Andrea (Andi) White, Founder
Hi! I'm Andi, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with over 15 years of clinical experience and more than 25 years in behavioral health, supporting children, teens, adults, and families in healing from trauma, attachment wounds, and complex life experiences. I’m the Founder of the EMDR Counseling Collective and the owner of Transcendence Counseling, where I provide advanced, trauma-focused care for clients of all ages throughout Arizona.
My background spans private practice, hospital systems, inpatient and outpatient care, child welfare, and community-based programs, giving me a deeply informed understanding of how trauma impacts development, the nervous system, identity, and relationships across the lifespan.
I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, with advanced training in complex trauma, dissociation, attachment injury, shame, grief, addiction, chronic pain and illness, betrayal trauma, and narcissistic abuse.
EMDR therapy is my primary treatment modality, supported by an integrative framework that includes somatic therapies, parts work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT tapping), and expressive approaches such as art and play therapy. This allows treatment to be developmentally appropriate and carefully tailored—whether working with young children, adolescents, or adults—especially when talk therapy alone hasn’t been effective.
In addition to standard EMDR therapy, I offer Ketamine-Assisted EMDR Therapy™ (KA-EMDR™) for adults only, as well as EMDR-VR (Virtual Reality–enhanced EMDR) for adolescents and adults. These advanced modalities can be especially helpful for complex PTSD, treatment-resistant trauma, phobias, addiction, chronic stress, and entrenched negative belief systems, when provided within a careful, ethical, and trauma-informed framework.
I also completed an intensive post-graduate certification in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, with specialized focus on attachment, early trauma, and developmental wounds—an expertise that deeply informs my work with children and caregivers, as well as adults whose current struggles trace back to early relational experiences.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked with children, teens, adults, families, military members, and First Responders, and I’ve led trauma-focused groups in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings. I maintain advanced training and consultation in evidence-based trauma care and bring a strong foundation in ethics, supervision, and clinical leadership to my practice.
My approach is grounded, collaborative, and human. Trauma work is serious—but healing doesn’t have to feel cold or clinical. I believe safety, trust, and even moments of humor can coexist with deep, meaningful work. My goal is to help clients of all ages feel safe, understood, and empowered as they move toward lasting change