Samantha McBride
TRAINER & FACILITATOR
Samantha McBride is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides mental health services to youth and adults in Colorado. For close to 20 years, she has trained and worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, foster care, schools, a state hospital, and, most recently, an academic medical center. First trained in EMDR therapy in 2014, she saw what a powerful therapeutic modality it can be and has since become a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA-approved consultant specializing in integrative therapy, uniquely blending evidence-based EMDR practice with play therapy, yoga, and animal-assisted therapy to support both youth and adults.. She believes there are many paths to wellbeing and provides client-centered services weaving evidence-based clinical practices with play, yoga, and animal-assisted therapy.
As an EMDRIA-approved integrative consultant, Samantha welcomes clinicians who are seeking consultation support for clients of all ages, particularly those drawn to holistic, body-based, and creative approaches alongside EMDR therapy.
Samantha’s path to becoming an EMDRIA-approved consultant specializing in integrative therapy reflects her deeply held belief that healing is not one-size-fits-all. Drawing on nearly 20 years of clinical experience across some of the most demanding mental health settings — from state hospitals to academic medical centers — she has developed a flexible, client-centered approach that meets people where they are.
Her work with foster care youth, school-based populations, and medically complex patients has given her a broad clinical foundation that she now brings to her consultation practice. Clinicians who work with diverse, hard-to-reach, or treatment-resistant clients will find in Samantha a consultant who understands the real-world challenges of trauma therapy.
Whether you are new to EMDR or an experienced clinician deepening your practice, Samantha’s integrative perspective and warm consultation style offer a distinctive and enriching path to EMDR competence and certification.