Frank Bienkowski

For my first ten years in the counseling profession, I was employed by Gateway Rehabilitation Center as a halfway house and outpatient therapist. My primary background is in addictions; in that context I was able to learn a great deal about conditions that frequently co-occur with addictions, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relational conflicts, etc. While in private practice, which I began part-time while still employed at Gateway in 2008, I have trained in Gestalt therapy and in treating trauma with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting, which evolved from EMDR. I have also integrated Mindfulness Meditation into my work with clients as a way to practice in sessions and as a practice to teach to clients to integrate into their daily lives.