Carla Trusty-Smith has over 30 years of psychotherapy experience.  She began her private practice in Broad Ripple in the early 1990's. Her passion is working with couples to help them deepen their understanding of the nuances of their particular relationship, to reconnect with one another, and to discover the joy and satisfaction of conscious partnership.  Working with individuals, couples, or in clinical supervision she brings authenticity, compassion, mindfulness, respect and focus to the process of deepening awareness, optimizing integration and health. 



Areas of particular training or expertise include:

• Object Relations Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Post- affair couple counseling
• Trauma
• EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
• Brainspotting
  
• Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency/Other Addiction
• Couples Struggling with Addiction
• Sex Therapy
• Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Employee Assistance Counseling 
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Life transitions 

Affiliations:
International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI)  National Faculty, Chair of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy Program, International teaching China and Russia program
IPI Indy:  A local chapter of International Psychotherapy Institute--Local faculty 
Imago Relationships International--  IRI Certified Advanced Imago Therapy Clinician, Certified Imago Relationship Consultant
Imago Therapists of Indiana-ITI, Treasurer
Indiana Society for Psychoanalytic Thought- ISPT
Emdria- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Association- level II certification
American Board of Sexology- Diplomate
Nationally Certified Addictions Counselor





                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                 

"In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change"- Thich Nhat Hanh