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EMDR Resource Center’s founder, Wendy Sue Horn, is a psychotherapist and counselor who specializes in trauma, anxiety, dissociation, parent support, postpartum mental health, and issues of adoption and loss.

Speaking topics include:

Parental Self Regulation

Staying grounded and regulated in order to be the parent you know you can be. Parenting the child within you while parenting the child in front of you.

Creating a Family Centered Birth in a Hospital Setting:

How to Advocate for Yourself in a Medical Setting

Finding Your Parenting Voice and Establishing Your Credibility:

Transitioning as a Parent From Early Childhood to Middle Childhood

Postpartum Mental Health: Keeping Your Pitcher Full
What to expect and how to plan for this sensitive and intense time for yourself and your family.

Live with embodied presence

It’s time you learn how to tolerate your emotions so you can foster deeper connections.

Stop feeling stuck

Wendy Sue’s advice will help you break out of negative patterns and start feeling connected and joyful.

Reach your biggest goals

You deserve to live a life you’re not only proud of but excited to continue living.

Meet our founder

Wendy Sue Horn 
A seasoned clinician, treating children, adolescents, and adults for over 20 years, expert in the field of EMDR therapy, anxiety disorders, PTSD, complex trauma, dissociation, child development, and parent support.

As an EMDRIA-approved consultant and trainer and natural teacher, Wendy Sue has been mentoring therapists in trauma and dissociation for 10 years. Her teaching journey began in 2005 at San Jose State University, she has continued to pursue her love for teaching and training, actively participating as an EMDR consultant in basic training since 2014. Additionally, since 2021, Wendy Sue has been teaching a certification program in trauma and adoption-competent mental health services offered to clinicians by the Oregon Department of Human Services in collaboration with the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).

Wendy Sue's approach is practical, accessible, and grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. She maintains her in-person private practice in Portland, Oregon, treating children, adolescents, and adults while also being licensed in California, where she treats clients virtually. She is proud to be partnered with Oregon's Child Welfare Services to offer free EMDR therapy training and consultation to the therapists treating clients who most need this powerful, integrative, therapeutic approach.

Areas of Expertise
  • Helping individual adolescents and adults with panic, anxiety, PTSD, Complex Trauma and Dissociation.
  • Adoption issues for both adoptive parents, birth parents, and adopted children.
  • Working with individuals and couples who are struggling with prenatal and postpartum anxiety, depression, and trauma.
  • Parent support, consultation, and education.
  • Providing consultation for therapists who are applying EMDR therapy and working towards EMDRIA Certification.
  • Consultation and support for educators as they face the community wide effects of trauma and anxiety.
My Certifications
  • Child development and psychology with a Masters in social work
  • EMDRIA-approved consultant
  • Certification from Postpartum Support International in the specialized treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
  • Certification from The Happiest Baby as a parent educator
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker — #27961
  • TAC (Training for Adoption Competence) Certified mental health provider and trainer

Known for her warmth and encouragement, Wendy Sue has spent 19 years helping individuals better understand themselves and others. With her help, parents can maximize their potential and lead more fulfilling, meaningful lives.

By coupling her clinical experience with engaging stories, Wendy Sue can communicate complex ideas and messages in a simple and clear way. Sometimes, speaking on mental health-related topics can become convoluted — but with Wendy Sue, listeners are given the tools and strategies they need to move forward confidently.