ABOUT
Mara Tesler Stein, PsyD, PMH-C
The Touchstone Institute

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Illinois, Israel
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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, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer for the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, 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 25 years ago taking her through infertility, twin pregnancy, prolonged hospital bedrest, the NICU, and years of raising NICU graduates.

ON DEMAND
Advanced Applications of EMDR to Perinatal Mental Health (self paced)
ON DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
ON DEMAND
A Foundational Model: Understanding Trauma in the Perinatal Period (self paced)
ON DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
ON-DEMAND
Theory and Application: Understanding Trauma in the Perinatal Period (self paced)
ON-DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
ON DEMAND
Advanced Considerations in Understanding Trauma in the Perinatal Period (self paced)
ON DEMAND
Instructor:
Mara Tesler Stein
Janelle S. Peifer
The Center for Inclusive Therapy + Wellness and Fleurish Psychotherapy and Peifer Psychology
