Education, Training, & Professional Activities

Summary of my professional training and experience

Contact Information

Telephone: (360) 930-1226

Professional web site: http://tomcloyd.com/

Email: tc AT tomcloyd.com (replace "AT" with "@")

Service area: Bellingham, Washington area (USA)

Education

M.S., Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 1992.

M.A., Cultural Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1975.

B.A., Cum Laude, Honors Program in Anthropology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1969.

Professional Training

"Recovery and Principles and Practices", Mary Jadwisiak and Lisa Lafferty, presenters, Bellingham, Washington, September 11, 2007.

"Lifespan Integration - Connecting Ego States Through Time", Peggy Pace MA, presenter. Ellensberg, Washington, June 14-15, 2004.

"Lifespan Integration - Connecting Ego States Through Time (Introductory workshop)", Peggy Pace MA, presenter. Spokane, Washington, April 24, 2004.

"Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy - Advanced Workshop", Shirley Jean Schmidt MA, presenter. Seattle, Washington, February 20-22, 2004.

"Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy - Advanced Workshop", Shirley Jean Schmidt MA, presenter. Amherst, Massachusetts, February 13-14, 2003.

"Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy", Shirley Jean Schmidt MA, presenter. San Antonio, Texas, San March 16-17, 2002.

"The Strategic Developmental Model for EMDR", Maureen Kitchur, M.S.W., presenter. Olympia, Washington, November 12-13, 1999.

EMDR Institute Level II Basic Training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Gerald Puk, Ph.D., trainer. Seattle, Washington, March 20-22, 1998.

EMDR Institute Level I Basic Training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Andrew Leeds, Ph.D., trainer. Vancouver, B.C., November 14-16, 1997.

"Issues in the Multi-cultural Supervision-Therapist-Client Triad", Helen Jackson, Ph.D. and Natalie Porter, Ph.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine, presenters. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, April 20, 1990.

Gestalt Therapy Training Groups, led by Steven Zahm, Ph.D., Portland, Oregon, 1978-1980.

Professional Experience

Lummi Vocational Rehabilitation Program Advisory Board Member, Bellingham, Washington, February 2007 to present.

Founder, Mental Health Writers' Workshop, a Cooperative online workspace for Mental Health Professionals who write, September 2005 to December 2006.

Psychotherapist/Counselor in Private Practice, Bellingham, Washington region, April 2005 to present.

Moderator, EMDR Resource Cooperative Discussion List, World Wide Web, February 2001 to present.

Moderator, Strategic Developmental Model Forum, World Wide Web, November 2000 to December 2001

Psychotherapist/Counselor in Private Practice, Spokane & Grand Coulee, Washington, 1999 to 2005.

Program Manager & County Designated Mental Health Professional (CDMHP), Grant Mental Healthcare, Grand Coulee, Washington, March 1995 to February 1999.

Director of Information and Referral (Admissions Department), Pacific Gateway Hospital, Portland, Oregon, March 1993 to January 1995.

Counselor in Private Practice, Montgomery House Counseling, Portland, Oregon, July, 1992 to March, 1993.

Adjunct Instructor in Psychology, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Fall 1991 to Spring 1992.

Staff Counselor, University Counseling Services, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 1990 to June 1991.

Graduate Teaching Assistant & Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 1989 to Spring 1991.

Mental Health Specialist, Outside-In Mental Health Clinic, Portland, Oregon.

Counselor, Berkeley Mental Health Clinic, Berkeley, California, 1980-1981.

Residential Counselor and Assistant Shift Supervisor, Rubicon Center, Fremont, California, 1980-1981.

Information and Referral Telephone Counselor, Contact Center, Portland, Oregon, 1977-1978.

Clinical Associate, Suicide and Personal Crisis Hotline, Portland, Oregon, 1976-1977.

Member and Data Analysis Consultant, Task Force on Mental Health Services on Rural Campuses, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado, 1973-1974.

Workshops, Presentations Given

"Handling challenging people: Concepts and skills" (Training given to staff of Whatcom Volunteer Center, and also to the Lummi Tribe Education Department - March 24, 2006 - Bellingham, Washington.)

"Psychological trauma - effects on brain function, and implications for interpersonal management"(Training given for staff of Womancare Shelter for Battered Women, and Womancare Shelter for Domestic Violence Services, Bellingham, Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2006.)

