Looking to start your flowerbeds this spring and want to honor the Northern Central New Mexican foliage? New to Santa Fe and trying to determine which are the native plants along the trails? I have some tips for you!
Santa Fe Native Plant Project (SNaPP) is a certification and public education program of the…
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New Mexico Dependent License - Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Graduate
Hand in application ASAP (It takes up to 6 weeks to receive license, and you can’t practice until you receive your Temporary LMHC)
Cost $75
Original Current Passport-sized Photo (2”x2”)
Official Transcript
Notarized Application
Notarized Supervisor Form, “Experience Plan”
The temporary LMHC is…
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Personal or Life Coaching is a great adjunct service for Therapists/Counselors to add to their practice. This post explains how and why. …
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Technology, particularly device and computer apps, is a wiz-bang fabulous time saver to help you get your grad school life sorted and into maintenance mode. Plus, the entire campus is wired, which means you have access to your SWC email, and the world wide web, from any device while at school.
Being an über organized…
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Your privacy is critically important to us. At Southwestern College we have a few fundamental principles:
We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it. (We can’t stand services that ask you for things like your gender or income level for no apparent reason.)
We don’t share your personal information with…
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Summer Beach Reading from the “Sea of Whiteness”
I remember seeing lists of books in magazines that were deemed appropriate for “summer beach reading," the assumption being that we all deserved a break from heavier reading material during the summer. I like that idea, in theory. But the truth is that I read what I…
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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 weaving and yarn store in Maine. After moving to New Mexico 25 years ago in search…
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I have been inspired by all of the crayon melting art that Laura Lansrud-Lopez has been posting on NMATA's Facebook page. I have a bunch of broken crayons that I have been saving to melt into a new project. The first project was to make new crayons. I went to Michaels and bought a few…
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Photo of Whitney Tressel, taken by Adria Malcolm.
Welcome to Southwestern Soundbites! In this episode, Courtney Shackelford talks to Whitney Tressel; current Art Therapy and Counseling student, graduate assistant, travel photographer, and all around amazing human. Whitney talks about going to grad school, how the pandemic clarified her path, and the power of getting still.…
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The admissions application for the Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership doctoral program is available on our website at Apply Now.
We accept applications for Fall entry and there are two deadlines: February 1 and May 1.
Admissions Criteria
Admissions candidates must have a Master’s degree from an accredited institution. The Master's degree can be from…
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ART AS A FORCE OF NATURE: CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION AND HEALING
Shaun McNiff, Ph.D., ATR
Saturday, August 25, 9am – 5:30pm
The Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe
$135 for 7 CECs
Go to www.tandh.org to register
Art heals through the circulation of creative energy and the transformation of difficulties into…
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Photograph by Whitney Tressel at whitneytressel.com.
Welcome to another episode of Southwestern Soundbites– quick audio clips featuring current students, staff, and faculty discussing SWC’s various programs and happenings. In this episode, Courtney Shackelford speaks with current Art Therapy and Counseling student, Ben Miller, on his journey to Southwestern, his art, and his experience in Southwestern's…
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1996 Grad, Jack Lehman, MA, LPCC, Certified Trainer – Center for Nonviolent Communication.
In Thailand, north of Chiang Mai, I worked individually with workshop participants in front of a group. It was a 2-day Introduction to Nonviolent Communication. I spent much of the winter of ‘10 -’11 in Thailand and gave 3 workshops there and…
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Program Description
This Master’s degree is available to clinical professionals who already have at least a Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or other clinical degree. The M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling is for those who have not yet earned a Master’s degree in this field.
This program is being offered as a distance…
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Karey Thorne is a counselor and educator who conducts workshops in the United States, Europe and Asia. She has taught peace studies classes at the high school and college level for 15 years, and conducts international service internships with students. As head of PeaceJam New Mexico, she organized 6 international peace conferences, in which Nobel…
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TLDR:
White privilege is entrenched in our society, and not where it might be expected. Many people who consider themselves "not racist" act in ways that are still oppressive. Racism and oppression are as much "ways of being" as "words" that are said. I was surprised that I have a history of being an…
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Laura L. Lansrud-Lopez, M.S., M.A., LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, ACS
I was working full-time as the Family Services Program Coordinator for TeamBuilders Counseling Services when I graduated from SWC's Art Therapy / Counseling program in March, 2007. The birth of my first daughter in 2008 prompted my reluctant departure from TeamBuilders, and set me on…
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Graduate student, Amy Gordon, describes a fascinating first experience with Holotropic Breathwork. …
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Jobs in Mental Health
Southwestern College's Office of Career Services offers a variety of free workshops throughout the year on topics such as:
Career Pathways Alumni Panels
Community Agency Work
Geriatric, Alzheimer’s and Hospice Work
Private Practice
Additionally, you can follow a lot of the happenings at Southwestern College by linking to either…
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Please consult the following sites for additional information. El Dorado, Tesuque and La Cienega are communities within a 20 minute drive to Santa Fe that may also have housing opportunities. El Dorado can be reached by U.S. 85, Tesuque is north of Santa Fe on Route 599 and La Cienega is south of Santa…
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Dr. Waterman, EdD, LPCC, is founder and President Emeritus of Southwestern College. He has a doctorate in Education and Counseling, a Masters in Sociology from New Mexico State University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Besides leading the curriculum development of Southwestern College, he…
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Lynn Bishop is currently teaching English at the first Asian Waldorf High School located in Taiwan. Lynn also lectures on art therapy, teaches sandtray techniques, and leads workshops in integrated health care with her husband, Yung-Sen Chen, a classically trained doctor of Chinese medicine. Lynn reflected, “The keenly honed…
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Kat Duff wrote a book Alchemy of Illness and is now learning neuro-feedback techniques.
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Rick Cotroneo MA Counseling
The year was 1984. I was wrapped in a piece of beige linen. With leather sandals on my feet, I was holding an ancient slingshot. When…
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Graduation Year - 2009
Zachary Campbell, MA
has been working in Coon Rapids, MN as the Assistant Director of Housing with Services for Mary T. Inc. Mary T. Inc. provides enhanced lifestyles through affordable rental housing, apartments for seniors, residential living, supportive services, hospice, and home health care. Zachary lives in Plymouth, MN with…
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