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
- 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