Ira Dressner, LCSW — Therapist in Arizona

Hi there, I'm Ira!

My major area of practice is trauma, whether in childhood, as a teen, or as an adult. I see both individuals and couples.

My focus

I work with adults, and most of the time the treatment involves anxiety, depression, abandonment, as well as events that occurred in childhood.

My approach

I have been practicing EMDR for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. I am now a Consultant in EMDR and teach other clinicians how to add EMDR to their practice.

My communication style

I have a warm communication style and want to understand and work with the client so they never feel judged. Working with me allows a client to tell me what they have never told anyone else.

My journey to mental healthcare

I adopted my wife's two sons, and I believed that in order to work together and peacefully as a family, we would need to work with a therapist. The therapist we chose was wonderful, and I decided to get a Master's in Social Work and become a therapist myself. I learned EMDR in 1997 and observed how it allowed people to heal much quicker.

My goals for you

We discuss the presenting issues that brought the client to therapy. Together, we assign a subjective unit of disturbance, beginning with no disturbance being a 0 or 1, to the highest disturbance being a 9 or 10. We usually begin somewhere in the middle.

Our first session

During the first session, the client might tell me about themselves, and I, in turn, will tell them about my therapy approach.

I identify as...

Male
Caucasian or White
Christian, Jewish

Expertise

Specialties

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Treatment approaches

EMDR

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
All Savers
Allegiance
Allied
Ambetter

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Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from New York University School of Social Work, a Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) in Public Administration from Syracuse University and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Syracuse University.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Ira Dressner