Also called: EMDR Therapist
Licensed counselor specializing in trauma treatment like EMDR and trauma-focused CBT.
Guides a client through an EMDR session using eye movements while she recalls a frightening memory. Later works with a teen survivor using a structured trauma workbook.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Master's in counseling or social work, license, and EMDR or TF-CBT certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Counseling, Social Work, Psychology.
Growing much faster than average (about 17% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI apps may support skill practice, but EMDR and trauma-focused therapy need a trained human guide.
Classes: AP Psychology, Sociology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1018.
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