Southwestern College
Degree Program Faculty
James Nolan, Ph.D.
President
Dr. Nolan has been the president of Southwestern College since June of 2006. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The Ohio State University in 1989, after pursuing graduate studies in English and Irish…
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Katherine Ninos, MA, LPCC
Executive Vice President and Director of The New Earth Institute
She received her BA in Psychology at Alfred University, New York, and her MA in Transformational Counseling and Education from Quimby/Southwestern College in its first graduating class. Katherine has been involved with every aspect of…
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Ann Filemyr, Ph.D.
VP of Academic Affairs and Dean & Ecotherapy Certificate Program Director
Dr. Ann Filemyr, Ph.D. is an educator, poet, teacher, and mentor. She was trained as a traditional healer by the late Keewaydinoquay Peschel. She served as Kee's Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant at the…
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Deborah Schroder, M.S., ATR-BC, LPAT
Program Chair for Art Therapy/Counseling Program
Deborah received her BA and an MS in Art Therapy from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in art therapy.…
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Heather Leigh, M.A., ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC
Core Faculty for Art Therapy/Counseling Program
Heather received her B.A. in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. She is currently in the Professional Doctorate…
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Robert Waterman, Ed.D., LPCC
President Emeritus, Southwestern College
B.A. Sociology, University of California; M.A. Sociology; Ed .D. Educational Management & Development, New Mexico State University; LPCC
Robert has been a gifted spiritual teacher, mentor and counselor for over thirty years, conducting classes throughout the…
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Brian Serna, M.A., LPCC, LADAC, MAC
BA in Psychology, New Mexico State University. M.A. Counseling, University of New Mexico.
Brian is a licensed professional clinical counselor and a nationally recognized trainer in the treatment of addictions. He trains and consults for programs…
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Michelle Daly, M.A., MS, ATR. LPCC. IMH-E®
B.S. Mathematics, University of Missouri at Columbia; M.S.P.H., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A. Art Therapy, Southwestern College
Michelle is the Director of the Infant Mental Health certificate program. Michelle’s background is diverse and multi-faceted, including…
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Kate Cook, M.A., LPCC, TEP
Kate is a nationally board-certified trainer and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She joined the faculty of Southwestern College in 1990. Kate has been providing training in Action Methods both locally and nationally…
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Seren Morris Clancy, M.A., M.Div., ATR-BC, LPCC
Seren Morris Clancy, M.A., ATR-BC, LPCC, received a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion, with a minor in Psychology, from Appalachian State University. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and an M.A.…
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Jason Holley, M.A., LPCC
Jason is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Fe. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a primary therapist at the Life Healing Center of Santa Fe, where he helped to found…
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Ginna Clark Ph.D., LPCC, ATR-BC
Ginna Clark, Ph.D., LPCC, ATR-BC, is a psychotherapist and art therapist in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She received her BA in psychology and women’s/gender studies from the College of Charleston in Charleston,…
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Heather Wulfers, MA, ATR-BC, LPAT
BA, College of Santa Fe, MA Art Therapy/Counseling, Southwestern College.
"I have a deep interest in working with others to enhance their quality of life. I am inspired to cultivate health and to create beauty…
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Katherine Paras, M.S., ATR-BC, LPAT, APP
Practicing art therapy since 1973 and mind-body psychotherapy since 1988, Katherine Paras is a licensed and board certified art therapist, with extensive experience in diverse biofield therapies. One of the founding faculty of New York…
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Gabrielle Viethen, M.A., M.F.A., LMFT
B.A. Law, University of Cologne, Germany; M.A. Psychology, Antioch University; M.F.A. Creative Writing, MFA Program for Creative Writers, Warren Wilson College, NC
Gabrielle Viethen has been a psychotherapist and group therapist in private practice for over…
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Magdalena Karlick, M.A., ATR-BC, SP, LPAT, LPCC
B.A. Community Learning and Development, New York University; M.A. Art Therapy/Counseling, Southwestern College; ATR-BC, SP, LPAT, LPCC.
Magdalena Karlick is an Art Therapist at Youth Shelters and Family Services, working with court-ordered, as well as…
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Francesca Bottos, M.A., LPCC
Francesca Rose Bottos, MA, LPCC is a native born New Mexican and has been deeply influenced by the culture and diversity she has grown up within. While in college she traveled to New Zealand…
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Cynthia Fulreader, M.A., LPC
Program Director Children's Mental Health Certificate Program
Ms. Fulreader completed her undergraduate degree in the World Issues Program at the School for International Training in VT, with a focus on Education for Social Change. Her college internship took her to Bolivia and…
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Shara Moscinska, M.A., LPCC
Shara is a teacher and psychotherapist in private practice specializing in community mental health and spiritual development. Her approach validates the invisible powers of life, such as consciousness and self-awareness, affirming that as we attune…
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Victor Nelson, M.Div., S.T.M., LMFT
Victor was a Lutheran pastor before focusing on pastoral counseling as a marriage and family therapist. He has trained and supervised marriage and family therapists and taught graduate courses as an adjunct faculty member at…
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Dru Phoenix, M.A., LMHC
Dru Phoenix is the Director of Enrollment Services at Southwestern College and also serves as adjunct faculty and advisor in Career and Life Development. She has a MA in Counseling from Catholic University of America…
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Claudia Raphael, M.A., LPAT, ATR-BC, RPP, REAT
B.A. Sociology, Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross; M.A. Transpersonal Studies Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; M.A. Art Therapy, George Washington University
Claudia has worked with young children and families for over 30 years both as an…
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Christopher Johnson, M.A., LMHC
Christopher is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His areas of specialty include LGBTQ issues, men’s issues, relational dynamics, family of origin issues, anxiety and trauma, sexuality, spirituality, and spiritual…
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Bob Deane, M.A., LPCC
Clinical Director of Tierra Nueva Counseling Center
Bob Deane, M.A., LPCC
Bob has worked with at-risk youth and mentally ill adults in many different settings for many years. He started working with incarcerated youth in Maine in 1988. After moving to Santa…
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Carrie Ishee, LPCC, ATR-BC, LPAT, PCC
B.A. Psychology, Hood College; Doctoral Work Clinical Psychology, VCU
M.A. Art Therapy, Southwestern College; PCC (Professional Certified Coach), Institute for Life Coaching Training
Carrie Ishee completed her Masters in Art Therapy from Southwestern College in 1997. …
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Rahima Schmall, Ph.D., R.N.
