Here are some news and events shared by alumni. If you have an update of your own to share, please fill out our Alumni Update Form.
Market Place (May 2013)
Anonymous Alumni would like to announce the event Social Media and Internet Technologies for EAP and Mental Health Professionals, an event featuring guest speaker Marina London who is an expert on Social Media for EAP professionals. Marina writes a blog on the subject and speaks at many EAPA (Employee Assistance Professionals Association) conferences worldwide.
This workshop is specifically designed to boost a practitioner’s professional visibility and market their practice through the use of technology. It will cover blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, online counseling, smart phones, skyping, encryption, confidentiality and online credit card payments.
Bring a fully charged laptop or iPad and get your questions answered. Seating is limited (really). 6 CEU’s for WA State social workers, mental health counselors and family therapists and 6 PDH’s for CEAP’s.
Fees: $129/$149 by June 03, thereafter $149/$169. Fees also include a catered lunch and continuing education credits.
For more information please visit:
https://s08.123signup.com/Member?PG=1535548182400&P=15355481346099711424981300&Info
Update (April 2013)
Helen Maynard: M.A. in Education, 2001 is excited to share that after being laid off in 2009 from her non-profit, education reform job as a Program Director for Powerful Schools, she has found a job which keeps her engaged in education reform. She is working as the Career Specialist & Graduation Success Coordinator for an alternative high school which has 5 sites in the Seattle School District.
She is working with a dedicated group of educators, assisting at-risk youth in obtaining their high school diploma and continuing with their education in a higher education and/or training program setting. It is very rewarding work and keeps her engaged in alternative education.
She is also staying connected with AUS by participating on the Antioch Alumni Advisory Council. The Council is offering both alumni and students a very relevant and informative career/job search event – “Permission to Market Yourself” on Saturday, May 4th. She asks that Alumni plan to attend and learn about the most effective new strategies for keeping current in this rapidly changing landscape!
Market Place (April 2013)
Rachel LordKenaga: MA Psychology, 2004 is sharing information about office space open at Sakura counseling. Sakura offers offices for Full/part time therapy/counseling offices by day/hour.
Sakura can schedule by the hour in any of nine rooms, 7 days a week, without scheduling restrictions. Their offices have accessible parking, and are located in a centralized location. Sakura Counseling also has full service furnished offices and conference spaces in a “Class A” Building with sweeping 13th floor views of the city and bay.
Cost: $125 for a maximum of 24 hours/month, $100 each additional 12 hours. 6 month agreements or lease options available.
Includes: Ambiance Music system, sound proofing, wireless internet. Waiting lobby/coffee service. Work room with copier, scanner, fax and computer. Locking file cabinets and mail slots. All utilities.
Available: WA State Certified Clinical Supervisors. After hours access with 12-hour security guards. Website promotion with top of first page ranking includes: www.downtown-seattle-counseling.com www.greater-seattle-allied-therapists-and-counseling.com www.psychologistsseattle.com
For details and pictures go to the website below.
Mac Partlow (206) 276-0325. Web: www.downtownseattleoffices.com Email: mac@accordassociates.com
Market Place (April 2013)
Digital Storytelling class available for free alumni audit!
Once again, Elizabeth Burke ’03 and Sue Woehrlin ’82 are offering a community-wide digital storytelling course at AUS with 4-5 slots available for alumni auditors. The class will help you learn to craft a story with photos, video clips, sound and narrated script to create a powerful 3-5 minute movie. Only requires software already available in your computer (or downloadable for free). This is a very dynamic medium that supports transformative personal growth, as well as has many professional applications for practitioners in mental health, education, the arts, leadership/organizational development, and social change.
The class meets four Saturdays, 9 am – 5 pm: April 20, May 4 and 18 and June 1. You must be able to attend all four days, and commit to completing a movie in order to participate.
To express interest, alumni should email Sue at swoehrlin@antioch.edu. First come, first serve.
Update (March 2013)
Marline Rostom: MA Psychology Mental Health Counseling, 2009 is continuing her career as a therapist and clinical supervisor with the WA Department of Corrections. Currently, she is expanding into the realm of private practice. She is licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, and specializes in the treatment of behavioral difficulties, trauma recovery, anxiety management, and emotion regulation in adolescents and adults. She also specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Marline holds a person-centered and strengths based view towards clients.
