Nora Kreider LMFT
(814) 807-0861

“The reason I chose to come to Parkside and remain for so many years is that I am constantly surrounded by deeply caring and devoted individuals who are willing to journey through the process of healing and recovery of those who have experienced significant trauma and tremendous loss.“

My work in mental health began in 1982 as a volunteer providing movement therapy to adults with severe mental illness. I believe that healing is relational and is the result of creating a sacred space that is safe and allows me to be fully present to my client’s experiences and mindful of their thoughts and feelings. I have used cognitive behavioral therapy, eco-systemic structural therapy, and person-centered therapy to assist others in discovering new and fulfilling ways to experience their lives. I have worked as a residential aid serving adults returning back to the community after state hospitalization, as a drug and alcohol counselor for the Department of Defense, vocational rehabilitation case management, as an intensive treatment therapist for dual diagnosed adolescents, in home therapy, family based mental health and many years as a therapist specializing in trauma therapy as well as the treatment of those who have committed sexual offenses.
I also have the pleasure of providing professional clinical supervision for therapists working toward licensure.

Certifications:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pennsylvania and Tennessee
Clinical Fellow – American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
since 1997
AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 2009
Nationally Certified Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapist since 2016
Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultant for the certification of therapists at Parkside
Psychological Associates since 2019
Traumatic Incident Reduction Certification in 2014
Informed Supervision Certification in 2009
Other:

Retired First Sergeant United States Army Reserves and Tennessee National Guard
Combat Tours during Desert Shield and Desert Storm (1990-1991) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)
VFW Member since 2009
May 20, 2011 – Guest Presenter for “Wartorn 1861-2010” at the University of Connecticut Waterbury
Campus- Impact of Combat and PTSD
2004 to 2019 -Trainer/Presenter Sexual Abuse Awareness Program/Erie Catholic Diocese – All Saints
Parish
1998 – Red Cross Volunteer; counseling of East Tennessee flood victims
1992 to 2001 – ROPES Course Facilitator for Frontier Health, Inc. in Johnson City, TN
1995 – Presentation on November 7, 1995, at TAMHO 1994 Annual Meeting and Trade Show. Title: Self
Efficacy Theory in Psychosocial Rehabilitation