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I will help you Realize what is going on, Release you from the chains of your past, and Reclaim your life. I will help your brain to heal, which will allow you to become who you were born to be.

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Parents can be imperfect, children can be cruel, and life can be unfair.

If you have been struggling with this call me.
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Welcome to The Morrissey Institute

We know that asking for help or coming to therapy is stressful so providing a space that is relaxing and homey is important.
We are a family owned and operated business that strives to provide that personal touch from long ago.

Our Services

Therapy

Individual therapy (0-100 year young)

Family therapy (parent/child, couple, and sibling relationships)

EMDR therapy for people or family systems can be done individually or conjoint (as a group of 2 or more)

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Top Right, login to client/patient portal, takes you to a screen Therapy Appointment 2.0, click on login.

Virtual EMDR Basic Training & Virtual EMDR Advanced Trainings

I will teach you the basics of EMDR therapy. The secrets to client stabilization. How to reprocess trauma safely w/o abreactions. How to adapt the EMDR protocol for special populations.

I can teach you advanced methods of applying EMDR therapy for clients with Traumatic Brain Injuries (separate training). You can learn how to 'Connect the Dots' between life events, current symptoms, and neural networks. This will help you to understand patterns of behaviors and how negative core beliefs develop.

Coming in 2022 Affect Management Skills Training with EMDR therapy.

Advanced trainings are Virtual.

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EMDR Consultation services can occur locally face to face, via the phone or virtually.

EMDR Consultation as needed for either tough cases, getting stuck, or lacking experience with a specific situation or population.

EMDR Consultation for Certification enhancing your skills so you can become Certified in EMDR therapy.

EMDR Consultation for Approved Consultant preparing you to help others improve their skill level, learning how to use intuition and creativity within EMDR therapy, the art of interweaves (cognitive and imaginal).

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Services We Provide

I see children and adults for Individual therapy, Marital/Family Therapy, and EMDR therapy.

Our right brain develops in relationship with others, because of this I provide therapy that focuses on current and prior relationships. These early relationships provide the groundwork for attachments to others and map our brains for interactions and reactions for all other relationships that follow. I use emotion focused therapy, attachment therapy, communication therapy, and EMDR therapy. These different modalities assist in giving clarity to individual/world perceptions and repair attachment injuries.

Questions to ask prospective EMDR Therapists.

https://youtu.be/GK64S80SXO0

My Expertise and Experience

I have expertise in treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, Phobias, Complicated grief, Post-Concussive Syndrome and Traumatic Brain Injuries.

Experiences that have brought on these symptoms/diagnoses include but are not limited to: sexual abuse/rape, domestic violence, being teased or bullied, divorces, car accidents, tragic deaths/losses, natural disasters like house fires, floods, or tornadoes, health related issues like heart attacks, surgeries, and chronic or terminal diagnoses. Areas out of my expertise requiring a referral include: schizophrenia, bipolar, and addictions. I can also provide adjunct EMDR therapy meaning if you have a primary therapist who is not trained in EMDR therapy but you suffer from trauma, I can see you specifically for EMDR therapy while you maintain your primary therapeutic relationship.

Testimonials

Comments from EMDR Basic Trainees

This past July and September, I had the pleasure of taking EMDR Basic Training over two weekends with Mrs. Morrissey. Michelle is very passionate about life and helping people along on their journey. She is an excellent instructor and presents EMDR in a way that is informative, interesting, and engaging. She begins the training with a historical overview, the model, methods, and mechanisms of EMDR, and engages the participants in experiential exercises. Utilizing lectures, group practicum, and case consultations via video, she discusses the neurobiology, legal, ethical, and advanced methods of EMDR. I thoroughly enjoyed this training, and looked forward to weekly consultations with Michelle as I found her guidance invaluable and encouraging. I highly recommend training from Michelle, and if she were to offer advanced training in Montana, I will be attending. Cynthia V.

As a therapist, Michelle is non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive. I've recommended multiple patients to her individually. Her EMDR skills are excellent. As a trainer, she has amazing energy, is thorough in her explanations, and when you are done you feel confident and supported in practicing EMDR. You can't go wrong with The Morrissey Institute. Kristin C.

Great practice and feedback... Excellent training and the hands on experience was very helpful... Loved it and am very excited to learn more... Really appreciated the empathic approach during practice as well as the examples in front of class... Very good training, so glad I participated... I really enjoyed your passion for EMDR, I found it to be very engaging.

Trainer is effective at getting the concepts across and understood by trainees....Michelle is a consummate trainer and master therapist...the training was valuable and helpful...an Awesome experience...the training was wonderful and above expectations.

Trainer is energetic and passionate about the material, very knowledgeable and open. It was a great training and I learned a lot and I am ready to use EMDR.

What a wonderful and worthwhile training, it was worth the 350 mile drive. Excellent consultation very direct and responsive to questions. Very current information.

Very helpful in building my confidence. The most practical training I have received in the last 10 years, it has prepared me to provide better mental health practices to others.

Trainer is top professional in every way, informative, encouraging, and emulates the level of professionalism that I hope to match. Training and consultation were excellent, loved the live demonstrations.

Thank you for being an incredible mentor and teacher! You have no idea how much this training has changed my life.
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Alane Wilson

I have had the pleasure of supervising and working with Michelle Morrissey. Her ethics and skills are beyond reproach. I've seen many of her clients have their lives vastly improved through their work with her.
Advanced Training Comments

TBI Workshop Comments: The information and Dr. Morrissey were brilliant, informative, and extremely helpful to use in EMDR...This training exceeded expectations...I was extremely satisfied with this training....The training was extremely informative.... The material was densely packed and could easily be presented over several days.... I found myself wanting to rewind (even though it was live) to really let the concepts sink in....I am very grateful for this training and learned a lot.

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About Dr Morrissey

Michelle D Morrissey, PhD, LMFT CO #920.
EMDRIA Approved Basic Training Provider
EMDRIA Approved Extra Credit Provider #16004
EMDRIA Approved Consultant

2022 EMDR Therapy: An A-To-Z Guide For Interweaves can be found on Amazon

Amazon - EMDR THERAPY: AN A-TO-Z GUIDE FOR INTERWEAVES: Morrissey, Dr Michelle: 9798410030007: Books

2019 NCU Alumni of the Year finalist

2016 EMDR Research Foundation Grant Recipient 2016 Dissertation: EMDR Integrated Group Treatment Protocol for Secondary Traumatic Stress/Vicarious Trauma in First Responders.

https://www.proquest.com/openview/49db64e96e30327601a08dd85aaddc22/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

2013 EMDR as an Integrative Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research 7(4), 200-207. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/emdr/2013/00000007/00000004/art00003

Address:
420 W 14th ST
Pueblo, CO 81003 (MAP)

Phone:
(Barbara/Office) 719-989-8431
Fax:
719-281-3182

Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm