Here you will find a full list of Mary Rixford's licenses, certifications, experience and education.
Licenses & Certifications
| 1987 to present | AAMFT Clinical Member |
| 1992 to present | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Texas |
| 1992 to present | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Texas |
| 1992 to present | American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT), Approved Supervisor |
| 2008 to present | EMDRia Certified |
Experience
| 1981 to 1993 |
Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc.
- Dallas TX , Clinical Advisory
- Sat on board that assists counselors in making clinical judgments.
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1983 to present
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Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc.
- Dallas TX Facilitator/Supervisor - Survivors of Suicide support group for families and friends of completed suicide victims. |
| 1985 to 2000 |
Pastoral Counseling and Education Center
- Dallas TX , 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. |
| 1995 to 1996 |
Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - Dallas TX , Interim Director of Education |
| 1996 to 2000 | Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - Dallas TX , Associate Director of Counseling and Education |
Affiliations
| 1989 to 1996 | Catholic Diocese of Dallas - Dallas, Texas, Sponsor Couple |
| 1987 to present | American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Member |
| 1992 to present | American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Approved Supervisor - Inactive |
| 1995 to present | American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Member |
| 1994 to present | National Registry of Group Psychotherapists, Certified Member |
| 1995 to present | Texas Mental Health Liaison Group, American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Alternate Representative |
| 1998 to 2002 | American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Communication Committee, Chair |
| 2001 to 2003 | Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Elections Committee |
Education
| Undergraduate & Graduate Training | |
| 1972 | Bachelor of Arts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. M., Major field: English; Minor fields: Education and Spanish |
| 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” |
| Post-Graduate Training | |
| 1981 | Suicide and Crisis Center of Dallas, Inc., training in crisis counseling and suicidology toward certification and Crisis Intervention Counselor |
| 1982-1983 | 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 |
| 1983-1985 | Pastoral Counseling and Education Center, Dallas, Texas; Advanced Clinical Residency; completion of course work, clinical experience and supervisory requirements for AAMFT Clinical Member certification |
| 1990 | University of North Texas, Denton, Texas; 3 hour graduate level course in Group Psychotherapy; 3 hour graduate level course in Ethics |
| 1990 | East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas; 3 hour graduate level course in Career Counseling. |
| Additional Training | |
| 1984-1985 | 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 |
| 1986-1987 | Harvill Hendrix, Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy, Dallas, Texas: Level II training for completion of requirement for approval as Imago Relationship Therapy Workshop presenter |
| 1987-1988 | Pia Mellody, Mellody Enterprises, Wickenberg, Arizona: Post induction therapy training to complete requirements for Level I status in this technique |
| 1987-1990 | Supervision of Supervision by Anita Titone, AAMFT Approved Supervisor to complete requirements for certification of an AAMFT Approved Supervisor |
| 1992 | Beverly Stoy, Empowered Therapy, Introduction to Hypnotherapy |
| 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 |
| 2003 | Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 2003 |
| 2004 - Present | Ongoing consultation with Ottawa Couple and Family Institute. |
| 2007 | Level I & II EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Training |