Holistic Healing Arts
Kathy 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
Elementary Education Certification, 1995
Bachelor of Arts, 1993
Major: Journalism Minor: Spanish
Bachelor of Arts, 1993
Major: English Minor: History
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,
Post-Undergraduate coursework: June 1996,
Undergraduate coursework: June to August 1990,
Publications
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