If you or someone you know is looking for a therapist to help you overcome an obstacle or challenge, please contact Marline:
Marline Rostom, MA , LMHC
Balanced Living Therapy, LLC
Edmonds, WA
425-977-4988
marline@balancedlivingtherapy.com
Check out Marline’s profile on Psychology Today for more information: http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_detail.php?profid=141621&sid=1364421408.0874_24253&lastname=Rostom&tr=ResultsName&trow=1&ttot=11
** Marline is also available to provide clinical supervision hours to those pursuing licensure.
Market Place (March 2013)
Kimberly Peterson: MA Psychology, 2003 is announcing that Ahimsa Counseling is expanding into a second location in Pioneer Square. Starting on April 1st they will have space available for subleasing mental health counseling office space.
Ahimsa’s expansion is a wonderful opportunity to become a part of an established team of mindfulness based therapists, especially if you are just beginning the LMHCA process in private practice. For the past two years they have not had room availability, and now they have openings for nearly every day of the week!
All days are $160 per day per month (if you rent Mondays, you rent every Monday for that month, if you rent a Monday and a Tuesday, it is $320 for every Monday and Tuesday for that month, etc). All pricing includes free internet, a lovely waiting area, and inclusion in our established website, www.ahimsacounseling.org. If you are an LMHCA, you will receive discounted rates for supervision if you choose to sublease with us.
Please call Kimberly Peterson, LMHC, 206-240-5833, or email therapist@ahimsacounseling.org.
Market Place (March 2013)
Margaret Reed: MA Whole Systems Design, 2004 is moving back to Seattle and has put her 2.1 acre mini-farm in the Skagit Valley up for sale. It is packed with fruits, veggies, herbs, native plants and assorted perennial flowers, all organic. The soil is fabulous! It has so much potential. Margaret did convert an out-building to a living unit, (which she has been renting out) using reclaimed materials from the on-site barn, including a claw foot bathtub and barn wood, and installed features like a dual flush toilet and on-demand water heater. She would like for an eco-minded, sustainably minded individual bought it and fulfilled its amazing potential. She has useful ties with the community that she could share. It is listed at: http://www.windermere.com/search#!/mlsnum:454974
Update (March 2013)
Judy Hienemann: M.A. Psychology, 1990, has moved back from Spokane, and is now living in Anacortes again. Last summer she took a Director position with Compass Health. Currently, she is thinking about doing a Doctorate program.
Update (March 2013)
Aude Geltzer: MA MFT, 2001, after 11 years of raising her children and painting abstract art is excited to return to work as a therapist.
Marketplace (February 2013)
Abby Smith, M.A. Psychology, 1998, shared this message: “I have a beautiful office on West Lake Union in Seattle which is available for sublet on Saturdays. It is big enough to comfortably accommodate groups/families and has a private waiting room. This desirable building has a wait-list for space because of its lake views, sunlight & easy accessibility by bus and car. Business insurance required. Use of locking file cabinet for charts, desk, printer. $150/day per month.” If you are interested, contact Abby at aclcounseling@gmail.com
Update (February 2013)
Joseph Losi, M.A. Psychology, 2010: In December of 2012 Joseph became a fully licensed M.F.T. in Washington state.
As an active member of SeattleEFT, Joseph is trained in the advanced core skills of Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and Level 1 EFT for Individuals. His therapeutic approach is rooted in assisting clients to become fully aware of unrecognized, unshared, connective primary emotions and reactive, disconnecting secondary emotions. He helps couples, men, and women cultivate greater awareness, acceptance and regulation of emotion, and behavior. With empathic support he helps his clients develop the ability to communicate primary and secondary emotion in powerful ways that foster increased congruity with self and intimacy with partners, spouses, and others. Joseph will present on EFT Couples Therapy at the WAMFT Bellevue Networking Coffee on November 15th, 2013.
An active member of Cascadia Collaborative Divorce, he is also experienced in helping individuals negotiate the difficult task of divorce.
You can find his website, Facebook professional page and NW Therapy Finder Video below:
http://www.facebook.com/RelationshipTherapy
http://www.nwtherapyfinder.com/video-directory/JosephLosi
Update (February 2013)
Mandy Traut, M.A. Psychology, 2006: last month, Mandy was a guest on Richard Wagner, Ph.D.’s podcast “Dr. Dick’s Sex Advice: Sex Advice With an Edge.” You can tune in to hear about Mandy’s practice, her view on alternative sexuality, and other topics in one of two ways: Go to drdicksexadvice.com and look up Sex Wisdom shows (probably archived by now). When you see the show with Mandy’s name, you should be able to play it directly off their website! You may also visit Mandy’s website to find the link.
Update (February 2013)
Maria Blankenship, M.A. Psychology, 2009, is currently finishing her certification as a Chemical Dependent Professional. She is also a doctoral candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialty in Military Families and Trauma, and will be graduating in 2015. Further, Maria is leading a pilot program at the agency where she work, dealing with the integration of individuals that have dual diagnosis such as chemical dependency issue as well as mental health disorders and treating them in a holistic manner with a team of case managers, prescribers, medical doctors, and mental health therapists.