"Dealing with Psychological Issues" (Training given for Northwest Partnership for Workforce Development, Bellingham and Skagit, Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2006.)

"Deciding who needs a mental health or psychological trauma assessment" (Training given to Lummi Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program, February 24, 2006.)

"Psychological Trauma Disorders - Overview and Management in Human Services Settings" (Presentation to staff of  the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Washington State Division of Social and Health Services, Bellingham, Washington, October 27, 2005.)

"EMDR - the Empirical Validity of a new Trauma Psychotherapy Modality" (Presentation to the Spokane chapter of the Washington State Psychological Association, Spokane, Washington, October 22, 2002.)

"PTSD: What it Is and What to DO About it" (Invited Session presentation, Pacific Region Conference of the National Rehabilitation Association, Spokane, Washington, May 17, 2002.)

"PTSD - an orientation for Human Services Workers" (Invited Training Day - "And Then I Came Back..." - Presentation for the staff of Colville Confederated Tribes' Adult Services Program, Child and Family Services Program, Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Tribal Community Counseling, and Human Resources Office, April 16, 2002, Omak, Washington.)

"New Methods, New Successes in the Psychotherapy of Psychological Trauma" (Presentation to the staff of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, DSHS, Spokane, Washington, August 28, 2001.)

"Trauma, Memory, and Psychotherapy" (Given to the Colville Tribal Community Counseling staff, Nespelem, Washington, March 14, 2000.)

"Talking Across the River: Gender-related Communication Solutions in the Workplace" (Given to regional mental health, chemical dependency, and corrections professionals. Sponsored by Pacific Gateway Hospital and The Corrections Treatment Provider Network, Eugene, Oregon, May 17, 1994.)

"Succeeding with Others in Spite of Yourself - Using Who You Are to Build Relationships" (Parts I and II) (Given to members of the Singles Network, First Unitarian Church, Portland, Oregon, April 24 and May 8, 1994.)

"When Love Isn't Enough: Breaking the Cycle of Co-dependency" (Given to mental health and chemical dependency professionals and the interested public, Pacific Gateway Counseling Center, King City, Oregon, February 24, 1994.)

"Gender Communication Challenges-Learning to Talk Across the River" (Given to members of the Singles Network, First Unitarian Church, Portland, Oregon, February 13, 1994.)

"Assessing Functional Personality: Beyond the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" (Given to community mental health professionals, Pacific Gateway Hospital, Portland, Oregon, December 15 and 16, 1993.)

"A Realistic Assessment of Co-Dependency" (Given to community mental health professionals, Pacific Gateway Hospital, Portland, Oregon, May 28 and June 6, 1993.)

"Professional Co-dependency" (Given to Chemical Dependency Counselors at the Native American Rehabilitation Association, Gresham, Oregon, May 12, 1993.)

"Stress and Coping for High School Teachers" (Given to 80 teachers and administrators of Meadowbrook High School, Richmond, Virginia, March 20, 1991.)

"Self-exploration For College Students" (Given to students enrolled in Careers in Psychology Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, February 11 and 13, 1991.)

"Stress & Coping" (Given to the Human Resources Management Society, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, February 2, 1991.

"Stress Reduction for Teachers" (Given to 110 teachers and administrators of Providence Middle School, Richmond, Virginia, January 17, 1991.)

Publications, Papers, & Websites

Cloyd, T. (2006). Breath mediation. in S. J. Schmidt, The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy: A model for healing adults with childhood attachment wounds (p. 77). San Antonio, TX: DNMS Institute.

Cloyd, T. (2005). Tom Cloyd MS MA (http://tomcloyd.com/) - My professional services website.

Cloyd, T. (1999-2005). EMDR Portal - the Internet gateway to EMDR resources for psychotherapists. Internet Web page. Mead, Washington. (Discontinued November 2005.)

Cloyd, T. (1997-1999). Rural Mental Health Professionals Support Services. Internet Web page. Coulee Dam, Washington. (Discontinued.)

Cloyd, T. (1992). Empirical validity of the co-dependent personality construct. Unpublished M.S. thesis, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

Istvan, J., Cloyd, T., & Weidner, G. (1991). Computer based indices of body mass and overweight. International Journal of Epidemiology, 20, 572-573.

Cloyd, T., & Istvan, J. (1989). Occupational characteristics and depressive symptoms in a U.S. National Sample. Paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association and the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada.