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FOUNDER/OWNER AND THERAPIST
Mitzie Baez, MA, LMFT, CCTP, CCTP-II, IIE-CT, EMDR Consultant
Mitzie Baez is the founder of Monroe Trauma Healing Center LLC. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Pennsylvania and an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Consultant. She graduated with her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA, and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus. Mitzie has worked in the human services field for over a decade, including experience in case management, drug and alcohol treatment, and outpatient counseling. Mitzie also served as a Psychology Course Instructor at Penn State University, Berks Campus, and Antonelli Medical and Professional Institute for several years beginning in 2014. She taught college-level courses in Abnormal Psychology, Case Management, Introduction to Psychology, and Social Psychology in this role. Currently, Mitzie also contributes to her local community by serving as a Board Member for Habitat for Humanity of Berks County since 2021.
Mitzie began providing psychotherapy in 2013. She also began serving as a Clinical Supervisor and Department Coordinator in 2017 for T. W. Ponessa and Associates. During Mitzie’s clinical journey, she discovered her passion for working with trauma. She now specializes in the treatment of trauma-related disorders, complex trauma, abuse, and attachment injuries. Mitzie completed her certifications as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional in 2018, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional - Level II in 2023, and a Certified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapist in 2020. Mitzie was trained by EMDR pioneer, Dr. Ricky Greenwald, in Intensive Trauma-Focused Therapy in 2021 and became an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Consultant in 2023. She also received her designation as an IFS-Informed EMDR Certified Therapist (IIE-CT) and as an Intensive Trauma-Focused Therapy Certified Therapist in 2023.
Mitzie is highly experienced in working with PTSD, C-PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias, dissociation/dissociative disorders, attachment, couples, families, emotional detachment, adjustment disorders, and behavioral concerns with adolescents and teens. Mitzie is best known for treating complex PTSD or trauma related to chronic maltreatment, neglect, or abuse from caregiving relationships (childhood trauma) in intensive formats. Mitzie is skilled in paying close attention to client presentation and dissociative symptoms during treatment sessions and works hard to keep the client regulated during processing so that the trauma work is tolerable and safe. Her treatment approach is primarily insight-oriented and comprises EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, and Attachment-Focused therapy. Mitzie also incorporates trauma-informed yoga and meditation into the treatment model. Her treatment modality is typically Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), and Attachment-Based Family Therapy when working with couples or families. Mitzie was also professionally trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy by ICEEFT in 2016.
