Education
2002            Master of Education, University of North Texas
1994            Bachelor of Sociology, University of Texas @ Arlington

Licensures
2004            LPC license November 3, 2004, L# 19157
                   Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

Professional Employment
06/2007-present        Collaborative Consultant
01/2007-present        Parent Coordinator/Facilitator Services
10/2002-present        Disputed Custody / Adoption Social Studies
11/2004-present        Private Practice Counseling Center
10/2002-01/2005       Lancaster Outreach Counseling Center
1/2001–10/2002        AIDS Services of North Texas-Counseling Center

Clinical Experience
Collaborative Law Teams- MHP facilitator in collaborative divorce cases.  Work with Financial Planners, Attorneys and divorcing couples in the collaborative divorce process.  Have completed CLI-TX trainings, Day One, Day Two and Day Three Training for “The MHP’s Role in the Collaborative Process” with Linda Solomon.   Number of cases to date- 23 as of 02/15/2010

Parent Coordinator /Facilitator Services- client self-referral, attorney requested and court ordered parent coordination services.  Work in collaboration with courts and attorneys for high conflict cases to assist co-parents in developing co-parenting plans and/or adhering to plans created, assist parents in shifting to child focused parenting versus adversarial parenting.  Have completed Parent Coordination training in the state of Texas and meet all statute requirements.  Number of cases to date- 12 as of 02/15/2010

Disputed Custody & Adoption Home Studies- Social studies for Disputed Custody, Independent, Stepparent, and Relative Adoption cases, interstate compacts and international adoptions; Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Grayson, Cooke, Collin, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis and Johnson Counties. Meet the most current state requirements.  Total number completed- 198 as of 02/15/2010

Private Practice Counseling Center- Private Practice counseling office. Individual, Couples, Families and groups regarding life issues involving Depression, Anxiety, Social Phobias, Parenting, Co-Parenting after the Divorce, Boundaries, Medication Management, Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Chronic Pain, PTSD, Bi-Polar I & II, Self- Esteem, Sexual Addictions, life threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, STD’s, terminal diseases, dating, domestic violence, mood disorders, personality disorders, marital conflict, supervised visits, adoption issues, divorce issues, grief and loss issues.

Lancaster Outreach Counseling Center- worked with individuals, couples, teens, children, families and groups.  Completed intakes and evaluations of clients.  Short Term/Long Term goal setting.  Counseling clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sexual Addictions, Elderly Rape Victims, Chemical Dependency, Bi-Polar I & II, Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Self Esteem, victims of domestic violence, Court ordered counseling services, marital and co-parenting counseling, elementary age to high school age groups on leadership skills, teen pregnancy, anger management, grief recovery

AIDS Services of North Texas- internship & post graduate placement- “no pay” during internship.    Worked with Individuals who were HIV+ or had AIDS, their partners and families.  Counseled clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Bi-Polar I & II, Major Depressive Disorder, Factitious Disorder, Somatoform Disorder, chemical dependency, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, Panic Disorder, social anxiety, Physical & Sexual abuse, marital counseling, co-parenting counseling, Worked with clients on Short Term/Long Term goal setting.  Administered and scored SASSI & BDI-II assessment tests.  Also worked with clients on end of life issues. 

Professional Memberships
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Texas Counseling Association, American Counseling Association, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, CALM Collaborative Practice Group, CPofDallas Collaborative Practice Group                     

Presentations/Workshops
2008,2009    Guest Speaker CASA Volunteer Information Sessions
2008             Frisco Bar Association- “Parent Coordination/Facilitation”
2005-2006    Facilitated workshops on “The Emotion Behind the  
                    Commotion-Organization in a New Light”
2003-2004    Anger Management, Leadership Skills, Teen Pregnancy and Grief
                    Recovery at all school levels
2005             Guest Speaker @ Richland Community College- “The Mental
                    Health Professional”
2002             Assertiveness/Boundaries Workshop- AIDS Services of North Texas
2002             ROPES staff retreat for AIDS Services of North Texas
2002             ROPES retreat for Denton area church Young Adult group
2002             Guest Speaker @ Denton County Bereavement Group
2002             Guest Speaker @ An Uncommon Legacy “Extra Mile Award” Dinner

