EMDR Therapy for Adults and Children: Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and Dallas

Holly Forman-Patel

is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (MFT #52308) and Texas (MFT #203669) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #763) in California and Texas (LPC #87795). She holds a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Holly is a certified EMDR Therapist and Approved EMDR Consultant, supporting therapists currently becoming trained in EMDR along with newly trained EMDR therapists in honing their skills and building EMDR into their practice. She currently volunteers through the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP) as a Facilitator at EMDR Part I & II trainings.

After practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for 10 years, she recently moved to Dallas, TX where she continues her telehealth practice of utilizing EMDR Therapy to work with children and adults who reside in California and Texas.

Professional Experience

Board Member - EMDRIA

Published workbook for teens on anger management

Director at housing program for homeless TAY

4 Years on Board of Directors for EB-CAMFT

Published workbook for children on anger management

In-patient/out-patient substance abuse and dual diagnosis

Counselor in pre-schools and elementary schools

Theoretical Orientations

EMDR Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Play Therapy

Psychodynamic theory

Attachment theory