Program:
Professional Counseling
E-mail:
es17@txstate.edu
Phone: (512) 245-3979
FAX: (512) 245-8872
Mail:
601 University Drive
Education Building 4002-2
San Marcos, TX 78666

Professional Quotes:
"...in the structure of an organized body, the end of each member can only be deduced from the full conception of the whole."
- Immanuel Kant

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
- Robert Frost

Education:
Ph.D. Counselor Education, University of North Texas
M.Ed. Counseling and Guidance, Corpus Christi State University
B.S. Psychology, Texas A&M University in College Station

Courses Taught:
COUN 5689 (Practicum)
COUN 5354 (Basic Techniques)
COUN 53/5158 (Dynamics and Processes in Group Counseling)
COUN 5350 (Professional Orientation and Ethics)
COUN 5301 (Introduction to Community-Based Counseling)
COUN 5389 (Site-Based Internship)
COUN 5366 (Individual and Group Techniques - Advanced)

Research Interests:
Motivation and adherence to weight loss for children and adults
Clinical supervision for chemical dependency counselors
Theoretical guidance and grounding

Major Activities:
Director, Assessment and Counseling Clinic
Board member for Hays/Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Member of Ad Hoc Testing Committee for Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

Member:
American Counseling Association
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Texas Counseling Association
Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Association for Specialists in Group Work

Class Notes:
5258 Group Counseling
5301 Intro to Community-Based Counseling

Links of Interest:
American Counseling Association
Texas Counseling Association
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
Center for Credentialing and Education (organization that administers the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination - CPCE) National Board for Certified Counselors