About Me

I am a Senior Social Worker at Brigham Mass General/Brigham Psychiatric Specialties and work as an EMDR Certified therapist. I have been full-time since 2013. I also started a telehealth private practice 1/2024 for EMDR and DBT skills-based therapy. You can contact me at: https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/blair-manning-garrido. I am credentialed through HelloAlma.com with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Optum and also accept private pay clients. I became certified in EMDR in December of 2022 after 4 years of EMDR intensive practice at BPS. I EMDR 1.0 and 2.0 with a compassionate, client-centered, ego-state lens. The sessions are structured, focused and goal-oriented. I have expertise in single and complex PTSD, traumatic grief and loss, PNES, medical trauma and illness, anxiety and depressive disorders. Please reach out and schedule an evaluation. I can help you figure out a treatment plan that will yield immediate relief and excellent short and long-term results with brief therapy. My EMDR practice is comprehensive and addresses the root of the traumas, negative core beliefs and adverse life experiences. I lead a monthly EMDR consultation group at BPS. In between EMDR sessions, I engage in socializing, cooking, disciplined mindfulness practices, nature walks and hikes, meditation, jogging, and cycling.