The Sarah Bird Northup Ridge House

The Sarah Bird Northup Ridge House is the oldest house still standing in Fayetteville (Washington County), dating back to 1836. Its original pine flooring and field stone fireplaces have endured to the present. It was built with the latest methods of the time, including mortised construction, shake shingles, and square-headed nails. The original cabin style was called “dog-trot” or “dog-run” and consisted of two single rooms separated by an open passage called a breezeway. A common roof covered the two rooms and the breezeway. In later years, the house was made into two stories and converted to “salt box” style, and the breezeway was converted into a central hallway. The Ridge House, at 230 West Center, is now owned and preserved by the Washington County Historical Society.

Yolanda Nally, LCSW

Yolanda Nally, LCSW is twenty year integral psychotherapist in private practice. In addition to receiving her Master’s Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in mental health, she has undergone extensive training in various depth psychologies including psychodynamics, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS),and is trauma informed. She has mentored under William F Symes for well over ten years.

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CLINICAL STANDING

Licensed Certified Social WorkerLicense #2355-C

EDUCATION AND DEGREES

University of Arkansas Fort Smith
Bachelor of Arts-Liberal Arts
Degree Conferred: 2004

University of Arkansas
Master of Social Work
Degree Conferred: 2006

CURRENT POSITION

Private Clinical Practice
Fayetteville
April 2009 to Present

    Areas of Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment of Mental Illness including Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Personality Disorders and other mental illnesses and phase of life problems Adolescents and Adults

PREVIOUS POSITION

Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center
July 2006 to 2019
Placement: University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Contract Position Duties: Assess, Diagnosis, Treat SMI (serious mental illness)

INTERNSHIPS

Circle of Life Hospice
Springdale, Arkansas
January to May, 2005

Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center
Fort Smith, Arkansas
August, 2005 to May, 2006

SUPERVISION AND TRAINING

2006-2009 Three years clinical supervision with Sharon Strawn, LCSW
Cognitive Behavioral Training, Fort Smith Arkansas

2006 to present: Extensive supervision and training under William F. Symes, LPC, NBCC
Psychodynamic Self Psychology, Depth Psychology, Jungian, Gestalt, Humanistic, Eastern and Native American Psychology, Fayetteville, Arkansas

The EMDR Institute
2008-2009
60 hours EMDR I and EMDR II Training, Denver, Colorado

Laurel Parnell, PhD
26 hours, EMDR III
April, 2013
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California

CONFERENCES

Milton Erickson Hypnotherapy Conference
25 hours
December, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference
December 2009
Anaheim, California

Naropa Institute
Buddhism and Psychotherapy
May 2006
Boulder, Colorado

Dr. Stanislav Grof
Transpersonal Psychology
December 2006
San Francisco, California

Thich Nhat Hahn
Mindfulness Training
2002
Stonehill, Massachusetts

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Psychology 2007-2008

FORENSIC EXPERIENCE

Preparation of Immigration Bio-Psycho-Socials, Hardship

Evaluations, and Violence Against Women Act Evaluations

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Social Work

National Organization of Forensic Social Work

Association of Transpersonal Psychology

PUBLICATIONS

Mindfulness Meditation and its Effects on the Prevention and Treatment of Compassion Fatigue

University of Arkansas Press, 2006

Scope of Practice

Relationship Integration Studio is a solo private practice offering depth-oriented, IFS couples therapy for partners who are able to engage safely in joint sessions.

In situations involving active domestic violence, coercive control, or ongoing intimidation, this model of therapy is not suitable within my solo practice setting. When safety concerns are present, more specialized services and structured supports are often required.

If there are concerns about physical safety, fear, or controlling behavior within the relationship, couples therapy in this format may not be clinically appropriate at this time. I am happy to assist with referrals to resources that provide the level of support needed.

The work at RIS depends on emotional safety, mutual accountability, and a shared willingness to participate in the process.