Irena Stjepic

She is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant with over 17 years of experience helping individuals and families heal from trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and the lasting impact of overwhelming life experiences. Irena specializes in Somatic Attachment-Focused EMDR (SAFE EMDR), a trauma-informed, mind-body approach to healing that recognizes symptoms not as "what's wrong with you," but as adaptive responses to what has happened to you. Her approach gently works with both the mind and the nervous system, helping to process traumatic experiences and the attachment patterns that may have developed in response to them. Irena also has received specialized training in Early EMDR Intervention (EEI) utilizing R-TEP, G-TEP, and G-REP, developed by Dr. Elan Shapiro and Brurit Laub. She serves as a Board Member with Disability Rights Tennessee and volunteers with the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) as a Co-Coordinator for the Trauma Recovery Network in Middle Tennessee (TRN of Middle TN).