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Natalie M. Whitlow, Ph.D.

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LICENSURE:

Licensed Psychologist

Ohio License Number: 6899

Interest Areas: Program Development; Psycho-education & Prevention; Trauma

Survivors; African-Centered and Multicultural counseling; Relationship issues and

couples counseling; Mood Disorders; Identity Development; Gender Issues;

Psychological Development of Girls and Women; Psychological Assessments; Conflict

Resolution; Family & Divorce Mediation

EDUCATION:

8/00-8/06 University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology (APA Accredited)

Pre-doctoral Internship: University of Maryland-College Park Counseling Center

(APA Accredited)

Post-doctoral Placement: Cleveland State University Counseling Center (IACS

Accredited)

8/96-5/00 Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

EMPLOYMENT:

6/12-Present Humanistic Counseling Center, Cleveland, OH

Position: Private Practice Psychologist

Responsibilities:

Diagnostic Assessments

Treatment Plan Development

Progress note writing

Individual, Marital/Couples, Family, & Group Counseling

Clinical Interviews

Psychological assessment administration, scoring, interpretation, & report

writing

Critical Incident Stress Debriefings

Crisis management & resolution

Collaborative work with other agencies & professionals

Court Testifying

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11/12-Present State of Ohio Social Security Administration, Euclid, OH

Position: Psychologist & Consultant

Responsibilities:

Perform Psychological Evaluations

Compose Confidential Psychological Reports

1/13-Present South University, Warrensville Heights, OH

Position: Adjunct Psychology Faculty

Responsibilities:

Teaching various Undergraduate & Graduate level psychology courses

Syllabus development

Curriculum development

Assessment development

Mentoring & Advising students

Committee member

6/07-2/12 Minority Behavioral Health Group, Akron, OH

Position: Psychology Resident/Therapist

Responsibilities:

Diagnostic Assessment

Individual Service Plan (Treatment Plan) Development

Individual, Marital/Couples, Family, & Group Counseling

Clinical Interviews

Report writing

School-based therapy

SSI Verifications

Court Testifying (i.e. Custody, Placement, Psychological/ Developmental

Functioning, etc.)

Collaborative Work with Outside Agencies (i.e. Psychiatrists, Juvenile Detention

System, Court System, Summit Developmental Disabilities Board, Hospitals,

Children's Services, Community Agencies, etc.)

Report Writing

Collaborative Work with Internal Service Providers (CPST-Community

Psychiatric Support Team)

Medicaid & Insurance Note Writing

Agency Strategic Planning Committee Member

Case Conference/Case Planning

Weekly 1-hour Supervision

Bi-monthly Clinical Staff Meetings

Monthly All-Staff Meetings

Population experience: children, adolescents, teenagers, young adults, adults,

elderly, culturally diverse, LGBTQ, developmentally & physically disabled

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Position: Groups Program Developer & Coordinator

Responsibilities:

To develop a conceptual framework for an effective and applicable group

counseling program

To oversee and make decisions regarding all group counseling activities through

the agency

To supervise group staff members

To develop a group counseling & group facilitation training series for agency

staff and group facilitators

To develop applicable and culturally specific group curriculums

To catalog and secure developed group curriculums, for future use

To create referral relationships and professional contracts with community, legal,

and government agencies

*Pre & Post-Doctoral Descriptions Available Upon Request*

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES:

2009-

Present NAMI, Greater Cleveland

Curriculum Developer, Lead Psychologist, & Facilitator

Responsibilities: Develop curriculum and facilitate workshops for over 50

community outreach workshops targeted to provide psycho-education, prevention

services, community resources, and referrals to diverse populations under the

Multicultural Outreach (MCO) division on NAMI

Responsibilities: Develop curriculum and co-facilitate workshops for grant-funded

projects, conducted in residential housing communities, that provide psycho-

education, skills training, case management services, & community resources to

building residents, all of whom have some form of disability, to control the excessive

substance use, hypersexual behaviors, poor interpersonal relations, violence,

financial struggles, health problems, etc.

Responsibilities: Acted as a facilitator for this Cleveland Clinic, government grant-

funded research project designed to provide 4 four-hour psycho-education, skills

training, & community resources to families with children with Epilepsy; Facilitated

2 rounds of this research project

9/08-9/10 The Group Counseling Program at Minority Behavioral Health Group,

Akron, OH

Developed and Designed a group counseling program at MBHG

(a) Designed the structural format and conceptual framework for the groups

counseling program; (b) Designed a professional training series around group

counseling and group facilitation; (c) Designed culturally-relevant groups

counseling curriculum for anger management, social skills, relationship building,

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single-mother’s support, parenting skills, ADHD, and teen girl identity development

groups.

9/05-5/06- The Student of Color’s Transition to Graduate School Workshop Series

Responsibilities: Development and Implementation of this workshop series for

McNair Scholars at the University of Maryland-College Park.

