Home > About Michele
Founder & Director Of Liberated Living, LLC

Michele Yarberry, LPC, NCC, RPT, BCP3 is the Founder and Director of Liberated Living, LLC and Naturally Balanced, LLC. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board-Certified Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, Certified Emotion Code/Body Code/Belief Code Practitioner, Certified EMDR Therapist, Certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health/Learning, with an Advanced Certificate in Complex Trauma & Dissociation, and is a Level IV Practitoner of Kinesiology & Applied Bioenergetics. Michele earned a Master’s degree in Community Counseling, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She enjoys working with very young children and adolescents, as well as parents and teachers.

Through established and ongoing working relationships with other professionals, counselors, teachers, judiciary & law enforcement officials, churches, and civic organizations, Michele encourages and involves the active participation of youths and adults, as well as the local community.

Michele incorporates complementary and alternative modalities with Play Therapies, Art Interventions, and Animal Interactions. The Body Code/Belief Code are highly requested by the children and their parents that Michele works with in her practice. Kinesiology & Applied Bioenergetics has also been beneficial in resolving some physical, emotional, and mental issues, as well.

Michele is a member of the Association of Play Therapy (APT) – United States, Colorado Association of Play Therapy (CAPT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA), International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International, American Kennel Club (AKC), and Discover Healing Practitioner Education Program.

Some of Michele's workshops and presentations include:

  • Colorado Play Therapy, LLC, 2023, co-presenter with Jane L. Johnson, “Assessing Complex Trauma, Complex PTSD, and Dissociation Playfully, Practically, and Productively”
  • Laughing Buck Farms & Lutheran Family Services, 2022, Workshop for Adoptive/Foster Parents, “Hands on Help for the Helpers”
  • Caring and Sharing Group, 2021, Presentation for Community Members/Providers, “The Therapeutic Process”
  • The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation Virtual Conference 2021, Presenter, “Nuzzles, Tail Wags, Woofs, and Whinnies: a paws-on experience of animal/equine-assisted play therapies with dissociative children”
  • Early Childhood Council of Larimer County, 2019, Parent/Teacher/Caregiver Workshop, “Temperament, Tantrum, or Trauma?”
  • Northern Colorado EMDR Network Group, 2019, Presentation, “Integrating EMDR into the 4-Phase Model for Treating Complex Trauma & Dissociation”
  • The Adoption Exchange, 2019, Workshop for Adoptive/Foster Parents, “Hands-on Help for the Haggard”
  • The Association of Family Child Care Homes 2019, Parent/Teacher/Caregiver Workshop, “Taming the Tiger of Transition”
  • The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation Annual Conference 2018, Co-presenter with Fran Waters, “Hidden Trauma – Hidden States: Attachment Disturbances and Dissociation in Children,” Michele’s content included Animal/Equine-Assisted, and Play Therapies
  • Early Childhood Council of Larimer Country, 2017, Parent/Teacher/Caregiver Workshop, “Relate, Reflect, Rebuild”
  • Grand Families, 2014, Training for Kinship Adoptive Parents/Grandparents
  • Resurrection Christian Preschool, 2014, Training for Teachers/School Personnel

Michele's Articles and Books include:

Copyright 2012 - . Liberated Living, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Statement | Legal Disclaimer | Contact Us