Rahima Susan Schmall, Ph.D., R.N., is a clinical psychologist, registered nurse and a master teacher and healer in the Sufi tradition. For over 30 years, she has successfully blended psychology, spirituality and medical knowledge…
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Denise Moore, M.A., LMHC
Denise Moore, born and raised in Santa Fe, attended United World College in Montezuma, New Mexico. She received her BA in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College in 2007. She is a graduate…
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Charmayne Kilcup, Ph. D.
Charmayne Kilcup, Ph.D., holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Puget Sound, an M.A. in Counseling from Southwestern College, and a Ph.D in Transpersonal Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Her research…
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Tonia Caselman, Ph.D., LCSW
Tonia Caselman, Ph.D., LCSW, earned her Ph.D. in Human Development from Oklahoma State University in 2000 after practicing as a licensed clinical social worker for many years. Her work was primarily with children and their…
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Daniel E. Best, M.Ed., Ed.S., LPCC, LMFT
B.A. Ancient Greek & Biology, College of William and Mary. M.Ed. & Ed.S. Counseling, University of Virginia.
Originally destined to be a scientist, with a passion for developmental neurobiology, a nervous breakdown in the Peace…
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Tejal Murray, M.F.A., M.A., ATR, LPCC
Josephine Tejal Murray, ATR, LPCC, received her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, and graduated from Southwestern College in Counseling and Art Therapy in 2014. She is a counselor and art…
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Michelle Lynn, M.A., LMHC
Michelle Lynn, M.A., LMHC graduated from Southwestern College in 2011. She has B.S. in Elementary Education from University of New Mexico. She taught elementary school off and on for 12 years in Albuquerque, Rio…
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Alisha Shelbourn, M.A., LPAT
Alisha Shelbourn, M.A., LPAT
Alisha is a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. She complete undergraduate studies at Edgewood College in Madison, WI and also studied traditional pottery and painting at the Institute of American…
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Susanne Stockman, Ph.D., LPCC
Susanne Stockman completed her B.A. in Humanistic Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Southwestern College. She earned her Ph.D. from Pacifica Graduate Institute and currently holds a…
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Natalie Paynter, M.A., LPCC
Natalie Paynter is a psychotherapist currently in private practice in Taos, NM. She contracts part-time as a therapist on the 8th Judicial District Infant Team through Las Cumbres Community Services, as well as providing support…
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Craig McAdams, M.A., LPCC
Currently, Craig Thomas has a private practice, SuperNova Counseling, in Santa Fe in which he facilitates recovery groups called Resources, Triggers, Cravings and the Meaning of Life, as well as providing therapy for children, families…
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Megan Sturges, M.A., ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC, NCC
M.A. Art Therapy, University of New Mexico; M.A. Counseling and Family Studies, Univ. of New Mexico; B.A. European History, Colorado College
Megan began her adult journey as a weaver and owner of Penelope’s Web, a small…
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Natascha Holmes, M.A., LMHC
Natascha Holmes received her B.S. in Fine Arts from Florida A&M University, M.A. Art Therapy/Counseling Southwestern College; and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Santa Fe.
Natascha provides Art…
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Wendy Chapin, M.A.
Wendy Chapin graduated from Southwestern College in 1997 with a MA in Art Therapy. Since then she has been teaching The Psychology of Altruism at SWC. She has very much enjoyed her continued…
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Lyndsey McAdams, M.A., LPCC
Lyndsey McAdams MA. LPCC., is a Licensed Therapist and Ceremonial Singer, practicing “Sound Mnemonics”: Sound and Song are simply reminder tools that help us re-connect to our hearts, our authentic vibration. She has a…
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Amber Johnson, M.A., LPCC, ATR
Amber received a B.F.A. in Sculpture from the Institute of American Indian Arts and M.A. in Art Therpy/Counseling from Southwestern College. Amber is an art therapist and counselor in private practice in Santa Fe, NM.…
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Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Carlos is a licensed psychologist with thirty years of experience in psychotherapy, assessment, research, supervision, teaching, grant writing, and corporate management. He received his undergraduate (psychology and religion) and graduate (clinical psychology) training at…
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Arlene Burke, M.A., LMHC, ATR
Arlene Burke, MA, LMHC, ATR. Arlene graduated from Southwestern College in 2009, receiving an MA in Art Therapy and Counseling, minor in Psychodrama. She did her undergraduate work at California College of the…
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