Winter 2003- Contributing Founder of the Campus Organization, “Parents In College”

(PIC)

Purpose: Support Group for college parents that provides a supportive atmosphere, a

forum at which to discuss parental concerns, parental education, informational

workshops for traditional students and community members, activities for children

and families, connections to other college parents, and avenues to get involved with

community service activities, among many other things.

Responsibilities: Collaborated with a colleague to develop the rationale for the need

of this type of organization and provided active support in the development and

maintenance of this organization, such as assisting in the development of a mission

statement, by-laws, and guidelines.

Fall 2003- Individual Counselor Position Aimed at Students of Color

Collaboration between the Center for Multicultural Research, Training, and

Consultation and the Office of Academic Retention Services.

Responsibilities: Created, developed a formal proposal for, and presented to the

change agents in that organizational system, my ideas around the need for a

counselor to be more easily accessible to students of color on campus, by being

located in an office designed to meet their needs. Held this position for one full

academic year, under a voluntary basis, in order for the position to evaluate for its

utility and effectiveness. Provided a mid-year and end-of-the year report to the

director around the accomplishments of the position.

Fall 2001- Between Us, University of Missouri-Columbia, Assistantship

Group Facilitator

Collaboration between the Center for Multicultural Research, Training, and

Consultation and the Office of Academic Retention Services.

Responsibilities: Assisted in the development of this position by developing, and

presenting to a distinguished group of administrators, a year long mission statement,

criteria, agenda, and guidelines for the position.

GROUP CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

10/09-5/11 Parenting Children of Color with Mental Health Diagnoses &

Developmental Disabilities: A Therapeutic Group Experience, Minority

Behavioral Health Group

Creator & Facilitator

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This Group was offered on 4 separate occasions

Mission: To provide parents of color with culturally-relevant parenting

perspectives and strategies by providing them with historical information, cultural

trends within families of color, information about the developmental

stages/milestones of children, how to detect if their child is not developing

traditionally, how to parent children with mental health disorders & developmental

disabilities, the risks related to parenting children with mental health disorders &

developmental disabilities,, non-traditional parenting strategies that may prove to be

more applicable with families of color, and a safe space to discuss, explore, and gain

support regarding their parenting experience

Sum 2010 Effective Ways to Manage Your ADHD, Minority Behavioral Health

Group

Creator & Facilitator

Mission: To provide children and adolescents the opportunity to gain psycho-

education about ADHD, its general impacts of functioning, performance, and

behavior, and specific ways that their ADHD impacts them. The children also

learned and practiced effective ADHD management strategies. Participants and their

parents received packets that included psycho-education, management strategies, and

all activities completed by the child while in the group.

Spring 2010 Anger Management Therapy Groups (3), Minority Behavioral Health

Group

Creator & Facilitator

Mission: To provide children and adolescents the opportunity to gain psycho-

education about anger, explore their anger, including their triggers, their behavioral

manifestations of anger, and the consequences of their anger, and learn anger

management strategies

Sum 2009 &

Sum 2010 Social Skills Building Therapy Group (2), Minority Behavioral Health Group

Creator & Facilitator

Mission: To provide children and adolescents the opportunity to gain psycho-

education about social skills & its relevance, explore their social/interpersonal

functioning, explore the social/interpersonal experiences that have shaped their

presentation, and learn age-appropriate social skills for the purpose of building

relationships, rule compliance, functioning independently of their parents, etc.

6/08-6/09 W.O.W: Wonderful, Outstanding Women, Akron, OH

Creator & Facilitator

Mission: “To provide teen girls with the love, support, guidance, knowledge,

emotional strength, and psycho-education to develop into “Wonderful, Outstanding

Women.”

(a) Provide a safe, supportive, and informative setting for group members; (b)

Facilitate an interactive group discussion about issues impacting the life of Black

teen-aged girls; and (c) Use group theory, format, community, and dynamics to

impact growth and change.

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*Additional Experiences Available Upon Request*

ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE:

11/12-

Present: Ohio Social Security Administration

Position: Psychologist

Description: Solely conduct Clinical Interviews to evaluate the mental health status

of claimants applying for Social Security in the state of Ohio; Timely report writing;

Timely responses to addendum requests.

6/12-Present: Humanistic Counseling Center, Cleveland, OH

Position: Psychologist

Description: Conduct Clinical Interviews & Self-Report assessments; Administer

psychological assessments, score, interpret, & report writing; Conduct ADHD

screenings & drug & alcohol assessments & report writing.

2009-

2011: Minority Behavioral Health Group, Akron, OH

Position: Psychology Resident

Description: Received on-going psychological assessment training, with a

specialized focus on intelligence assessments, from a licensed school psychologist;

Studied diversity-related issues surrounding psychological test development,

administration, interpretation, & feedback.

