Extended Resume

Energy Matters — provider 2019

Group based practice.

LifeSTREAM Therapy LLC — Owner (1994 – current)

Therapist, Trainer, Consultant in Adventure/Experiential Therapy — Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Previous LifeSTREAM training’s/consultations services included.

  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School – Carbondale, CO
  • Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Youth Services – Calgary, Canada
  • Cumberland Heights Treatment Center – Nashville, TN
  • Francis Laurer Youth Services – Mason City Iowa
  • Sierra Tucson, Inc. Tucson, AZ
  • Onsite Workshops, Tucson AZ (currently located in TN)

Alliance Counseling/The Center at Heron Hill (2017-2018) — Nature based therapist for ages 10 and up.

  • equine assisted psychotherapy
  • nature based/ecopsychology based therapy

Western Psychological and Counseling Services (2011 to 2013) – Individual and Family Therapy (11-65 y/o). Including coordinated services with clients in outpatient addiction treatment program.

School Social Worker — Teen Parent Services, Portland Public Schools (2007-2009)

School Counselor — Central Catholic High School Portland, OR (2003- 2007)

Clinical Supervisor CADC candidates — Oregon Partnership Help & Hope Lines (2002-2006) Now Lines for Life

Lifeworks Northwest (Tualatin Valley Centers) Portland, OR (1998 to 2001) Dual Diagnosis and Family Therapist 

  • Lead therapist for CSAT grant funded dual diagnosis outpatient program for adolescents referred by juvenile court.
  • Masters level student intern supervision coordinator.
  • Lead group (two) supervision for motivational interviewing practice in adult and youth addiction programs.
  • Provided onsite therapy services (substance abuse and mental health) for Vocational Village High School (Joseph Meek HS).

Onsite Workshops, Inc. (short term programming for substance abuse and trauma) Tucson AZ & Nashville TN

  • Lead adventure based treatment sections of program for clients.
  • Provided ongoing program consultation as part of safety committee.
  • Ran 40 hour training for staff working with adventure based components, i.e. Challenge ropes course and indoor climbing wall.

Arizona 4-H Youth Development Program

  • Arizona 4-H Challenge Program Manager
  • Developed programs for implementation on county level throughout the state.
  • Led approximately twenty 3 day facilitator trainings for teachers, counselors, youth workers and others throughout Arizona.

Behavioral Health Resources Olympia, WA –Counselor, Consultant (1993 to 1996)

  • Facilitated weekly adventure based therapy groups with clients age 7 to 18.
  • Developed intensive outpatient program for adolescents and families.

Adventure Based Practitioner, Trainer, Consultant – Contract programs(1980 to 1993)

4-H Youth Development Programs — Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Kentucky

  • Instructor, trainer, member of WA 4-H Challenge Management Group.

John Howard Association of Hawaii (Houlu Kuahiwi) Honolulu, HA

  • Course director and program development for 21 day wilderness expeditions with delinquent youth. Course area in HA Volcanoes National Park.

Rancho San Antonio — Chatsworth, CA.

  • Field instructor for wilderness expeditions used as part of residential treatment for delinquent youth.

Pacific Crest Outward Bound School Portland, OR

  • Field Instructor for 21 day delinquent Youth wilderness expeditions.
  • Medical and program screener for all courses OR, WA, CA

TresslerCare Youth Service — Camp Hill, PA.

  • Field Instructor for 30 day wilderness expeditions with delinquent youth. Course areas in PA, GA, NC.

American Youth Foundation — Camp Miniwanca, MI, Camp Merrowvista, NH, International Leadership Conferences.

  • Program director for residential camp programs. Youth ages 10-14.
  • Adventure Programming coordinator.
  • International Leadership Conference staff member.

Professional Affiliations/Credentials

Oregon Board of Clinical Social Work – Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #5425)

Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon — Oregon CADCIII

  • EAGALA — Certified Mental Health Therapist
  • Natural Lifemanship –fundamentals training
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • NAADAC the Association for Addiction Professionals
  • The Association for Experiential Education —  Former  Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group Chair and Board of Directors member

Training

Collaborative Problem Solving — Tier 2 trained 2018

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy — experiential training with Jason Luoma, PhD.

Northwest Institute for Addiction Studies —Attend annually

Trauma Informed therapy — CEU trainings

Motivational Interviewing — 4 month long training/supervision including New Mexico training with William Miller

Dual Diagnosis assessment and treatment

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect/ARND (3 month training with Diane Malbin in PDX)

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

  • Natural Lifemanship 2018
  • EAGALA 2000, 2017
  • Onsite Workshops, Inc. — EAP Intern
  • Equine Etcetera, Inc. — 14 hour training

Experiential Therapy — Psychodrama, etc.

  • Onsite Workshops, Inc.
  • Tian Dayton “The Process” — 40 Hour training

Functional Family Therapy (year long training and supervision process with FFTLLC) before they had the Functional Family Therapy Probation and Parole Certification that Multnomah County Juvenile Court uses). 

Masters of Social Work practicums while at Arizona State University (full year each)

  • Sierra Tucson
  • Onsite Workshops

Cognitive Behavioral therapy

Dialectical Behavioral therapy

Adventure Based Programming

  • National Outdoor Leadership School (Instructors & Outdoor Educators Courses — 7 weeks total)
  • Pacific Crest Outward Bound School
  • Wilderness First Responder
  • Project Adventure
  • Team Synergo
  • WA 4-H Challenge
  • Joy Outdoor Education Center
  • American Youth Foundation

Education

  • Master of Social Work — Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
  • Bachelor of Arts — The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)
  • Associate of Arts — Clark College (Vancouver, WA)