Rebecca Mizhir

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Port Townsend, Washington 98368

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Summary

Accomplished graduate of Antioch New England's Marriage and Family Therapy

Program, with broad-based counseling experience and exceptional

communication skills, seeking a position with long-term growth

opportunities in expansion of therapeutic skills, supervision, and team

building.

Professional Highlights

Opened a private practice in Pt Townsend, WA, effectively building to a

full-time caseload of individual and/or couple clients, with weekly

supervision from a licensed clinician. Obtained MFT licensure within two-

year time period.

Successful 2 year counseling internship in service of an unusually broad

range of low income clients, including family, couple, dual diagnosis, and

criminal populations.

Completed specialized coursework and clinical work in emotionally focused

couples' and integrative couples' therapy.

Developed curriculum for group therapy with female homeless population,

targeting safety, relationship, and substance abuse issues.

Cultivated expanded written and personal communication skills through

graduate level and international training.

Education

M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy - Antioch University, Keene, NH - 2008 -

Class President

Writer in Residence - Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT - Winter 2000

M.F.A. Writing and Poetics - Naropa Institue, Boulder, CO - 1996

BA English Literature, Women's Studies, cum laude - Georgetown University,

Washington, DC - 1992

Professional Experience

Social Services/Counseling

Compassionate Counseling, Port Townsend, WA Oct.

2008 - present

Marriage and Family Therapist: clinician specializing in individual and

couples work around various

personal issues such as relationship conflicts, job pressures, substance

abuse, grief and loss,

trauma, as well as stress, anxiety, and depression - solutions are

discovered through a holistic approach

that integrates the modalities of body, mind, and spirit into the therapy

process; developed and facilitated a group for women navigating divorce.

Monadnock Area Psychotherapy and Spirituality Services, Keene, NH

Sept. 2006 - May 2008

Marriage and Family Counseling Intern: direct client counseling of

individuals, couples, and families; therapy groups for women and homeless

populations; participated in ongoing supervision, case presentations, co-

therapy, observation of senior clinicians, related videotaping and

paperwork, and staff meetings.

Edgar Quinet High School, Paris, France

Sept. 2004 - Apr. 2005

English Professor: via a cultural exchange program developed by the French

Embassy, educated both traditional and learning-disabled students in an

inner city setting; developed learning tools and curriculum to improve

emotionally challenged students' language and writing skills.

Pt Townsend Community Options, Pt. Townsend, WA

Feb. 2001 - Apr. 2003

Community Support Staff: empowered and assisted three developmentally

disabled

adults in life skill situations; provided ongoing physical, social, and

psychological support.

Seattle Rape Relief, Seattle, WA

1993-1994

Crisis Counselor : participated in six-week intensive training, culminating

in weekly volunteer

work as hotline counselor; ongoing trainings and peer supervision.

Northwest Foundation for Eating Disorders, Seattle, WA

1992-1993

Group Facilitator: co-facilitated and co-organized weekly support group

for adults seeking

abstinence and recovery from anorexia, bulimia and compulsive

overeating.

Georgetown University Women's Center, Washington, DC

1990-1992

Peer Counselor: developed and facilitated weekly drop-in support group for

women,

focusing on relevant topics such as sexual abuse, eating disorders, and

sexual orientation.

Literary

The Leader, Pt Townsend, WA

Feb. 2000 - May 2004

Staff Writer: journalist for local newspaper, contributing culturally

explorative articles from

humorous features to art/theater reviews.

Copper Canyon Press, Pt Townsend, WA

Oct. 1998 - May 2000

Editorial Assistant: routed editorial and design processes, maintained

review files and book

disbursal systems, and carried out general administrative responsibilities.

Publications and Honors

Pushcart Prize nominee

Apr. 2003

For poems published in The Drunken Boat

Washington Newspaper Association Award

Mar. 2002

Best Humorous Feature Story, "Big Boy the Cat"

"Pt Townsend's Shed Boys", All Things Considered, National Public Radio

May 2001

Essay produced for radio broadcast

References

Lindy Brooking, MA, LMHC Current Supervisor

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Stephanie Kimber, MFT, LMHC Former Supervisor

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Walter Lowe, PhD MFT Former Professor

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Mark Saran, MA, LMHC Current Supervisor

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