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 and also a MA in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College. Additionally, she earned masters certification in intuition medicine through the…
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Today I attended the first of a two-day Phoenix-based EMDR conference with Columbian born Ana Gomez. Ana is reputed to be a leader in EMDR implementation, research, and development of protocols for children and adolescents.
Her presentation today began with a liturgy on the importance of metaphors (Thanks, Jim Nolan!) in reaching…
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A Letter to Anybody even REMOTELY Thinking of Working in Addictions/Substance Abuse
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Prospective Students, Current Students, & Alumni,
Credentials, licenses, and professional certificates can help us get jobs, and help us get clients and referral streams in private practice.
This letter is for ANYBODY who thinks they MIGHT even POSSIBLY be interested…
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This week has been one of manifesting intentions.
Yesterday morning began as any other here on the compound. The mountain summits rose majestically unabashed by gathering clouds. The dogs scurried to my door and I exited my casa to make my morning coffee. The Women of Maras began to arrive shortly before nine…
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All In
by Bryce Downey, graduate of Southwestern College, Santa Fe
Not for the first time in my life do I find myself here: my physical surroundings are incredibly beautiful & conducive to frequent adventures, I am blessed with a sweet, conscientious, & peppy roommate, sharing a spacious, comfortable, quiet home. I have three…
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How Quitting School Was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
Charmayne Kilcup, Ph.D.
At the young age of 23, I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and sure I wanted to be a therapist. I had just graduated college and knew that furthering my studies was the next step in my career. I had fallen in…
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What is New Thought?
This is a great question. At this point in time, I may have 100 New Thought books in my house and there are dozens of answers to this question, largely because there IS no real definitive answer to this question. But I wanted to start offering responses to this question here…
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Kelly Cramer (she/her/hers) serves as an adjunct faculty member at Southwestern and is a doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Oregon State University. She is a licensed clinician and clinical supervisor whose professional background spans counselor education, school counseling, community mental health, telehealth, and substance use treatment. Her teaching and mentoring are grounded…
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Trauma, Grief and Renewal Certificate Program
Program Description
This certificate program combines experiential, introspective, and expressive approaches for a deeper understanding in the areas of trauma, grief, and death and dying. Understanding the natural process of death and dying, as well as grief and loss, can help people honor transitions, lessen fears,…
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Marketing often feels like a daunting word for many in the helping professions. When I started my private practice, I was focused on creating a safe, welcoming space for my clients—but I quickly realized that without effective marketing, the people I wanted to help might never find me. Over time, I learned that marketing is…
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Southwestern College is a consciousness-centered graduate school in Santa Fe, New Mexico offering online/distance and on the ground programs including MA in Transformational Leadership, MA in Counseling, MA in Art Therapy/Counseling, MA in Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals, and MA Consciousness in Action, as well as a PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership.
We…
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CARES Act HEERF Report on Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (Click Here)
COVID-19 Response
COVID POLICY Update for Summer 2021
Click here for President Ann Filemyr's Spring 21 Message
Beginning Monday, November 16, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham has issued a new Stay at Home Health Order for two weeks. It may be extended.…
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Human Sexuality Certificate Program
Program Description
The clinical marketplace has a perennial shortage of therapists who can effectively work with sexuality issues. The goal of Southwestern College’s Certificate Program in Human Sexuality is to help address this shortage, and prepare therapists to add this important clinical specialty to their practice. Consistent with Southwestern…
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How to Find a Good Therapist
Here are suggestions from the Academic Council of Southwestern College on how to find a good therapist:
Seek referrals from people you trust – ask your friends, social network, fellow students and colleagues who they have found to be helpful.
Just because a therapist is great for…
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Research involving participants who are part of vulnerable populations requires another layer of ethical consideration, in order to ensure not only the transparency necessary for respectful, mutually beneficial cooperation between researcher and subject but also the most accurate and applicable data. The following bibliography will help guide you in the philosophies and methods of ethical…
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A collection of photos and interviews engaging the relationship between our minds and bodies. …
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This quarter I’m teaching two sections of one of my favorite courses – Family Art Therapy. As we’ve been exploring many aspects of intergenerational trauma and historical intergenerational trauma, it’s occurred to me that this pandemic we’re in will be reflected in genograms. How will that look, what will therapists see?
So many families’…
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Sylvan Schneider’s work experience journey included a commercial painting job, assisting in a dental office, a foray to the music industry and into the field of mental health. …
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I, Rene, had the amazing opportunity to meet with Carol Parker at a coffee shop called Dulce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Carol Parker brings with her a wealth of knowledge related to ceremonial space, initiations and rite-of-passages, and was the initiator of Wilderness Fasts at Southwestern College. I asked her to meet to learn more…
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Laura Lansrud-López brings a rich and diverse professional background to her role as a mentor faculty, with experience spanning forensic sciences, crisis intervention, behavioral health, clinical supervision, and higher education. She holds a Master of Science in Forensic Sciences from the George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College, and…
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If you plan to apply for ANY form of financial aid (loans, scholarships, graduate assistantships, etc.), please use this checklist to guide you through the application process.
In preparation, please read all of the material on the financial aid pages. These pages include information on applying for student loans and graduate assistantships, websites for scholarship information and federal and local guidelines.…
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Virginia Padilla-Vigil joined SWC in 2020 after retiring from a 30-year career in education that spanned K-12, higher education, and state government. She spent her career as a transformational teacher and leader, advocating for equity, access, and opportunity for traditionally underserved and marginalized students. She is a strong proponent of the integration of technology and…
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Southwestern offers online and on-the-ground programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is a commitment to personal development by students, faculty and the administration. The self-reflection that is embedded in the coursework provides students with the opportunity for in-depth exploration of how they view their world and how that impacts the relationship with their clients.…
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This is episode 2 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Emilah Dawn DeToro and Jacob Gotwals. In this episode, Jacob describes how he chose to enter a master’s degree program in counseling at Southwestern College.
Listen Now / Download (Duration: 14:26 — 9.9MB)
Find out:
Why Jacob decided to become a therapist
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