IHS Counselors for 2010

2010-07-13T20:48:00.000-07:00

Carla Ashton

Title: Certified Counselor, WA
Education:
Counseling Certificate from Multnomah Bible College, Portland OR.
Training and Experience:
Have been counseling women with abuse and trauma issues since 1991.
Approach:
Biblically based, holistic, personal psychology and art media.
Areas of Specialty:
Women's Issues, Marriage, Abuse, Boundaries, Dissociative Identity Disorder (formally called Multiple Personality Disorder).
Contact Information...
Contact: (360) 903-0632
Email: Ihearu777@aol.com

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Jeff Babcock

Title: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), WA. #LH 00007596
Education:
• Masters Degree in Counseling, Western Seminary, Portland OR.
• Graduate Certificate in Bible, Multnomah Bible College, Portland OR.
• Bachelors Degree in Geology, Oregon State University.
Approach:
I primarily use family systems; cognitive behavioral therapy and Solution-Focused brief therapy all with a Christian world view.
Areas of Specialty:
Individuals, couples, and families. I have special experience working with families with adolescence and with men in difficult relationships.
Training and Experiences:
Interned at the William Temple House counseling program in NW Portland from 1995-1999. Pastoral counseling center 1998-1999. Until 2006 I have been a social worker with Family Reconciliation Services crisis unit. I currently facilitate Family Team Decision Making meetings with the Department of Children & Family Services in Vancouver. I have maintained a part-time private practice since 1999.
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 721-2755
     Email:    jbjeffbabcock@gmail.com
     * Available evenings.

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Jim Griffin
Title: Certified Counselor, WA
Education:
• Graduate Level Continuing Ed., USC, Los Angeles CA, Major: Counselor Education.
• Bachelor of Science, George Williams College, Downers Grove, IL.
Approach:
Non-directive; Client-centered. Biblically based.
Areas of Specialty:
Marriage, Family, Individuals, Grief, Group Dynamics and Life Transition.
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 254-5204
     Email: JMGriffin@Pacifier.com

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Nancy Judd
Title: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), WA. M.A., R.N.
Education and Training:
• Masters Degree in Counseling, George Fox University, OR.
• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Washington State University, WA.
• Associates Degree in Nursing, El Camino College.
• Registered Nurse (RN) 15 yrs.
Approach:
Biblically based, Holistic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Private practice since 1999
Group leader of Boundaries, Shame and Grace
Served as Missionary in Argentina - 2 years
Areas of Specialty:
Women’s Issues; DID: PTSD: Abuse & Addiction Issues (Sexual Addiction), Codependency, Boundaries; Depression and Anxiety
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 281-0250
     Email: mailto:nanojudd@msn.com

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Jan Moore
Title: Certified Counselor, WA
Education:
• Grad Work: Liberty University, George Fox University & Marylhurst College.
• Bachelor of Science in Christian Ed., Multnomah Bible College, Portland OR.
Experience:
• Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, DID, PTSD, Addictive and Codependent Behaviors.
• Private practice since 1993.
• 3 yrs clergy consultant: SWW Hospital,
"Turn Around", Addiction Recovery Program.
• Group Leader: 12 Step, Adult Child of Addictive Families and Codependency.
• 2 years Pastoral Care in China
Approach:
A holistic approach with individuals and families. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Art Media and Prayer.
Specialty: Individual & Family Therapy
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 521-0568
     Email: tmoore@xprt.net

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Bonnie Richards

Title: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), WA
Education:
• LPN, MA.
• Masters in Counseling Psychology: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR.
Training and Experience:
Nursing, Trauma Issues, EMDR, Gestalt (8yrs)
Behavior Modification (1+yrs), Dissociation (10+Yrs).
Approach:
Cognitive, Behavioral, EMDR, Gestalt, TFT, Sandtray & Art Therapy and Personal Psychology
Areas of Specialty:
Trauma Survivors (current and historical) DID, Transition Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Disorders, and Couples Issues.
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 694-6440
     Email: B.B.Richards@comcast.net

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Rhonda Ruge
Title: Certified Counselor, WA
Education:
• Master's Degree in Community Counseling, Portland State University, Portland OR.
• Pursuing Certificate in Spiritual Formation and George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland OR
• Bachelor Degree WV University, Morgantown WV.
Approach:
Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, Solution-Focused, Client Centered, Strengths Based.
Area of Specialty:
Depression, Grief, Trauma, Transitions, And Self Esteem.
Demographic Interests:
Women's Issues, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military/Veterans
Contact Information...
     Contact: (360) 241-5680
   Email: rruge@winmac.com

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Kathleen Sawyer

Title: Certified Counselor, WA
Training and Experience:
Private Practice since 1997
H.E.A.R.T (Healing & Encouragement for Abortion Related Trauma.).
12 Step Groups; Support Groups since 1987.
Worked under Byron Kehler at Agape Youth & Family Ministries.
Author of ...
“Woman to Woman” and “The Day Sad Arrived”.
Approach:
Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Area of Specialty:
Individual, Marriage, Family and Teens.
Key Note Speaker at Retreats and Seminars.
Contact Information...
Contact: (360) 896-0517
Website: http://www.kathleensawyer.com/

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Chuck Verro, MA

Title: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), WA
National Certified Counselor (NCC) Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
Education:
• Masters Degree in Counseling, Western Seminary, Portland, OR.
• Graduate Certificate in Bible from Multnomah School of the Bible, Portland, OR
• BS degree from St. Lawrence University; graduate studies at Brown University and Idaho State University.
Training and Experience:
• Seventeen years working in the mining industry with Fortune 500 companies provided an understanding of the stresses corporate life puts on individuals and families.
• Ten years on a multi-staff Pastoral team at a large church in Reno, NV; responsibiities included counseling, missionary care, leading/facilitating small groups, deacons ministries oversight and leadership development.
• Worked in mental health clinics, private agencies and private practice since 1998.
Approach:
Variety of methods depending on needs of individual. All consistent with a Christian Worldview.
Specialties:
Pre-marital & marriage counseling, healing marriages after an affair, grief and loss issues, mood disorders, men's issues, sexual addiction, and spiritual formation.
Contact Information...
Contact: (360) 696-3600
Email: CJVCounsel@comcast.net

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* All IHS Counselors and Therapist need to be Certified or Licensed by the State of Washington. (* Please check with your Counselor or Therapist concerning the current status of their Certification or Licensure.) Each Counselor and Therapist act as an independent contractor within the I.H.S. office. Each is responsible to maintain their State, City of Vancouver and business licenses, as well as carry their own professional insurance. In addition, each should provide the client a copy of the Washington State Unprofessional Conduct Brochure at the time of their first session. 12/15/2010.

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