and led two mental health organizations — Mindful Soul Center for Wellbeing, an EMDR-focused group practice, and Syzygy Institute, a national training organization for IFS-informed EMDR.

Both were built with a shared intention: to create learning communities, not just services. Places where therapists can grow over time, learn alongside one another, and feel supported as their clinical skills, confidence, and Self-leadership evolve.

I’ve taught and mentored therapists across stages of development, from clinical licensure to EMDR and IFS-informed EMDR certification, to advanced supervision and leadership roles. I also contributed a chapter on Discovery and blended protectors to IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches (Routledge, 2025), reflecting the clinical and experiential focus of my teaching.

Across all of my work, my role is consistent: to host and facilitate spaces where people can learn, practice, and lead without having to do it alone. Whether I’m working with therapists or practice owners, the focus is on steadiness, connection, and growth held within community.

Co-Founder, Syzygy Institute

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Founder, Mindful Soul Center for Wellbeing

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Contributor, IFS-informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches, 2025

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IFS Certified Therapist

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EMDRIA-Certified Therapist & Consultant

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Co-Founder, Syzygy Institute | Founder, Mindful Soul Center for Wellbeing | Contributor, IFS-informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches, 2025 | IFS Certified Therapist | EMDRIA-Certified Therapist & Consultant |

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Clarity is the lantern. Let’s find your next step.

How to know if this work is right for you

This work may be a good fit if you’re a therapist or clinical supervisor who:

Is trained in EMDR, IFS, or both and wants deeper, more integrated clinical work

Values experiential learning over passive consumption of information

Is willing to step into learning spaces where you don’t have to be the expert

Wants consultation and support that includes your parts and your nervous system, not just technique

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a group practice owner, clinical supervisor, or therapy leader who:

Is carrying the complexity of leadership and wants clearer systems and decision-making

Values practical frameworks and reflective depth

Is curious about how IFS concepts like Self-leadership show up in practice ownership

Wants leadership support that honors both responsibility and humanity

As a whole, this work resonates most with people who value depth over speed, community over isolation, and learning that actually changes how they think and lead — not just what they know. If you’re looking for a formula or a quick fix, this probably isn’t the right space. If you’re ready for a high-level learning experience with others who take this work seriously — you’re in the right place.

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Reflect. Align. Lead.

You don’t have to carry the complexity of this work alone.

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