David Archer

EMDR Consultant

ARCHER THERAPY

David Archer, MSW, MFT, is an anti-racist psychotherapist from Montreal, Canada (Tiohtià:ke). He provides mental health services and regularly conducts workshop presentations. He has delivered plenary and keynote speeches and authored books on race, identity, and mental health. Informed by mindfulness, memory reconsolidation, and critical race theory, Archer uses EMDR therapy and is the developer of the Rhythm and Processing framework. He specializes in treating complex PTSD and racial trauma, and is dedicated to increasing the number of Black therapists and training diverse anti-racist therapists from all backgrounds. Archer is an ally of LGBTQ, Black, Indigenous, and oppressed communities worldwide.

Publications of Interest:

Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Confronting Systemic Racism and Healing Racial Trauma (https://amzn.to/3aYwxSs)

Black Meditation: Ten Practices for Self-Care, Mindfulness, and Self-Determination (https://amzn.to/3JEnhm7)

Racial Trauma Recovery: Healing Our Past Using Rhythm and Processing (https://amzn.to/3C8HY89).

Black Mountain: Fight for the Future (http://amzn.to/3qhKTYP).

Transforming Complex Trauma: Reflections on Anti-Racist Psychotherapy (https://amzn.to/48Wff3r).

3420 Avenue Wilson Suite 101, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 2T5

Phone: (438) 320-8507
Email:

Population Served:

Adult

Languages:

How EMDR is Offered:

Online

Areas of Expertise:

Anxiety
C-PTSD
Depression
Dissociation
EMDR Intensives
PTSD
Phobias