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My Credentials
Experience
Grief and Loss:
- Extensive experience as a grief counselor.
- Worked as a nurse and bereavement counselor in hospice setting for 12 years.
- Facilitated grief support groups for local medical centers and funeral home.
Change and Transition:
- Counsel persons in the midst of divorce, illness, job-loss, other life transitions.
- Regularly conduct workshops for organizations on topic of change/transition.
- Serve on Clinical Advisory Board of the local Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Stress, Anxiety, Depression:
- Utilize advanced EMDR training to help clients process traumatic events.
- Certified and experienced in Critical Incident Stress Management.
- Skilled in cognitive-behavioral approaches for depression and anxiety.
Marital and Premarital:
- Led Marriage Encounter Programs, together with spouse, for 8 years.
- Provide premarital counseling and classes to couples anticipating marriage.
- Experienced in PREP approach to helping couples handle conflict.
Spirituality:
- Encourage spiritual practices/disciplines that can improve sense of well-being.
- Sensitivity to client's faith and religious persuasion.
- Provide workshops on the role of spirituality in mental and physical health.
Education
- B.S., Nursing-Goshen College, 1970; Registered Nurse
- M.Ed., Counseling-College of Idaho, 1991
- Licensed Professional Counselor 1993
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) 1996
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 2002
Professional Affiliation
- Idaho Counseling Association
- American Mental Health Counseling Association
- Idaho Mental Health Counseling Association, past board member
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