Gerard Ilaria, LCSW-R, EMDR-C

Gerard Ilaria, LCSW-R, EMDR-C, has been a trauma therapist for over 35 years and has supervised hundreds of EMDR therapists across the United States of America. He is the president of Bilateral Health, LLC in New York City, and the inventor of BLS Remote, a telehealth device that enables remote EMDR therapy using alternating bi-lateral stimulation.  Gerard is a licensed clinical social worker holding a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University. He is the Clinical Director of Center for Trauma and Addiction in the Division of Public Health Programs, Department of Medicine, The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University. 

An international speaker, Gerard has presented at EMDR and trauma conferences on the use of EMDR to treat trauma in veterans with combat PTSD, people struggling with addictions and compulsions and with traumatized members of the LGBTQIA+ community. He has established and run programs for people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as a national program with 250 EMDR therapists serving over 2,000 veterans. Gerard has dedicated his career to the provision of mental health and health care to stigmatized and underserved populations.