2006-

2007: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

Position: Post-Doctoral Resident

Description: Administered psychological assessments (i.e. intelligence,

personality, & emotional) & career assessments to college students & scored,

interpreted, & wrote psychological reports, under the supervision of licensed

psychologists.

2005-

2006: University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD

Position: Pre-Doctoral Intern

Description: Administered psychological assessments (i.e. intelligence,

personality, behavioral, & emotional) & career assessments to college students &

scored, interpreted, & wrote psychological reports, under the supervision of licensed

psychologists.

2002-

2004: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

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Position: University counseling center Practicum trainee

Description: Gained extensive assessment training & administered psychological

assessments (i.e. intelligence, personality, & emotional) to college students & scored,

interpreted, & wrote psychological reports, under the supervision of licensed

psychologists.

2003: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

Position: University career center Practicum trainee

Description: Administered career assessments to college students & scored,

interpreted, & wrote reports, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

2001: Hickman High School, Columbia, MO

Position: Trainee-level career counselor

Description: Provided career counseling & administered career assessments to

“at-risk” high school students.

OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, & SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

National Alliance on Mental Illness

2009-

Present NAMI, Greater Cleveland, Multicultural Outreach (MCO) Division

Curriculum Developer, Lead Psychologist, & Facilitator

Responsibilities: Develop curriculum and facilitate for over 50 community outreach

workshops targeted to provide psycho-education, prevention services, community

resources, and referrals to diverse

Responsibilities: Develop curriculum and co-facilitate workshops for grant-funded

projects, conducted in residential housing communities, that provide psycho-

education, skills training, case management services, & community resources to

building residents, all of whom have some form of disability, to control the excessive

substance use, hypersexual behaviors, poor interpersonal relations, violence,

financial struggles, health problems, etc.

Responsibilities: Acted as a facilitator for this Cleveland Clinic, government grant-

funded research project designed to provide 4 four-hour psycho-education, skills

training, & community resources to families with children with Epilepsy; Facilitated

2 rounds of this research project

*Specific Workshop Descriptions Available Upon Request*

Pastor’s Project Workshops, Akron, OH

“The Pastor’s Project” is a grant-funded initiative designed to merge mental health and ministry,

which included psycho-education and training to community pastor’s and psycho-education

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workshops, prevention measures, and community resource identification to church parishioners and

community members.

Dec 2009 &

Dec 2010

Curriculum Developer & Workshop Facilitator: The Holiday Blues: Strategies

for Handling Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Workshops (16 separate dates and

locations)

Curriculum Developer & Workshop Facilitator: Teenagers and Depression:

Understanding Teenagers’ Susceptibility to Depression and Learning Depression

Management Strategies (2-part series)

Sum 2009 &

Sum 2010

Curriculum Developer & Facilitator: Child Development Workshops (28

separate workshops)

Topics: (a) Anger Management, (b) Decision-Making, (c) Stress and

Anxiety Management, (d) Healthy Coping, (e) Effective

Communication, (f) Depression and Suicide, (g) Interacting with

Parents, Teachers, and other Adults, (h) Peer Relationships, (i) Abuse, (j) Self-

Esteem and Body Image, (k) Healthy Relationship Development, (l) Self-Talk

Various Community Workshop Facilitation

Nov. 2008 Suicide Community Forum: African Americans and Suicide, Akron, OH

Panelist: (a) Provided psycho-education about suicide, factors leading to suicide,

detecting someone at risk for suicide, effectively interacting with someone you feel

is at risk of suicide, it’s impacts on the African American community, the

psychological effects of those “left behind”, etc.; (b) Fielded questions from an

audience of 200 community members; (c) Provided community resources for suicide

prevention, mental health counseling, and suicide support groups.

Dec. 2008 Obama Health Care Transition Team: Community Forum on Health Care,

Akron, OH

Facilitator: Facilitated an interactive discussion, amongst community members,

concerning their concerns about the health care system, their past experiences with

the health care system, and suggestions they have for a reformed health care plan.

*Additional Experiences Available Upon Request*

FACILITATION OF PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS:

June 2013 &

April 2012 Alcohol, Drug Addiction, & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Presenter: Effective Therapy with Black Families

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Training Goals: (a) Identification of 4 common Black family issues; (b)

Interpret how the 4 issues contribute to presenting mental health concerns; (c) Learn

culturally-relevant & effective interventions for addressing the 4 issues; (d)

Distinguish between the 4 issues & appropriate interventions; (e) Construct a non-

threatening plan for addressing these issues with the Black family.

