Ari Webb

Ari has worked in community mental health as a licensed clinician since 2020. In addition to operating her private practice, Ari maintains a full-time role as the lead clinical supervisor and program manager for youth and family outpatient mental health services at a rural community mental health center. Ari is an Approved Clinical Supervisor in the state of Washington, and has fulfilled all requirements according to state law (WAC 246-809-134). Ari is a Board Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and is licensed in Washington and Idaho.

Ari is certified in both Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, both of which required additional consultation and training using the modality. Serving both youth and adults, Ari has been practicing DBT in both individual and group settings since 2020, and has been practicing EMDR since 2023.

Ari is a professional member of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), The American Mental Health Counselors Association, and the National Board of Certified Counselors. Ari is a Certified EMDR Therapist through EMDRIA, and a Certified DBT Therapist through Evergreen Certifications.

Ari’s career in social service and mental health began in 2015, following earning a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from Earlham College in 2014. Since then, Ari has served children, teens, and adults in various settings including community rehabilitation for adults with developmental/intellectual disabilities, correctional mental health for incarcerated adults, and case management for vulnerable youth. Ari graduated with a Master’s of Education in Clinical Mental Health & Rehabilitation Counseling from The Pennsylvania State University (with Honors) in 2020, a CACREP-Accredited program.

I provide a unique treatment integration of EMDR Therapy with DBT. Together, these evidenced-based modalities provide the ultimate platform for healing both the body and the brain from past traumatic and disturbing experiences. These past experiences often include emotions, thoughts, images, and sensations that may hold the “charge” that can be triggered when faced with remotely similar things in the present. Just like physical wounds need immediate care at the source of the injury, emotional wounds do too. When emotional wounds are neglected, they may not heal or resolve fully, increasing the risk for complications to reoccur later. Think of it this way, EMDR is the medical equipment you may use to recover and heal following an emotional wound, and DBT is the strategies you learn to regain control of your mind and create meaning in your day-to-day life.

All new clients complete enrollment paperwork and a 90-min intake appointment to help me learn about your personal history and background, what you need help with, collect baseline measures, and anything else you would like me to know about you. Following the intake appointment, we will create your treatment goals, review psychoeducation about the EMDR 3-pronged protocol, and overview of EMDR Therapy treatment. DBT skills are taught during EMDR Phase 2 (resourcing and preparation) to nurture mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills before reprocessing begins.

Throughout treatment, we will monitor your treatment goals to ensure you are getting what you need out of therapy. Building trust and rapport with a therapist takes time and patience. Your feedback about how treatment is going is of utmost importance. My goal is to foster a therapeutic environment where you feel comfortable enough to share your opinion about what’s going well and what is not.

• Standard Treatment Procedure:
• 1) Intake session is 90-mins
• 2) Regular follow-up sessions are 60-min
• 3) Average treatment duration is 1-2 years depending on needs
• 4) Weekly sessions are recommended for the first 3-6 months, and then reduce to biweekly and monthly, depending on clinical need and client’s needs