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 Colleen Connolly, Ph.D. Associate Professor | Program: Professional Counseling Emphasis: Marriage and Family Therapy E-mail: cc32@txstate.edu Phone: (512) 245-8677 FAX: (512) 245-8872 Mail: 601 University Drive EAPS, Professional Counseling Program Education Building 4041 San Marcos, TX 78666 |
Education:
Ph.D., Distinguished Graduate, St. Mary's University
Major Emphasis: Counselor Education and Supervision
Minor Emphasis: Marriage and Family Therapy
M.Ed., Counseling & Guidance, Texas State University-San Marcos
Licensure:
Licensed Professional Counselor
Dissertation:
Lesbian couples: A qualitative study of strengths and resilient factors in long-term relationships
Past Clinical Experience:
Private Practice Setting, 1998-2001.
Staff Therapist for Waterloo Counseling Center, 1998-1999.
Clinic Counselor for the Women’s Counseling and Referral Center at the Greater Austin YWCA, Austin, Texas, 1998-1999.
Career and Vocational Counselor for the Veteran’s Administration through St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, 1996-1997.
Courses Taught:
COUN 5207 Counseling and Personality Theories: Pre-Practicum
COUN 5250 Communication and Interviewing Skills Pre-Practicum
COUN 5351 Special Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
COUN 5359 Individual Counseling Techniques
COUN 5360 Practicum: Advanced Methods in Marriage and Family Counseling
COUN 5362 Practicum in Professional Supervision: Theories and Applications
COUN 5367 Marriage and Family Counseling: Current Theories
COUN 5389 Site-Based Internship
COUN 5689 Clinical Practicum
Professional Memberships:
National Level:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
State Level:
Texas Counseling Association (TCA)
Texas Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (TAGLBIC)
Professional Service:
National Level:
President of the Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC), a national division of the American Counseling Association, 2003-2004
Member of the Council of Presidents and Regional Chairs of the American Counseling Association, 2002-2005
Chair of the American Counseling Association's Program Proposal Review Committee for the Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, 2003-2004 (Committee member since summer 2000)
Newsletter Editor: TAGLBIC Newsletter, A Newsletter of the Texas Association of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, Spring 2001 (Ongoing)
State Level:
President of the Texas Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, 2000-2002
Co-founder of the Texas Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, a division of Texas Counseling Association, Summer 2000
Senator for the Texas Counseling Association, 2000-2003
Special Interests:
Qualitative research
Lesbian couples
Feminist therapy
Links of Interest:
AGLBIC
TAGLBIC
Major Emphasis: Counselor Education and Supervision
Minor Emphasis: Marriage and Family Therapy
Licensure:
Licensed Professional Counselor
Dissertation:
Lesbian couples: A qualitative study of strengths and resilient factors in long-term relationships
Past Clinical Experience:
Private Practice Setting, 1998-2001.
Staff Therapist for Waterloo Counseling Center, 1998-1999.
Clinic Counselor for the Women’s Counseling and Referral Center at the Greater Austin YWCA, Austin, Texas, 1998-1999.
Career and Vocational Counselor for the Veteran’s Administration through St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, 1996-1997.
Courses Taught:
COUN 5207 Counseling and Personality Theories: Pre-Practicum
COUN 5250 Communication and Interviewing Skills Pre-Practicum
COUN 5351 Special Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
COUN 5359 Individual Counseling Techniques
COUN 5360 Practicum: Advanced Methods in Marriage and Family Counseling
COUN 5362 Practicum in Professional Supervision: Theories and Applications
COUN 5367 Marriage and Family Counseling: Current Theories
COUN 5389 Site-Based Internship
COUN 5689 Clinical Practicum
Professional Memberships:
National Level:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
State Level:
Texas Counseling Association (TCA)
Texas Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (TAGLBIC)
Professional Service:
National Level:
State Level:
Special Interests:
Qualitative research
Lesbian couples
Feminist therapy
Links of Interest:
AGLBIC
TAGLBIC