Multichannel Eye
Movement Integration
(MEMI)

Licensed Trainers & Team Members

Dr. Mike Deninger

Welcome to the website of Dr. Mike Deninger and Trauma Counseling & Training of Tucson. “Dr. Mike” is an accomplished educator, mental health therapist, author, trainer, and public speaker who is a leading proponent of the use of eye movement integration therapies for PTSD and other mental health disorders.

Dr. Joachim Lee PBM

Our licensed MEMI trainer in Singapore

Dr. Joachim Lee, PBM is a Senior Principal Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Certified Counselling Supervisor, Neurofeedback Therapist and a Board Certified Hypnotherapist. He is an international trainer and speaker, a Founding Member of ISPA (International Strategic Psychotherapy Association) and the founder of Counseling and Trauma Recovery.

Brian Simmons

Join us in welcoming Brian Simmonsas our new licensed MEMI trainer. Brian is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma & stress-related disorders. He and his wife (Dr. Stephanie Thurston-Simmons) co-own and operate both New Solutions Counseling & Trauma Center and HC Solutions Training and Consulting in Southlake, Texas. Both have extensive experience with first responders and human trafficking victims.

Dr. Maria Gear Haugen

Our licensed MEMI trainer

Dr. Maria Gear Haugen is a trauma psychologist and MEMI trainer with a career spanning research, consulting, and frontline clinical care. She holds a PhD in Psychology (trauma & spirituality), an MA in Psychology, and an MBA from Columbia University (public & nonprofit management). Early on, she was a mental-health researcher and data analyst before becoming a management consultant with clients including the White House, building expertise in systems analysis and change management. Clinically, she completed a VA residency treating PTSD, served at a state psychiatric hospital, and later became a lead clinician in a nationally recognized co-ed residential VA PTSD program, where she developed interventions and delivered EBPs (CPT, PE, WET). Certified in Multichannel Eye Movement Integration (MEMI), she reported faster, more durable results for some veterans and now focuses full-time on training mental-health providers in MEMI and advancing the practice.

Dawn Tan

Our associate MEMI trainer, South-East Asia

Dawn is a highly respected counselling professional with more than 20 years of dedicated experience in the mental health field. She is a Registered Counsellor and Certified Clinical Supervisor with the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC), bringing both depth and credibility to her practice. With her wealth of experience, Dawn is committed to facilitating lasting transformation and helping individuals build resilience, making her an invaluable addition to the MEMI training faculty.

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