Training Outcome: Participants received (6) continuing education credits

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

April 2011 Annual Conference: Black Male Summit, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Co-Presenter: The Impacts of Media on Black Male Identity and Masculinity

Development

Aug 2010 Annual Conference: Association of Black Psychologists, Chicago, IL

Co-Presenter: Merging Mental Heath and the Ministry: Effective Strategies for

Effective Collaboration and Meaningful Change

April 2010 Annual Conference: Black Male Summit, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Co-Presenter: Reclaiming Our Sons: Strategies for Effectively Parenting Black

Males

Nov. 2008 Annual Conference: All Ohio Mental Health Professionals Conference,

Columbus, OH

Co-Presenter: The Collaboration Between a Community Mental Health Provider

and the Public School System: Effects on African American Student Academic

Performance and Behavior.

Goals: (a) Developed a presentation which provided education and insight into the

collaboration process of myself, a community mental health professional, and the

public school system; (b) Created a 4-step model for replicating this successful

collaboration venture.

Co-Facilitated a question-and-answer session following our presentation.

August 2008 Annual Conference: Association of Black Psychologists, Oakland, CA

Presenter: The Whitlow Measure of Afrocentric Relationship Attitudes

Poster presentation showcasing the research design, development process, statistical

findings, and, most importantly, the future implications of this Black relationship

assessment tool, which I created.

May 2008 Annual Conference: AkroNABSE, Akron, OH

Presenter: Building Strong Mentor Relationships with Black Males

(a) Provided cutting edge research, psycho-education, and culturally-relevant data to

a group of Black school educators around how to effectively build mentor

relationships with Black males; (b) Discussed the unique components to relationship

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development with Black males; and (c) Provided some unique barriers that may be

faced when attempting to connect with Black males

Facilitated an interactive question-and-answer session following my presentation.

April 2008 Annual Conference: Black Male Summit, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Presenter: What Black Men Have to Offer in Relationships

(a) Designed a psycho-educational and culturally-relevant presentation that

examined to positive aspects of Black men’s functioning in relationships;

(b)Examined the current trends of Black relationships, including collegiate level

dating on both HBCU and PWI campuses; (c) Discussed the impacts of slavery on

present-day Black relationship functioning; and (d) Provided professional tips for

Black relationship success.

Facilitated an interactive question-and-answer session following my presentation.

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Jan 2013-

Present

South University, Warrensville Heights, OH

Position: Adjunct Psychology Faculty

Responsibilities:

o Teaching various Undergraduate & Graduate level psychology courses

o Syllabus development

o Curriculum development

o Assessment development

o Mentoring & Advising students

o Committee member

Oct 2011

Guest Speaker: Cleveland State University & University of Akron

Psychopathology Course, for Graduate level Social Work students

Lesson on the DSM-IVTR criteria for diagnosing personality disorders

Fall 2003-

Fall 2004

Student Instructor: University of Missouri-Columbia

Multicultural Competency, for Graduate level Counseling Psychology students to

develop cultural competency with the application of counseling theories and provision

of therapeutic interventions

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Psychological Association (APA). Member Identification

Number: 71206976. Full Member since 8/2006. Student Affiliate since 8/2001

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Association of Black Psychologist (ABPsi). Member since 1998.

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS:

May 2012 Specialized Family & Divorce Mediation Training

Presented by: Richard Altman & Cathleen Kuhl

Provided by: The Supreme Court of Ohio

Mar 2012 Basic Mediation & Uniform Mediation Act Training

Presented by: Cathleen Kuhl &Terry Wheeler

Provided by: The Supreme Court of Ohio

Sept 2011 Ethical Considerations in Therapeutic Relationships

Presented by: Suzette Speight, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

Provided by: Minority Behavioral Health Group, Akron, OH

May 2010 Court Testifying

Presented by: Mary Jones, Esquire

Provided by: The Oriana House of Akron

Jan 2010 Ethics for Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family

Therapists, and Psychologists

Presented by: John Mumper, MSSW, JD

Provided by: Pastoral Counseling Services of Summit County

Aug 2008 Multicultural Sensitivity In Counseling

Presented by: John E. Queener, Ph.D.

Provided by: Pastoral Counseling Services of Summit County

PUBLICATIONS:

Heppner, P., Tierney,C., Wang, Y., Armer, J., Whitlow, N., & Reynolds, A. (2009).

Breast Cancer Survivors Coping with Lymphedema: What All Counselors Need to

Know. Journal of Counseling and Development, 87(3), 327-338.

TELEVISION & RADIO APPEARANCES:

Nov 2014

Expert Psychologist discussing the mental health implications of the suicide death of an

Ohio college football player

Aug 2014

Expert Psychologist discussing various facets of depression following the suicide death

of comedian/actor Robin Williams

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Oct 2011

Guest Speaker: My Life My Legacy, BlogTalkRadio

My Life My Legacy is an organization designed to help youth attend and graduate from

college.

I spoke about the psychological, emotional, and psycho-social barriers that today’s

youth face when trying to attend college and gain success.

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