CONSULTATION GROUP WITH: Rhemma Payne

I am Rhemma (ree-muh) and I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and board certified-National Certified Counselor (NCC) who has been in practice for over 7 years. I am the owner and therapist in my own private practice providing telemental health services to those with anxiety, life strain/adjustments, and trauma. I am a certified EMDR therapist and EMDR consultant-in-training registered through EMDRIA. I have been incorporating EMDR into my clinical practice for over five years, and love guiding other clinicians through refining techniques and bringing a comprehensive, culturally responsive practice of EMDR to their clinical practice. Clinically, I have experience providing therapy in a variety of clinical settings, including in-home intensive therapy, inpatient psychiatric hospital (child, adult, adolescent, and geriatric acute units and residential treatment unit), partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient program (IOP), college brief counseling setting, community mental health, and currently in private practice setting now offering telemental health. When I am not engrossed in my dissertation work (now loading), I enjoy Bollywood movies and walks on nice days. I also enjoy spreading knowledge and joy through speaking events around the community regarding mental wellness and the Black community, trauma, and restorative healing practices for conflict resolution.