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| Education |
B.S., Clemson
University, Electrical Engineering
M.S., Auburn University, Political Science
M.S., Troy State University, Counseling and Human Development
Post Graduate Work, University of West Florida
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| Florida State Boards |
Appointed by Governor Bush in January 2004 as a member of The Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.
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| Licensure |
Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist, Florida #MT 0001756
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida #MH 0003082
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| Qualified Supervisor
For |
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Marriage and Family Therapy Interns
Mental Health Counselor Interns
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| Work
Experience |
1995-Present: Arcadia Counseling
Center
Outpatient psychotherapy,
inpatient psychotherapy credentialed at Rivendell Psychiatric
Hospital and Gulf Coast Treatment Center (1995-1997). Individual,
marital, family, and group psychotherapy.
1993-1995:
1. McCoig-Pattison Counseling
Center.
Outpatient psychotherapy for individuals and couples.
2. Rivendell Psychiatric Hospital.
Inpatient
psychotherapy for individuals, groups and families.
3. The Chautauqua Office of Psychology and Evaluation (COPE)
Center in Defuniak Springs, FL.
Outpatient individual and family therapy, group therapy for
Sex Offenders under Florida State grant for convicted sex
offenders in Walton and Okaloosa counties.
1992-1993:
Rivendell Psychiatric Hospital.
Primary inpatient psychotherapist for the Acute Treatment
Center (ATC), one year, Program Therapist for Residential
Treatment Center (RTC), one year Provided individual, family, and
group therapy for severely disturbed adolescents, and for children
under age 14.
1990-1992:
Bridgeway Center Inc.
Outpatient psychotherapist. Developed a comprehensive Domestic Violence Program/Anger Management
Program and conducted individual marital/family, and group therapy
(males and couples).
1989-1990:
Okaloosa Guidance Clinic.
Outpatient psychotherapist and intern. Completed intake
assessment/evaluations and comprehensive psychosocial evaluations
1960-1984: Officer in the USAF.
Married and raised two daughters in an Air Force setting with numerous moves, three accompanied assignments to Europe, Vietnam 1969-70, intimately familiar with the stress and difficulties of a life in the US military. Served as a pilot and instructor in several aircraft.
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| Subsidiary
Credentialing Criteria |
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Group
Psychotherapy: Thirty
six (36) hours of graduate course work.
Domestic violence male and couples groups:
two hours weekly from 1990 to 1992 at Bridgeway Center.
Adolescent and children’s groups:
one one-hour group five days per week from 1992 to 1993 at
Rivendell.
Individual Psychotherapy:
Received supervised individual therapy at Bridgeway Center
from 1990 to 1992 with adults, adolescents and children.
Individual inpatient therapy with adolescents and children from 1992
to 1997 at Rivendell Psychiatric Hospital.
Individual therapy with adults, adolescents and children in
private practice from 1993 to Present.
Marriage and Family Therapy:
Thirty six (36) hours of graduate course work.
Received supervised marriage and family therapy from 1990
to 1992 at Bridgeway
Center. Family
therapy on a daily basis from 1992 to 1993 at Rivendell
ATC and RTC under the supervision of the Staff Psychiatrist
and the Medical Director. Continuous
marriage and family therapy in private practice from 1993 to
Present.
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Specialty Areas and
Techniques |
Marriage and Family
Affective Disorders
Anxiety
Depression
Panic Disorder
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Parent-Child Problems
Adolescent and School Issues
Stress
Techniques
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Rational Emotive Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Behavioral Modification
Hypnotherapy
Transactional Analysis
Parent Training
Generational Behavior Transfer |
Arcadia
Counseling Center
228 Brooks Street SE
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
Phone: (850) 301-0446
Fax: (850) 301-0442
Email: frank@arcadiacounseling.com
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