Education & Experience

Deirdre A. Cole, LCSW has been in private practice for 29 years, specializing in a mindfulness-based approach to psychotherapy and trauma therapy. She pioneered a learning laboratory for therapists in 2008 called “Beginner' s Mind ~ Wisdom Mind,” drawing upon the practice of shamanta meditation to cultivate wisdom vs. “book knowledge”. Deirdre is a Board Certified Diplomate of Social Work, a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Certified EMDR Therapist. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the NYS Society of Clinical Social Work; the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, EMDR International Association, the SE Institute, and the Better Business Bureau. In 2009, under hat of private citizen, Deirdre founded Sacred!Centre—Meditation & Community for The Global Good, offering meditation and contemplative programs for individuals and the community.