Thrive Learning

Suzanne E. Mikkelson, Ph.D., LMFT, has been an EMDRIA Approved Consultant since 2011. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Suzanne is in private practice with her husband David, a retired US Army Chaplain, LMFT, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Lynchburg, VA. Their practice, Hill City Counseling and Consulting, LLC focuses on training and supervising a clinical team of licensed practitioners, residents, and graduate interns. Suzanne’s clinical expertise is trauma, couples and families, and working with military and missionary clients. Suzanne is an international speaker and presenter on trauma, military issues, empathy, and emotion regulation. She and David have 3 adult sons and 6 fabulous grandchildren. She loves to travel the world, hike, read, ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and spend time with family and friends. She is honored to be part of Thrive’s EMDR instructional team.

Kayla Schubert-Wirth (she/her) is a LCSW in Pennsylvania, EMDR Certified Therapist, and EMDRIA Approved Trainer. She owns a trauma-focused group therapy practice called Grit & Grace Psychotherapy, where all the clinicians are getting trained and certified in EMDR. She specializes in childhood trauma and Adult Children of Alcoholics. Having suffered from some of her own trauma as a child, she knew she needed to heal herself first before she could effectively help others. It was through her own EMDR work and healing that she has come to a place of strength and grace. And it is from this place that she has a genuine desire to help others who are trying to recover from difficult life circumstances.