Professional Biography

Janet received her master’s degree from Kansas State University in Human Development and Family Studies, with a specialization in adolescence and youth. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She has over fifteen years of experience in mental health counseling with individuals, families and groups. She is a Registered Play Therapist -Supervisor (RPT-S) through the Association of Play Therapy ( APT ). She is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained therapist. EMDR training can be used with children and adults for a variety of problems. Janet is a member of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D).

Janet has conducted more than 1000 training workshops in child social/ emotional development, adolescent and adult suicide assessment and intervention, ethics, nature games to enhance self-esteem, marriage enrichment, play therapy interventions, separation & grief, Army Family Team Building, workplace violence, stress management, mental health laws and various mental health assessments: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Multnmah Community Ability Scale, and the Clinical Alcohol and Drug Scale.

Janet has served as a member of various community advocacy groups to help children, youth, and families. She was appointed at a Kentucky Youth Advocate Fellow in November, 2005. She served as an Advisory Council Member of The Salvation Army’s Boys and Girls Club of the Bluegrass in Lexington from 2003-2008. Janet is the member of the Kentucky Association for Play Therapy Board of Directors as a Member-at-Large.

 

Janet has been interviewed for article in Parents magazine, Generation X, and shared her knowledge on local news broadcasts.

Janet spent eight years as an adjunct faculty member in the Behavioral Science Department of Bluegrass Community and Technical College. She taught family studies courses in child development, human sexuality and general psychology. Additionally, she taught courses in marriage and family, personality theories, and human relations over the past ten years.