About Me - Richard M Gibson

BIO

In the 1970’s, one day after being accepted into a prestigious PhD program in clinical psychology, a family tragedy derailed my plans to become a therapist for two decades. Ironically, those 20 years yielded a wealth of life experience and a variety of endeavors that I know make me a much more effective clinician today – one who can better relate to his clients, their successes and disappointments, whatever their walk in life. Before finally becoming a therapist in 2000, I produced documentary films – one of which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival – managed bond departments for brokerage firms, lived in Greece for a year, wrote a novel and captained sailboat charters for recovering alcoholics on Chesapeake Bay. Less glamorous but still rewarding pursuits included factory work during college summers, taxi driving during my filmmaking days, and personal training while in graduate school.

CREDENTIALS

Education and Specialty Trainings

Undergraduate: B.S. in Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate: Masters in Social Work, Rutgers University
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Levels 1 & 2, 2000
ETT (Emotional Transformation Therapy), Levels I-VI, 2006-7

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Independent Social Worker, Clinical Practice (LISW-CP), SC
Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), 2002
Approved Consultant, EMDR International Association, 2017
Certified ETT Therapist, ETT International Association (ETTIA), 2012

Affiliations and Memberships

Pennsylvania Hospital – Hall Mercer Community Mental Health Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2014
Shore Health System – Center for Integrative Medicine, Easton, MD, 2006-2014
EMDRIA (EMDR International Association), Certified Therapist, Approved Consultant
ETTIA (ETT International Association), Certified Therapist
Veterans on Deck, Charleston, SC – providing sailing opportunites for veterans with PTSD

EMDR Disaster Network – providing reduced fee EMDR Therapy for frontine healthcare workers and first responders during the pandemic