Two Young Psychology Alumnae Die Recently
December 8, 2010
The Alumni Office has learned that two young AUS Psychology alumnae have died recently. A tragic accident claimed the life of Heather Nelson, 40, M.A. Psychology ’10, who was struck and killed by a train just south of Carkeek Park in North Seattle on Thursday, Nov. 25. Several alums have described her as a very loving person and a good friend.
Jennifer Johnstone of Kirkland, 36, M.A. Psychology ’99, died suddenly while visiting a friend in Scottsdale, AZ on Saturday, Oct. 16th.
Jennifer Johnstone
Heather Nelson
Peter Hopwood, M.A. Psychology, 2010
November 15, 2010
“Just two months after graduating from the Masters in Psychology program (Mental Health
Counselling), I am employed! I got a job starting this coming Wednesday for the Nechako Valley
Community Services Society. This is a Social Services Agency that operates out of a little town in Northern British Columbia, Canada, called Vanderhoof. I will join a Clinical Counseling team as a Mental
Health Counsellor. I will be working out of two offices in towns that are approximately 60 miles apart. That would be Vanderhoof and Fort St. James.
“I am especially proud and thankful for the fact that I start this job barely two months after my last class at Antioch University Seattle. There have been studies done in this province that suggest that it takes, on average, about six months for someone over fifty who is unemployed to find a job in British Columbia. The average is three months for those under fifty. Well, I am over fifty and I beat both averages!”
Kay Feather, B.A. 2001, M.A. Psychology, 2006
October 19, 2010
Kay Feather, MA, LMHC, ATR, has been with Tulalip Tribes Behavioral Health since she began her internship in April, 2005. During that time she has designed and run ongoing grief and loss groups and women’s empowerment groups. She also supervised two art therapy interns from Antioch.
Feather is currently developing a parent advocacy program called Reunite. Her goal for this program is to empower parents to do what is necessary to reunite their family. She is developing a program that will provide a strength and advocacy based education helping them find the resources within themselves and in there community to become involved, inspired and informed parents.
In the process of developing this program she is networking with systems both in the Tribe and the the outside community. “This being a small world I have run into several Antioch graduates who have been inspirational and supportive in the creative process.
“I feel as if this program is an essential piece of my time here at Tulalip Tribes and am hopeful that it will help parents gain the skills they need to reunite their families.”
Feather has a dual master’s degree from AUS in both art therapy and mental health counseling.
Stephanie McDonald, M.A. Psychology, 2010
October 7, 2010
“Just received a job as a clinician at Compass Health in Lynnwood. Its a full time position, and I will be doing direct therapy primarily with adults. In this tough job market, I feel very blessed. It was an over two month slog of sending out MANY resumes. The feedback from Compass is that they ‘love’ Antioch graduates.”
Anne Auerbach, M.A. Psychology, 2010
October 7, 2010
I am very excited to announce the opening of my new practice, Willow Counseling Clinic in the Houghton area of Kirkland, offering gentle compassion and wisdom for child, couple and family clients.
Areas of expertise:
I have over 20 year experience teaching as a Montessori teacher which I bring to parenting support and work with very young children.
I have taken advanced training in Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (attachment based) - see: www.iceeft.org for more information.
I have a great deal of experience working with clients in the area of loss and grief and spirituality, and a niche area of bereaved clients after the loss of a beloved pet.
Anne Auerbach MA, LMFTA
www.willowcounselingclinic.com
206 890 8659
Molly McCormick, M.A. Psychology, 1995
October 6, 2010
Mccormick was recently named “Best Life Coach of the East Bay for 2010″ by a publication that is Oakland’s version of The Seattle Weekly. Here are their comments:
“The concept of coaching can seem so, well, junior high and forced, like a demented combination of homeroom and boot camp: laps across the soccer field until your lungs are on fire, hitting the floor for yet another round of pushups, rushing the other kid until you’re both seeing stars. But that’s not the kind of coaching Molly McCormick of Mind-Body Integration Counseling provides. Rather than dishing out mandatory torture, McCormick helps clients look more deeply at their lives, acting as a friendly witness. She’ll help you set goals, sure, but using what she calls an “appreciative approach” — a way of being curious about what might happen next and taking a proactive, instead of reactive, stance toward opportunities and challenges.
And don’t worry, McCormick walks her talk, too, showing through her own life that personal growth is in the effort, not necessarily in the accomplishment: In the 2008 Bicycle Tour De Colorado — a seven-day, 403-mile ride with 38,000 feet of climbing — she rode 311 miles and climbed 25,050 feet in six days. With McCormick, it’s progress, not perfection, that makes for a life well-lived.”
Kate Stewart, M.A. Psychology 2008
August 2, 2010
As a psychotherapist in private practice, my intention has always been to offer clients a place to express themselves without fear of judgment, a refuge where growth can happen in an unguarded state.
My focus in my private practice is working with clients who are polyamorous, or having more than one romantic partner at a time, or identify themselves as kinky. In most cases, clients who identify as one usually identify as the other, more or less to a degree. My life-long attitude of acceptance and celebration of individual uniqueness has helped inform my work with these clients, as well as my dedication to not pathologizing lifestyle choices, and viewing my work through a phenomenological lens.
I welcome professionals in the community to call to consult if faced with similar cases, and also welcome referrals of clients who are poly, kinky or are in open relationships. There are many different perspectives to take when working with clients who are “outside of the norm” in this respect, especially when working with a poly family in family therapy!
Feel free to email or call with questions. Info@KateLStewart.com or call (206) 669-4912.
Joan Broeckling, M.A. Psychology 1984
July 23, 2010
“In addition to my career as a school psychologist, I stay very busy pursuing my passion for peace and interfaith connection. I am also the founding director of a peace organization, One Peace, Many Paths, as well as the Board president of the Spokane Interfaith Council.”
Donald Ford, M.A. Psychology 1981
July 23, 2010
“In Private Mental Health Therapy Practice again, after transitioning from 27 years as a Therapist in Kaiser Permanente’s Mental Health department. While there, I was on the Regional Diversity Council for 10 years. I was also appointed by the Governor of Oregon to the Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services statewide board and also served on the executive committe. I currently provide individual and couples therapy, as well as consultation and training to Therapists, graduate students and I also work with businesses and organizations in an EAP capacity.
“In addition, I also give talks on diversity, disabilities, communication, and acquired and traumatic brain injury. I have an avid interest in the relationship between nature and psychology. I live in a forested area, west of Portland in the foothills of the coast Range and practice in Portland. I’m also excited about getting involved in the new AUS Portland Alumni Chapter which is just getting started.”
Christine Galvin, M.A. Psychology 2009
July 23, 2010
“After being at Antioch for five years pursuing my graduate degree, it feels really good to be done and to re-discover life after graduate school. Mostly, it feels good to waste time, play with my cat, and catch up on my photo album! I also love my new job, which I would never have if it were not for my graduate degree from Antioch.”
