Mental Health Licensed
Resume:
WILLIAM MICHAEL GIBSON
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
**********@*****.***
Education:
Ph.D. Degree: Capella University
Henry Abel School of Psychology
CACREP Accredited
M.S. Degree: California State University, Los Angeles Psychology, Counseling, CACREP
B.A. Degree: California State University, Northridge Sociology, English
Licensure: Licensed Mental Health Counselor
WA state: # LH61534566
Licensed Certified Counselor
WA state: # CL60731225
Professional:
Full Time Professional Private Practice: Licensed Mental Health Counselor / Certified Counselor
Areas of Specialization include Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation Identity, HIV-AIDS, Gender Transformation, LGBTQ client populations, Trauma Care, Relationship challenges, Spousal Support, Grief and Loss experiences, Post suicide support for parents, siblings, and other primary relationships, Suicide Prevention, First responder, Specific support for medical professionals.
Independent Remote Therapist:
Talk Space Therapy
Sequim Counseling
Independent Therapist working with adolescents, adults, and couples presenting a wide range of personal challenges including Human Sexuality, Grief, Sexual Identity, Gender questioning population, Support for Medical Professionals. Fully remote work utilizing a self-determined schedule serving both professional organizations.
Professor: Brandman/Chapman University/UMass
Global
Program Director:
Washington State Campuses
Clinical Supervisor
Full time faculty. Program Director/Graduate Professor of Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy for students in undergraduate and graduate psychology and counseling programs at five campuses in Washington
state. Serve as program leader supervising students, faculty, and staff in all aspects of the Psychology programs. Responsible for curriculum design,
development, scheduling, and supervision of program and faculty. Lead faculty/content expert in General
Psychology, Critical Thinking, Marital Systems and Studies, Ethical and Professional Issues, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Disorders. Faculty selection,
supervision, and evaluation, graduate student
advisement and determination of advancement to degree candidacy, supervision of practicum fieldwork, capstone thesis research, and comprehensive examinations.
Course format includes campus, hybrid, and on-line learning modalities for a diversified student population. Developed multi-campus blended cohort for Washington state campuses.
Developed and implemented graduate psychology on-line clinical courses.
Led conversion of clinical graduate psychology degree to fully online.
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Sociology
Coordinator of Personal Counseling Services
Academic Leader/Division Chair, Social and Computer Sciences Northwest Vista College
Alamo Community College District
Full time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology and Sociology in a student-centered, collaborative, multi- ethnic, diverse, service-learning environment. Critical thinking, teaching across the curriculum, and
interdisciplinary orientation to instruction delivered in varied modalities including the development of on-line, hybrid, and on campus delivered courses.
Designed, supervised, and actively participated in personal/crisis counseling program serving students, faculty, and staff. Services include personal counseling, group counseling, educational seminars, and faculty and staff in-service programs. Supervised counseling staff. Served as college representative in community-based counseling programs.
Academic Leader and Division Chair for Social Science, Computer Science, and Teacher Preparation. Supervised in excess of sixty faculty members in the areas of psychology, sociology, anthropology, criminal justice, education, teacher preparation, interdisciplinary studies, and computer sciences. Serve as administrator in all facets of supervision of the academic program including hiring and supervision of faculty and staff, curriculum design and implementation including traditional, distance, and hybrid delivery methodologies, scheduling and
staffing of academic programs, budget planning and implementation, and student advocacy.
Professor: DeVry University
Professor of Psychology and Sociology courses for
undergraduate degree candidates in traditional and compressed semester format Interactive lecture-
discussion format. On-line research and communication. Essay exams, oral and group presentations, and term project required from each student.
Professor: Olympic College
Bremerton, Washington
Professor of Psychology in a diversified community college environment. Curriculum offered in hybrid and traditional format. Developed and implemented hybrid psychology courses for experimental distance learning programs. Curriculum designer for geriatric psychology course.
Professor: Pierce College
Los Angeles Community College District
Professor of Psychology courses for degree and transfer students. General psychology, critical psychological thinking, developmental, and human sexuality courses taught in a traditional college structure enhanced by distance learning communication and research as a
supplement to classroom experiences. Essay exams,
group presentations, and term project required of each student.
Professor: Keller Graduate School of Management
Professor of Communication
MBA program incorporating weekly classroom
experiences, on-line e-college environment, essays, oral projects, and exams.
Professor: West Los Angeles College
Los Angeles Community College District
Psychology professor for innovative PACE program Eight- week term that includes complete academic curriculum delivered in intense, short-term format. Alternative educational program for working adults.
Professor: Westwood College
Professor of upper-division psychology courses including research methodology, general psychology, and critical thinking courses for degree candidates.
Associate Professor: Pasadena City
College Counselor: Pasadena, California
Taught various Psychology courses for day and evening students. Served as advisor to students and served in a management role as director of the college testing services with support staff reporting to me. Leadership roles included counseling team leader and elected board offices in faculty senate and faculty association.
Counselor/Director: Arcadia Unified School District Arcadia, California
Developed and implemented district’s first elementary school counseling program serving as primary
counselor and director for the district wide program. Teacher: Charter Oak Unified School District
Taught grades four and five, Co-coordinator of Gifted Student Programs, Innovation in Math Program, grades 3 – 5, and Title I Programs. Wrote program design, grant requests, and implemented programs and innovation.
Credentials: California Community Colleges:
Psychology
Counseling Psychologist
Supervisory/Administrative
California Elementary Teaching Credential
WA State: Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License # LH61534566
Licensed Certified Counselor
License # CL60731225
Professional Distinctions:
American Psychological Association: Voting Member
Chair, Membership Committee
Member, Executive Board
Active Member Multiple Division 44 Committees
Past Editor, APA Division 44 Newsletter
Presenter at annual APA Convention 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 APA Designated Graduate Psychology Student Mentor
Annual Reviewer of Convention Program Applications Supervisor of Psychological Services: Bainbridge Youth Services Board of Directors/Supervisor: Community Counseling Clinic Member, Board of Directors, Tyler Moniz Suicide Prevention Project Member, Council of Representatives, Western Psychological Association Professional Member: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Washington Association Marriage Family Therapists
CACREP
Psychologist Consultant: Lifelong Aids Alliance, Seattle, Washington Safe Schools Coalition, Seattle, Washington
CARE Foundation, Washington State
Bainbridge Island Police Department
Community Collaborative Policing Task Force
Outstanding Graduate School of Psychology Faculty Member of the Year, 2014 Kaplan University
Outstanding Faculty of the Year: Brandman University, 2013 Presented by United States Army for Military Education Faculty Executive Council Member, Brandman University, 2015, 2016, 2017 Chair, Curriculum Academic Committee, Brandman University, 2015, 2016, 2017
Designated Mental Health Professional: Kitsap County, Washington Emergency Responder: State of Washington
Kitsap County, Washington
City of Bainbridge Island, Washington
Community Counseling Consultant: Oasis, San Antonio, Texas Experienced Emergency Hospital Professional /Trauma Care Behavioral Health for Medical Professionals
Covid Pandemic
Remote Therapy Sites
Field Work: Huntington Hospital Emergency Department Continued work supporting hospital medical workers during Covid. WA State: Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License # LH61534566
Licensed Certified Counselor
License # CL60731225
WA State Department of Health:
Clinical Supervisor of Probationary Licensed Therapist
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