Curriculum Vitae & Continuing Education

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

• 1991 - M.A. Counseling, Sioux Falls Seminary
• 1991 -  Master of  Divinity at Sioux Falls Seminary
• 1985 -  B.A. Religious Studies, University of Sioux Falls

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Providing counseling services for outpatient & EAP clients
• Consulting with regional companies to assist with personnel matters
• Conducting over 400+ cooperate training for teams, managers and organizations
• Consulting with family businesses to work on interpersonal challenges regarding succession planning

• Providing professional coaching services
• Providing leadership development services

Director of Heuermann Counseling Clinic at Family Service Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD) 2012 - 2019

• Providing administrative leadership over free counseling clinic
• Work with the Sioux Empire United Way providing free counseling for those without means
• Work with University of South Dakota, MSW program as a training facility for students

Avera Behavioral Health Outpatient/EAP as a Counselor/Trainer (Sioux Falls, SD) 2006-2009

• Providing counseling services for outpatient & EAP client
• Consulting with regional companies to assist with personnel matters
• Conducted training for Avera departments and EAP companies

Lutheran Social Services as the Director of Summit Oaks Center (Sioux Falls, SD) 2 002-2006

• Managed 50 staff at a 24 hour residential treatment and day program for adolescents aged 10-18
• Maintained financial obligations required of non-profit organization

Volunteers of America as a Therapist (Sioux Falls, SD) 2 000 - 2002

• Managed a residential caseload by providing individual, group and family therapy

Children's Home Society as a Therapist (Sioux Falls, SD) 1988 - 2000

• Managed a residential caseload of children ages 4-10 conducting individual and group therapy
• Managed a day treatment caseload of children ages 8-13
• Wrote and received a grant to fund day treatment program

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 1996 - Licensed Professional Counselor #839
• 2018 - Licensed Professional  Counselor - Mental Health #30506

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Level I Gottman Certified Therapist
• Level II Gottman Certified Therapist

CONTINUUING ED UCATION

ADHD: (2 hrs)

• 1 hr: Treating ADHD
• 1 hr: Treating Adult ADD

Anxiety: (25 hrs)

• 18 hrs: Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment: Applied Neuroscience Treating Anxiety, Panic Worry
• 6 hrs: Treatment Resistant Anxiety, Worry & Panic: 60 Effective Strategies
• 1 hr: The Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder

Brain: (10 hrs)

• 6 hrs: Brain-Based Therapy & Practical Neuroscience: Attachment & Emotion Regulation
• 6 hrs: Calming An Overactive Brain
• 1 hr: Understanding Brain Chemistry
• 1 hr: Concussion Syndrome
• 1 hr: Dementia: Medical Perspective
• 1 hr: Treating Dementia

Career Development: (125 hrs)

• 100 hrs: Capella University: Life Planning and Career Development
• 25 hrs: Capella University: Assessment Techniques in Career Planning

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training: (18 hrs)

• 6 hrs: CBT & Mindfulness
• 6 hrs: Happiness: How Positive Psychology Changes Our Lives
• 3 hrs: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Mindfulness
• 3 hrs: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Mindfulness II

Conduct Disorder: (7 hrs)

• 6 hrs: Overindulged Children and Conduct Disorder: Treating Overindulgent Families
• 1 hr: Treating Conduct Disorder

Cultural Awareness: (3 hrs)

• 3 hrs: Integrate DSM-5 Guidelines for Cultural Competencies in Your Practice

Diagnosis/Assessment:  (152 hrs)

• 100 hrs: Capella University: Assessment Test and Measures
• 100 hrs: Capella University: Principles of Psychopathology Diagnosis and Treatment
• 25 hrs: Capella University: Assessment and Appraisal
• 25 hrs: Capella University: Diagnosis and Psychopathology
• 1 hr: DSM-V Suicidal & Bereavement Disorders
• 1 hr: Evaluating the Criminally Insane

Ethics: (40 hrs)

• 9 hrs: Ethics in an Age of Informality: Protecting Yourself When Boundaries Blur
• 6 hrs: Applied Ethics for Behavioral Health Practitioners
• 6 hrs: The Nuts and Bolts of Legal and Ethical Practice
• 6 hrs: Keeping Ethics in Clinical Practice: Everyday Issues and Dilemmas
• 4 hrs: Inside Look at Complaint Process & Unique Ethical Considerations in Marriage and Family Therapy
• 4 hrs: Ethical Issues in Technology
• 1 hr: Ethical Issues in Small Communities
• 1 hr: Ethic in Transference & Countertransference
• 1 hr: Ethics and Social Media
• 1 hr: Ethics & the Insanity Plea in Legal System
• 1 hr: Treating Dementia

Gottman Institute/Certifications: (25 hrs)

• 11 hrs: Gottman Level I Certification: Bridging the Couples Chasm
• 10 hrs. Gottman Level II Certification: Assessment, Intervention & Co-Morbidities
• 4 hrs: Gottman Refresher

Grief and Loss: (1 hr)

• 1 hr: Complicated Grief

Legal: (2 hrs)

• 1 hr: Testifying In Court
• 1 hr: Legal Cross Examination

Psychopharmacology: (142 hrs)

• 125 hrs: Capella University: Psychopharmacology
• 15 hrs: Psychopharmacology
• 1 hr: Psychotropic Medications: Side Effects & Interactions
• 1 hr: Psychosomatic Aspects of Medicine

Trauma:  (7 hrs)

• 6 hrs: Trauma, PTSD & Traumatic Grief: Effective Assessments and Immediate Interventions
• 1 hr: Psychiatric Issues Related to Trauma

Spirituality/Mindfullness: (13 hrs)

• 6 hrs: Wisdom of the Dream: A Jungian Approach to Dream Interpretation
• 3 hrs: Spirituality and End-of-Life Care
• 2 hrs: Faith, Grace and Transformation
• 1 hr:  Laughter and Joy in Therapy
• 1 hr: Understanding the Jungian Shadow

General Training; (206 hrs)

• 100 hrs: Capella University: Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• 25 hrs: Capella University: Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders
• 20 hrs: Meditation Skills Training
• 13 hrs: Basic Critical Incident Stress Management Training
• 10 hrs: Wellcoach Training Workshop
• 8 hrs: Disaster Response: Social and Psychiatric Dimensions
• 6 hrs: Introduction to Refugee Mental Health
• 6 hrs: The Secrets to Using Art as a Healing Process in Therapy
• 5 hrs: Mobbing and Risk Management – The Double Whammy
• 2 hrs: Healing Therapy
• 1 hr: Engaging Resistance
• 1 hr: Motivational Interviewing
• 1 hr: Treating Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia
• 1 hr: Treating Autism
• 1 hr: Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder
• 1 hr: Continuity of Sexuality
• 1 hr: The Basics of Neurolinguistic Programming
• 1 hr: Treatment of Midlife Crisis
• 1 hr: Treatment of the Conversion Disorder
• 1 hr: Schizoaffective Spectrum
• 1 hr: Narcissism and Sexual Addictions