ASHLEY COOPER, PSYD, LPC

EDUCATION

Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas

PsyD, Counseling Psychology – APA Accredited

August 2013

Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado

MA, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

May 2007

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

BA, Psychology, minor in Anthropology

May 2003

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

April 2010Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

License #63652 issued by The Texas State Board of Examiners of

Professional Counselors

March 2007Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Level II Training

September 2006Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Level I Training

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2014-presentTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Staff Clinician

  • Provide individual counseling to a diverse student population utilizing a short-term model of counseling
  • Document individual counseling sessions
  • Create termination summaries to outline therapeutic interventions and clients’ progress in counseling
  • Provide walk-in crisis consultation to university students
  • Consult with physicians, local health service providers, staff, faculty, police and family members regarding crisis and ongoing care
  • Consult with crisis team regarding crisis clients

Additional Trainings:

  • Advanced Ally Training
  • Eating Disorders in College Athletes
  • Enhancing Case Management & Coordination of Care
  • Texas University & College Counseling Center's Conference (TUCCCC) – attended several presentations on clinical issues in university counseling center settings

2013-2014THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

Post-doctoral Counselor, Counseling Services

Individual Counseling:

  • Provided individual counseling to a diverse student population utilizing a short-term model of counseling
  • Received 2 hours of weekly individual supervision from a licensed psychologist and weekly group case consultation
  • Documented individual counseling sessions using SOP notes
  • Created termination summaries to outline therapeutic interventions and clients’ progress in counseling
  • Coordinated with psychiatrists and clinicians on-campus and in the community

Group Counseling:

  • Facilitated a support group for female university students
  • Conducted pre-group screenings with potential group members
  • Documented group therapy sessions in case notes
  • Coordinated case management issues with clients

Supervision:

  • Provided weekly individual supervision for a master’s in counseling practicum student
  • Monitored supervisee’s caseload and provided weekly feedback on video recorded sessions
  • Coordinated with supervisee on clients’ case management issues
  • Documented supervisee’s development and growth through a formal evaluation process
  • Provided bi-monthly group supervision for master’s practicum students in Social Work and Counseling programs at UTSA

Assessments:

  • Conducted 4 weekly intake assessments with undergraduate and graduate students and created an assessment report on each client
  • Administered psychoeducational assessments and screenings, and wrote testing reports for university students seeking disability accommodations using the following measures: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Checklist, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Connors’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale – Self-Report: Long Version (CAARS-S: L), Connors’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale – Observer: Long Version (CAARS-O: L), Connors’ Continuous Performance Test (CPT-II), Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), Shipley-2, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), Wide Range Achievement Test(WRAT-4), and Woodcock Johnson III – Achievement (WJ-III)
  • Conducted testing feedback sessions with university students

Crisis Services:

  • Provided walk-in crisis consultation and after hours on-call crisis consultation to university students and staff
  • Consulted with physicians, local health service providers, staff, faculty, police and family members regarding crisis care
  • Documented crisis services and reported crisis services provided at weekly supervision meetings
  • Conducted in-depth risk assessments using the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (CAMS) model
  • Facilitated hospitalizations with students who were at imminent risk of harming themselves or someone else

Campus Programming and Outreach:

  • Provided psychoeducational programs, outreach presentations and consultation to the campus community
  • Programming and outreach provided:
  • Peer Mentors Training with the College of Business – presented on communication skills and healthy boundaries to university students training to be peer mentors
  • Information Scavenger Hunt with the Housing Department – engaged students in a scavenger hunt to provide information about counseling services at UTSA
  • Stress Management – presented information about stress management skills to students in a freshman seminar class
  • Party on the Paseo – coordinated the Counseling Services booth with interactive games for students and staff at a non-alcoholic, campus fiesta event
  • Summer Freshmen Orientation – provided information to students and parents at tabling events and department presentations

Focus Area: Student Conduct

  • Attended weekly student conduct meetings with various university departments
  • Coordinated case management for at-risk students
  • Consulted with various departments on students who had contact with the police department and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards

Committees: Selection Committee for Incoming Practicum Students

  • Evaluated student applications for open practicum positions
  • Interviewed Social Work and Counseling master’s students
  • Discussed applicants appropriateness for the clinic with other committee members
  • Presented on training opportunities to practicum classes at various universities

Additional Trainings:

  • Ethicsfor Mental Health Professionals – attended a presentation on ethical issues in clinical settings
  • MMPI-2-RFWorkshop – attended training on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: Restructured Form
  • Texas University & College Counseling Center's Conference (TUCCCC) – attended several presentations on clinical issues in university counseling center settings

2012-2013THE UNIVERSITYOF MISSOURI

Psychological Intern, Counseling Center – APA Accredited

Individual Counseling:

