Dr. Roger Solomon is a psychologist specializing in the areas of trauma and grief. Dr. Solomon has co-authored and co-presented with Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. and Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis Ph.D. on the utilization of EMDR therapy with complex trauma. He has been Senior Faculty with the EMDR Institute since 1993 and was trained by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. the founder of EMDR. Dr. Solomon is the program director of the EMDR Institute. He teaches the EMDR basic training nationally and internationally; and he has developed and presents advanced workshops on EMDR therapy and grief, complex and acute trauma, psychological first aid, and working with first responders. Recently he taught workshops on the utilization of EMDR with complex trauma and grief in Denmark, England, Finland, Israel, Turkey, and the USA. He regularly consults with the US Senate, providing direct services through the Senate Employee Assistance Program. He has authored or co-authored 41 articles and book chapters pertaining to EMDR, trauma, grief, acute trauma and law enforcement stress.