Dr. Rosemarie Amendolia is a clinical psychologist who has dedicated more than 20 years to the treatment of trauma related addictions and attachment disorder. She has supervised and trained many clinicians in specialized trauma interventions, and has presented keynotes, seminars and workshops on trauma issues and interventions throughout New York State and nationally.

Dr. Amendolia began her clinical work at Vet Centers and VA hospitals, where she treated innumerable combat veterans and family members, and created programs for arts-based and 12-step PTSD group treatment for combat veterans of several wars, as well as groups for women veterans and veteran's significant others. Her Grand Rounds presentations for the Albany Medical Center-VAMC Consortium of the Capital District repeatedly earned standing ovations.

Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. Amendolia had devoted 15 years to public education in the Arts and working with special needs children. Out of that teaching background, she has created psychoeducational programs for hospitals, school systems and family counseling centers on attachment disorder, addictions and trauma, as well as the role of specialized interventions such as EMDR and Ericksonian Hypnosis in treatment.

A child of immigrants, Dr.Amendolia has a particular interest and focus on diversity issues and the use of narrative in psychotherapy, especially with traumatized refugees and ethnic minorities. As a member of Physicians for Human Rights and the Capital Region International Center volunteer community, Dr. Amendolia also assesses and treats adults and children who escaped civil war, torture and incarceration.

Dr. Amendolia also participates in national and regional disaster relief and crisis intervention with the Red Cross. She worked at the WTC 9/11 site, as well as with the OCME.