She/Her
Mara Tesler Stein, PsyD, PMH-C
The Touchstone Institute
Based In:
Illinois and Israel
Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D., PMH-C is a clinical psychologist practicing in Chicago and Jerusalem. She is the founder and director of The Touchstone Institute for Psychotherapy and Training where she offers both EMDR Foundational trainings for perinatal specialists & advanced EMDR workshops which take a deeper dive into the intersections and applications of EMDR and perinatal mental health.
Dr. Stein is a staunch advocate for trauma-focused care and is trained and certified in a range of integrative trauma therapies. A certified EMDR therapist and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, Dr. Stein is also certified in Emotion-Focused Family and Couple Therapy; is a Gottman Certified Therapist; and continues to pursue training in Clinical Hypnosis, Yoga-Informed treatment, Advanced applications of EMDR, Brainspotting, and Ego-State therapies.
She is the co-author (with Deborah Davis, Ph.D.) of Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey (Fulcrum, 2004) and Intensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU (Fulcrum, 2013). Her trauma work is grounded in her personal perinatal journey, which began more than 27 years ago taking her through infertility, twin pregnancy, prolonged hospital bedrest, the NICU, and years of raising NICU graduates.
Part I: July 14th-16th, 2024 & Part II: September 16th-18th, 2024
Foundational EMDR Training (Parts 1 and 2)
Part I: July 14th-16th, 2024 & Part II: September 16th-18th, 2024
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
On-Demand
Ego-State Approaches for Perinatal Mental Health (self-paced)
On-Demand
Instructor:
Robin Shapiro, Mara Tesler Stein
ON DEMAND
Perinatal EMDR Deep Dive: Complexities in Reprocessing
ON DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
ON DEMAND
Perinatal EMDR Deep Dive: History and Target Selection
ON DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein