Kathy Mohr-Almeida, Ph.D.
Holistic Healing Arts
Curriculum Vitae

counselingKathy Lynn Mohr-Almeida, Ph.D.

 

Degrees

Doctorate in Marriage and Family Transpersonal Psychology, 2009  

Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio                                        

Dissertation Topic: An Integration of American Nontraditional and Mesoamerican Traditional Approaches as a Treatment Model for Traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Comprehensive Areas: Traumatology, Jungian Personality Theory, Human Development, Human Sexual Development, Art and Play Therapy Techniques, Family Systems Theory and Therapeutic Interventions, The Blended Family, Systemic Marriage Counseling Approaches, Communication in the Marital Dyad, Therapeutic Interventions for Sexual Dysfunction, Curriculum Design (self-directed learning program), Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods.

 

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, 2001

Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona

Thesis Topic: The Impact of Divorce on Children

 

Bilingual Endorsement, 1996

Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona

 

Elementary Education Certification, 1995

Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona

 

Bachelor of Arts, 1993

Major: Journalism           Minor: Spanish                                                 

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

 

Bachelor of Arts, 1993

Major: English    Minor: History                                                              

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

 

Research and Teaching Interests

Research: International Traumatology, Psychology, Traditional Healing Modalities, Curanderismo, Social and Historical Cognition, Mythology, Folklore, Spiritual Studies, Chicano Studies, Anthropology

Teaching: Psychology, English as a Second Language, Comparative Studies of Allopathic and Traditional Medicines, English, History, Spanish, Chicano Studies, Anthropology, Language and Culture, Social and Cultural Theory 

 

Special Training and Languages

Languages: Spanish/English bilingual in all modalities of communication

Traumatology: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Level I Certification; Certified Trauma Specialist, Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children

Education: Elementary Teacher; Bilingual Endorsement; School Counselor Endorsement

 

Field Research and International Study

Dissertation Fieldwork: March 2006 through June 2008, Cuernavaca and Oaxaca, Mexico

Post-Undergraduate coursework: June 1996, Quito, Ecuador

Undergraduate coursework: June to August 1990, Spain

 

Publications                

Arizona Business Magazine - Associate Editor, 1992 – 1993

Fountain Hills Times - Freelance Writer, 1991 – 1993

 

Works in Progress

Mohr-Almeida, K., and Laura de Franklin: Yerbas de me abuelita

 

Professional Experience

Independent Contractor as Child and Family Psychotherapist, 2001 to present

Specialities: Traumatology; Individual, Child and Family Counseling; Counseling in Spanish; School-based individual and group therapy and whole group instruction

 

Educator, 1995 to 2008

English as a Second Language Specialist, K – 6 in Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona; Spanish and Journalism Teacher in Osborn Middle School, Phoenix, Arizona; Adjunct Psychology Faculty at South Mountain Community College

 

Professional Memberships

American Counseling Association

American Psychological Association

EMDRia

 

References
Available upon request