Licensed Psychologist, Health Service Provider in Psychology
Licensure
Psychologist, State of Tennessee, June 1993, Health Service Provider in Psychology, 1994
Education
Tennessee State University, 1987-1992, Ed.D. in Psychology, 1992, Dissertation: Personality Correlates of Marital Distress as Measured by the MMPI-2.
Memphis University, Fall 1986, selected studies
Harding University Graduate School, 1982-1986, Masters in Counseling, 1986
Experience
Private Practice: June 1992 - Current, Tullahoma, TN and Murfreesboro, TN
Individual, couples and family therapy. Specializing in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders and Depressive Disorders. Competencies in the treatment of alcohol abuse and chemical dependency, attention problems, eating disorders, grief and loss issues, impulse control disorders, pain management, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, separation/divorce issues, sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbance, and stress management. Consultation with businesses, churches and schools. Psychological evaluations including: general diagnostic, differential diagnosis, child placement and custody, Social Security Disability, Vocational Rehabilitation and Workers Compensation.
Consultation and/or Direct Patient Care with the following organizations:
Warren County Schools, Special Education Services
Pain Management Services and Anesthesiology, Manchester, TN
Sleep Disorders Center, Tullahoma, TN
TNPAP (Tennessee Nurses Professional Assistance Program)
Harton Regional Hospital, Psychiatric Unit and Cardiac Care Unit, Tullahoma, TN
United Regional Medical Center, Manchester, TN
Coffee County Jail, Manchester, TN
Chancery Court, Franklin County and Coffee County, TN
Director of Counseling Services: September 1991 - May 1992
AGAPE, Inc. Of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN. Administrative oversight of counseling staff and program. Provided direct counseling services for children and adults.
Internship: Rutherford County Guidance Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1990-1991, Doctoral Psychology Intern, Approved site by American Psychological Association
Rotations and seminars in pediatric services, marriage and family therapy, substance abuse, chronic mentally ill, general outpatient services (child, adolescent, adult), personality assessments, psychoeducational and comprehensive psychological evaluations. Specialty training and supervision in adult psychotherapy and family therapy and general psychological services.
AGAPE, Inc. Counselor:
January 1987 - August 1990, July - August 1991. AGAPE, Inc. Of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN. Individual, marital and family counseling.
Academic and Career Counselor: January 1989 - April 1989
David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN. Field placement in assessment and counseling of college and high school students on academic and career choices.
Crisis Center Counselor: 1985
Suicide Crisis and Intervention Center, Memphis, TN. Volunteer counselor for crisis calls to the Center.
Publications
Teaching Experience
Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, TN
Adjunct Profession, Psychology
General Psychology, Spring 2009, Fall 2009
Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, TN
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Counseling Program
Lifespan Development, Spring 1993
Personality Theory, Summer 1993
Honors
Middle-Tennessee Vice-President, Tennessee Psychological Association, 2010-2011
Editor, Tennessee Psychology, Tennessee Psychological Association, 2000 - 2001, 2004
Webmaster for TPAonline.org, 1999 - 2004
Board Member, Tennessee Psychological Association, 2000 - 2002,
Vice-President from Middle-Tennessee, 2009 - 2011
Board of Directors, Southern Middle-Tennessee Children’s Coalition, 1999 - 2003
Grassroots Psychologist of the Year, State Leadership Conference 1999, Presented by the Board of Directors of Tennessee Psychological Association and The Committee for the Advancement of Psychology
Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Tennessee Psychological Association
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