Courses and Training/Seminars
Courses- National Coalition Building Institute Diversity training, Sociology of the Family, Criminology, Urban Community, Minorities, Juvenile Delinquency, Women in Society, Counseling Theories & Techniques, Life Span Development, Educational Statistics, Career Development, Parent & Family Counseling, Counseling the Culturally Different, Group Counseling, Community Agency Counseling, Drugs & Addictions, Adult Appraisal, Animal Assisted Therapy, DSM-IV, Advanced Counseling Techniques, Special Problems, Assessment & Wellness, Couple Counseling

Training/Seminars- Self Esteem, Learned Helplessness, Borderline Personality Disorder, Helping Kids Cope With Divorce, Emotional Unavailability, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Helping Kids Cope with Stress, Divorce Mediation: Theory and Practice, Anger Control, Eight hours of Family Violence, Assessing Children’s Allegations of Abuse: a Scientific Approach, Parent Coordination, Basic Mediation, Effective Courtroom Testimony, Institute of Texas- Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas- Basic Collaborative Law, The Role of the MHP in Collaborative Law Cases-Day One, The Role of the MHP in Collaborative Law Cases- Day Two, The Role of the MHP in Collaborative Law Cases- Day Three (all three taught by Linda Solomon), Advanced Family Law 2008, Defusing the High Conflict Divorce, Custody Evaluations- The Essentials, Deconstructing the Evaluation Process, Pieces of the Evaluation Puzzle, The Child Custody Consultant, Assessing Children’s Perceptions of Family Relationships, Evaluating Evaluations- Doing Reviews and Being Reviewed, Testimonial and Non-Testimonial Roles in Child Custody Cases, Writing the Report- Putting the Pieces Together for the Family and the Court, Differential Diagnosis of Parental Alienation and Related Phenomena, Creative and Comprehensive Parenting Planning: A Practical Step by Step Process from Development to Drafting, The Developmental Needs of Children in Divorce- Current Research in Temperament, The Developmental Needs of Children in Divorce- Love Attachments, Terror Attachments and Overnights for Young Children, Maintaining Equilibrium With High Conflict Couples, Reaching Out to High Conflict Clients, Special Needs Children in Collaborative Divorce Practice, Navigating Impasse: Getting Past Stuck- Preventions and Interventions, From Polarization to Collaboration: Working Effectively With High Conflict Couples, Non-Defensive Communication, Thriving CP Groups, Collaborative Negotiations, Roadblocks to Resolution, Taking the War Out of Words, Taking the Power Struggle Out of Parenting, Must We Say We Did Not Love- Divorce Rituals, Working with Resistant and Burned Out Parents, Attachment and Emotional Regulation- Brain Based Interventions Across the Lifespan, The Maltreated Child, Ethical Challenges in Social Work and Counseling, How the CPS System Works, The Role of the District Attorney in CPS Cases, Cultural Considerations in CPS Cases, Representing the Parents and Children in CPS Cases, Ethical Considerations of Informed Consent and Confidentiality in the Step-By-Step Process of CPS Collaborative Law, Pauline Tessler Advanced Collaborative Law Training, Getting Your Collaborative Case From Zero to 60, Collaborative Law in Non-Divorce Context, Cracking the Mental Code:Helping Lawyers Spot and Understand the Impact of Mental Health Issues, The Concept of Risk and the Collaborative Process

Honors & Awards
2008              AFCC Scholarship Recipient
2003              John Thomas Scholarship Recipient
2001, 2002     Outstanding Community Service Award- AIDS Services of North Texas-2
                      times
2001, 2002     Outreach Ministries Award- Harvest Metropolitan Community Church
2001              National Scholarship Recipient- An Uncommon Legacy Foundation Inc.
1996              K & N/Scott AC Employee of the Year
1994              Alpha Kappa Delta Omicron Chapter Academic Excellence Award
1990              Dean’s List SWAGC Waxahachie Texas
1987, 1988     Baylor Medical Center Five Star Spirit Award Winner- 3 times

Community & Board Service
2007-present    C.A.S.A (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Volunteer
2006                Alan Ross Freedom Parade Steering Committee
2004/2005        Stewardship Chair-First Christian Church Lancaster
                        Employee Review Board- First Christian Church Lancaster
2001-2004        An Uncommon Legacy Foundation, Inc
                        Co-Chair Extra Mile Award Dinner, Co-Chair An Uncommon Golf
                       Tournament
2000-2003       AIDS Services of North Texas
2000-2003       Denton County Friends of the Family Emergency Shelter for Domestic
                       Violence
2001                Board of Directors-Harvest Metropolitan Community Church