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 Mary Rixford's Vitae & Credentials

Licenses & Certifications

2008 to present Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)ia Certified
1992 to present American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT), Approved Supervisor
1992 to present Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Texas
1992 to present Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Texas
1987 to present AAMFT Clinical Member

Experience

1996 to 2000 Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - Dallas, Texas, Associate Director of Counseling and Education
1995 to 1996

Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - Dallas, Texas, Interim Director of Education
1985 to 2000

Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - Dallas, Texas, Staff Therapist

  • Staff Therapist - Marriage and Family, Individual and Group Psychotherapy.
  • Clinical Supervisor - Supervise up to 7 clinical interns and residents at one time and teach basic principles, ensure thoroughness of work, assist in treatment planning, evaluate student progress, and consult with outside therapists.
  • Faculty - Instruct courses, conduct new student orientations, deliver staff education presentations, and speak at community seminars.
  • Committee Member - Suicide Review Committee; Difficult Case Screening Committee; Staff Advisory Board; Building Committee; Search Committee for new director, 1993.
1983 to 2000

Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc. - Dallas, Texas

  • Facilitator/Supervisor - Survivors of Suicide support group for families and friends of completed suicide victims.
1981 to 1993

Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc. - Dallas, Texas

  • Clinical Advisory - Sat on board that assists counselors in making clinical judgments.
    Facilitator - Supervised, taught and facilitated counselor support group.
  • Phone Crisis Intervention Counselor - Assisted in providing and supervising crisis intervention support.
  • Crisis Intervention Counselor Trainer

Affiliations

2001 to 2003 Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Elections Committee
1988 to 2002 American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Communication Committee, Chair
1995 to 2002 American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Member
1995 to 2002 Texas Mental Health Liaison Group, American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Alternate Representative
1994 to 2000 National Registry of Group Psychotherapists, Certified Member
1992 to 2010 American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Approved Supervisor
1989 to 1996 Catholic Diocese of Dallas - Dallas, Texas, Sponsor Couple
1987 to present American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Member

Education

Undergraduate & Graduate Training
1980 Master of Arts, University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, Major field: Behavioral Sciences. Thesis Topic “A Clinical Investigation of Three Psychological Techniques' Effect on the Finger Dexterity of a Hemiparetic Adult Showing Signs of Spasticity”
1972 Bachelor of Arts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. M., Major field: English; Minor fields: Education and Spanish
Post-Graduate Training
1990 East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas; 3 hour graduate level course in Career Counseling.
1990 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas; 3 hour graduate level course in Group Psychotherapy; 3 hour graduate level course in Ethics
1983 to 1985 Pastoral Counseling and Education Center, Dallas, Texas; Advanced Clinical Residency; completion of course work, clinical experience and supervisory requirements for AAMFT Clinical Member certification
1982 to 1983 Pastoral Counseling and Education Center, Dallas, Texas; Internship through practicum I; Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy, began clinical practice under supervision of AAMFT approved supervisors
1981 Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc., training in crisis counseling and suicidology toward certification and Crisis Intervention Counselor
Additional Training
2007 Level I & II EMDR Training
2003 Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 2003
2000 Train the Trainers: Traumatic Grief conducted by the Anti-violence Partnership of Philadelphia through a grant from the Department of Justice, Victims of Crime Division

Prepare/Enrich Training for Pre-Marital & Marital inventories
1992 Beverly Stoy, Empowered Therapy, Introduction to Hypnotherapy
1987 to 1990 Supervision of Supervision by Anita Titone, AAMFT Approved Supervisor to complete requirements for certification of an AAMFT Approved Supervisor
1987 to 1988 Pia Mellody, Mellody Enterprises, Wickenberg, Arizona: Post induction therapy training to complete requirements for Level I status in this technique
1986 to 1987 Harvill Hendrix, Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy, Dallas, Texas: Level II training for completion of requirement for approval as Imago Relationship Therapy Workshop presenter
1984 to 1985 Harvill Hendrix, Imago Institute for Relationship Therapy, Dallas, Texas: Level I training in Imago Relationship Therapy to complete requirements for approved status in this technique