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Who I Am

Hello!  My name is Amy, and I'm a Registered Drama Therapist/Board Certified Trainer and Clinical Mental Health Counselor. 

 

I graduated from Dickinson State University in 2010 with my Bachelor of Science in History Education and Theatre Education. I received by Master of Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Drama Therapy from Kansas State University in 2014 and I received my Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Dakota State University in 2022. ​I am currently working on my Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at North Dakota State University.

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As a counselor and drama therapist, I believe in a holistic, relational approach to working with clients. I am a generalist practitioner with interest in mood disorders, trauma, military affiliated populations, first responder populations, and relational work. I have an eclectic theoretical orientation with a preference for Relational Cultural, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Narrative approaches; I believe in working with clients in ways that work best for them. I also am a geek culture therapist. I have many geeky interests and have found them to be a helpful tool in relating with and working through concerns with clients who also identify as geeks. I have completed Safe Zone trainings, telehealth trainings, DBT training, CPT training, EMDR Basic Training, and hold a Clinical Military Counseling Certificate.

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I currently work at Phoenix Counseling in Moorhead, MN, which I cofounded with Marsha Wichmann, MS, LPCC-S, LAC

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LICENSES and CREDENTIALS

Sep 2023-Present             Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) # 2873, Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy

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Apr 2023-Present              Board Certified Trainer (BCT) #160, North American Drama Therapy Association

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Apr 2023-Present              Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) #1280-4-15-23, North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners

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Jun 2022-Present              National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors

 

Aug 2017-Present             Registered Drama Therapist (RDT)  #652, North American Drama Therapy Association

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision (CACREP-Accredited)

  • North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND   

  • Expected Graduated: December 2025

Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP-Accredited)

  • North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND   

  • Graduated: May 2022

Master of Arts in Theatre with a Concentration in Drama Therapy

  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS   

  • Graduated: May 2014

Bachelor of Science in History Education & Bachelor of Science in Theatre Education

  • Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND  

  • Graduated: May 2010   

  • Minor: Leadership

TRAININGS

  • CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)

    • Daniel Smith, Course Director

      • CPT Web 2.0, Medical University of South Carolina

      • Self-paced, online training

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  • The Game to Grow Method of Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games: A Level One Training for Mental Health Professionals

    • Adam Davis, MA Ed., Executive Director, Game to Grow

    • Elizabeth D Kilmer, PhD, Director of Education and Training, Game to Grow

      • Game to Grow

      • Self-paced, online training

 

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Certification Training

    • Lane Pederson, Psy.D., LP

      • Pesi

      • Self-paced, online training

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  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training

    • Marsha Linehan, PhD, developer of DBT

    • Adam Carmel, PhD, trainer

    • Ronda Reitz PhD, trainer

    • Chelsey Wilks, PhD, trainer

      • Psychwire

      • Self-paced, online training

 

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Basic Training Parts I and II

    • Terry Becker Fritz, MS, RN, CS, EMDRIA Approved Trainer

      • Maidens, VA

      • Live training conducted via zoom

 

  • Safe Zone Levels 1, 2, and 3

    • Angela Fowler, Academic Personnel Coordinator

      • North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

      • In-person training

 

  • TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

    • Daniel Smith, Course Director

      • TF-CBT Web 2.0, Medical University of South Carolina

      • Self-paced, online training

 

  • Clinical Military Counseling Certificate

    • Mark A Stebnicki, PhD, LCMHC, DCMHS 

      • TeleHealth Certification Institute

      • Self-paced, online training

 

  • Basic and Advanced Motivational Interviewing

    • Todd Lewis, PhD, LPC, NCC, MINT Trainer

      • North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

      • In-person training

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