Director/Owner
Liberated Living, LLC
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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 EMDR Therapist, Certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health/Learning, Certified Body Code/Belief Code Practitioner, Advanced Certificate in Complex Trauma & Dissociation, and Applied Bioenergetics Practitioner Level IV. Michele earned a Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado in 2011, and a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, from Adams State College in 2008.
Michele incorporates Energy Psychology, Play Therapy, EMDR, Flash Technique, and Art Interventions. Her Animal/Equine Interactions Program is currently in recess. She enjoys presenting at conferences and conducting local workshops for clinicians/caregivers. She works extensively with adoptive families, early medical events, and women/children/adolescents with Developmental Trauma & Dissociative Disorders.
Michele is a member of: International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and an active member of Child & Adolescent Special Interest Group; Association of Play Therapy (APT) – United States, Colorado Association of Play Therapy (CAPT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA), Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International, American Kennel Club (AKC), Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), and Discover Healing Practitioner Education Program.
Michele’s articles and book:
Yarberry, M. (2025) Flash Technique and Play Therapy in the Four-Phase Treatment Model for Children with Complex Trauma/Dissociation https://liberatedlivingforyou.com/references/Flash%20Technique%20and%20Play%20Therapy%20in%20the%20Four-Phase%20Treatment%20Model%20for%20Children%20with%20Complex%20Trauma%20&%20Dissociation%20_%20ISSTD%20News.pdf
Yarberry, M. (2022) Tandi’s brave friends and special helpers: real life stories of kids and their dissociative experiences. Bloomington: Xlibris Publishing Company
Yarberry, M. (2022) https://news.isst-d.org/a-multi-modal-integrative-approach-in-treatment-of-children-with-complex-trauma-dissociation/. ISSTD News, Clinical Reflections Column,
Yarberry, M. (2021) https://news.isst-d.org/the-flash-technique-for-dissociative-children/. ISSTD News, Kid’s Korner
Yarberry M. (2019). https://news.isst-d.org/proposal-to-the-field-fourth-phase-in-treatment-of-dissociation-protocol/. ISSTD News, Kid’s Korner
Yarberry, M. (2018) https://news.isst-d.org/squaks-nuzzles-tail-wags-woofs-and-whinnies-an-experiential-glimpse-into-animalequine-assisted-psychotherapyplay-therapy/. ISSTD News, Kid’s Korner
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