Update (January 2013)
Mark D. West, M.A. Whole Systems Design, 2007, recently co-authored “Stories that Move Mountains: Storytelling and Visual Design for Persuasive Presentations.” The book draws on Mark’s experience at Microsoft and techniques now used throughout the company for change management, presentation design, and visual storytelling.
Update (January 2013)
Kathryn Sorrells, Ph.D., M.A. Whole Systems Design, 1992, published “Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice” in 2012. The textbook has been getting rave reviews for its clear intention to create a more fair and equitable world through communication. Kathryn is a professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and teaches intercultural communication, critical pedagogy, performance, cultural studies, and feminist theory.
Update (January 2013)
Elise Child, M.A. Communication, 2010, serves as a board member of the Women of Wisdom Council and as member of the conference planning committee, coordinating the media team for the upcoming Women of Wisdom Conference. Elise wanted to share her excitement about the workshops at this conference with her fellow alumni ; participants can attend one day, all days, just the weekend, etc. Elise suggests this workshop about social change for AUS graduates. To learn more about the conference and all the workshops, please visit the WOW website.
Marketplace (January 2013)
Lisa Tarrach, M.A. Psychology, 2008, has available office space:
“Share our lovely therapy office space in Wallingford, with easy access to I-5 and Hwy 99. Street parking is free, or reserved parking for a fee. Walk to coffee shops and restaurants in the neighborhood.
Fully furnished and all utilities are included in a secure building (Wallingford Workspace Building). Desk, printer, Internet access and some storage space too.
$125.00 per day, per month. Days available are Wednesday Friday, and Sunday.”
Please contact Lisa at 206-295-1385 or lisat.therapy@gmail.com
Update (January 2013)
Roy Hodgson, M.A. Psychology, 2004, is coordinating international workshops in Emotion Focused Therapy. Including an individual level one training with Serine Warwar, Ph.D. and a level two with Leslie Greenberg, Ph.D. Early Bird registration is on now. Go to www.efttraining.webs.com for more information. Roy is also facilitating Seattle’s first Advanced Couples Externship in EFT at the Samaritan Center of Puget sound. For more information go to www.samaritanps.org
Update (January 2013)
Jennifer J. Wilhoit Ph.D., B.A. Liberal Arts 1995, M.A. Education, 1998, will be presenting a paper in Australia next month. Her abstract, “Changing the Sustainability Story through Nature-Based Personal Stories,” has been accepted for presentation at the XIX International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology jointly with the IV International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia, which is being held at the Australian National University, Canberra Australia, 5-8 February 2013.
Marketplace (January 2013)
Kate Munson, M.A. Psychology, 2009, is subleasing her counseling office in Wallingford on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. A little bit about the space from Kate: “My office is in the Wallingford Workspace building which is a secure building with wheel chair accessibility. There is a waiting room and an elevator. I have a great view of downtown and the office is nicely appointed for individual, couple and possible group work. I’m asking for $150 per day per month. My contact info is kate@katemunson.com or 206-295-825.”
In Memoriam (January 2013)
With sadness we share news that Cecile Scott, B.A. Liberal Studies, M.A. Whole Systems Design, died recently after a prolonged illness. She held on long enough to complete her book, “Knowing Bodies: Traveling in Bali and Through Cancer,” (now available through Amazon), and to hold a launch party this past fall. Cecile’s first trip to Bali, which she discusses in the book, was part of the Whole Systems Design course, “Intercultural Learning,” led by faculty member Elaine Jessen. She returned to Bali after being diagnosed with breast cancer “to learn more from the Balinese acceptance of uncertainty, reliance on community, and the art of weaving the sacred into the fabric of everyday life. Her memoir tells the story of ten years when braiding cancer into her life seems the only way to keep it from unraveling.” An accomplished poet and writer, she brought intellectual brilliance, humor, wisdom, and beauty to the Whole Systems Design community. – Betsy Geist, Director, Center for Creative Change
Marketplace (January 2013)
Jennifer J. Wilhoit, Ph.D., B.A. Liberal Arts 1995, M.A. Education, 1998: Jennifer is offering discounts at TEALarbor stories for January 2013! If you have a writing or story project you would like to get started in the new year, now is the time to sign up!
Any new client who commits to at least 15 hours of writing mentorship or story & nature guiding will receive 10% off. Discounted rate applies to anyone who signs up by January 21, 2013. (Fifteen hours of service must be used by March 31, 2013.)
For more information, or to sign up, please contact Jennifer now at tealarborstories@gmail.com
