Melanie Stoudt

Melanie Stoudt is a Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and EMDR Trainer practicing in Richmond, Virginia. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Boston College in 1996 and has accumulated over twenty-five years of clinical experience in trauma-focused psychotherapy. Stoudt obtained her EMDRIA Certification in 2011 and subsequently advanced to Approved Consultant status, reflecting her depth of expertise in the modality. Her clinical practice specializes in complex trauma and dissociation, with extensive training in EMDR and Attachment/Early Trauma protocol, Ego State therapy, and somatic techniques integrated to enhance transformative processing. She offers EMDR intensive formats — multi-day extended sessions designed for clients seeking concentrated therapeutic work. In addition to her private practice, Stoudt provides individual and group consultation for clinicians pursuing EMDR Certification, Consultant in Training status, and specialized competence in treating complex trauma, dissociative identity disorder, and pre-verbal trauma using an early developmental approach. Her relational therapeutic orientation emphasizes safety, inclusivity, and support for individuals across all identities and backgrounds.