Tara May, Ph.D.

Tara May, Ph.D.

Tara May is the Clinic Director of Blue Leaf Mental Wellness Center in Vancouver, WA, where she has built the group practice with a strong emphasis on trauma and EMDR. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1998 and in addition to psychotherapy, conducted psychological, medical-legal, and neuropsychological assessments for many years. In 2014 she completed her basic training in EMDR and never looked back. Her expertise includes EMDR, trauma, dissociation, complex trauma, and perinatal mental health. Tara provides EMDR consultation to individuals and groups and is an EMDRIA-approved CE provider, offering workshops on EMDR topics. She coordinates the EMDR So WA Professional Network, providing education, support, and networking opportunities to local EMDR therapists. She served on the EMDRIA Conference Committee from 2019 to 2023, currently serves on the EMDR HAP Conference Committee, and has been an accredited HAP facilitator for the past three years. She is excited for this new chapter in serving on the Board for the ERF.