  • Provided individual counseling for undergraduate and graduate students utilizing a brief therapy model
  • Received 2 hours of weekly individual supervision from a licensed psychologist
  • Documented individual counseling sessions using DAP notes
  • Developed treatment plans to conceptualize short and long-term goals and provide diagnoses
  • Created termination summaries to outline therapeutic interventions and clients’ progress in counseling
  • Coordinated with physicians and other campus staff concerning various case management issues

Group Counseling:

  • Co-facilitated 2 multiple co-leader interpersonal process groups with senior staff psychologists and fellow interns
  • Co-facilitated an interpersonal process group with a fellow intern
  • Received 2 hours of weekly supervision for group, 1 hour per group
  • Conducted pre-group screenings with potential group members
  • Documented group therapy sessions in case notes
  • Coordinated case management issues with clients

Supervision:

  • Provided primary individual supervision for 1.5 hours per week for a doctoral practicum student
  • Monitored supervisee’s caseload and provided weekly feedback on video recorded sessions
  • Coordinated with supervisee about clients’ case management issues
  • Received 1.5 hours of supervision of my supervision to explore cross-cultural issues and refine my theoretical conceptualization of supervision
  • Documented supervisee’s development and growth as a clinician through formal evaluation processes

Intake Assessments:

  • Conducted 2 weekly intake assessments with undergraduate and graduate students
  • Created an assessment report on each client
  • Presented intake clients at weekly team meetings to determine appropriate level of care and counselor assignment

Crisis Intervention:

  • Provided crisis coverage through phone calls and walk-in services
  • Conducted crisis assessments and interventions with clients
  • Consulted with physicians, local health service providers, staff, faculty, police and family members regarding crisis
  • Documented crisis services and reported crisis services provided at weekly team meetings

Campus Programming and Outreach:

  • Provided psychoeducational programs, outreach presentations and consultation to the campus community
  • Programming and outreach provided:
  • Emotional Support for Sorority Bereavement – provided grief support at an event for a sorority on-campus who had a sudden death of a sorority member
  • Be Kind Unwind – co-presented with a fellow intern about healthy coping strategies to handle stress during final exams for undergraduate students
  • IEP Presentation (Intensive English Program) on Stress and Test Anxiety – presented on stress management strategies and helpful ways to cope with test anxiety to international students
  • National Depression Screening Day – conducted depression screenings with students on-campus and provided information on depression and mental illness
  • Fall Fest – provided information about counseling services offered at the Counseling Center to minority students
  • Take Action Carnival – provided information to students to raise awareness and reduce stigma about mental illness
  • Student Affairs Information Table – provided information about services and resources for students on-campus
  • Fall Welcome – provided information about counseling services for new and returning students
  • Pride Photo – represented the Counseling Center at an annual event to show support for the LGBTQ community by taking a group photo for the student newspaper
  • Marital Naming Practices Presentation – presented on marital naming practices and women’s identity for students and staff at the Women’s Center, and facilitated a discussion on women’s issues
  • Listening Skills Presentation – presented on listening skills for students working at the Women’s Center, LGBTQ Center, and Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center (RSVP), and facilitated a discussion on how to support students on-campus
  • Green Dot Conference – provided emotional support at a conference for students and staff about power-based violence and bystander interventions on-campus
  • Vagina Monologues – provided emotional support for student performers and audience members at an on-campus performance of Vagina Monologues
  • Abortion/Genocide Emotional Support – provided emotional support for students walking past an unaffiliated photo presentation of abortions
  • MIZZOU Fair – Provided information for students transferring to MU and incoming freshman at several tabling events
  • Summer Welcome – Presented information on counseling services available at MU’s Counseling Center to parents of new students at several orientation events
  • InsideOUT Radio Show – discussed counseling and graduate school as a guest speaker on the LGBTQ weekly radio show

Focus Area: Social Justice

  • Provided one hour of consultation per center each week for students and staff at the following centers: RSVP Center, LGBTQ Center, and Women’s Center
  • Conducted trainings for student workers at the various centers
  • Attended monthly meetings for the University Sexual Assault Response Team with campus staff from a variety of departments
  • Presented on women’s issues at the Women’s Center
  • Attended and participated in programming events on-campus
  • Created an intern training manual for this focus area

Additional Trainings:

  • Diversity Workshop – an all-day training focused on exploring diversity issues, cultural competence, and theoretical perspectives on diversity education
  • Eating Disorders Workshop – an all-day training focused on the neurocognitive effects of starvation, implications for treatment, establishing goals and various levels of care

2011-2012THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

Practicum Student, Counseling Services

  • Conducted weekly intake interviews with university students
  • Provided individual counseling for a diverse student population
  • Co-facilitated a support group for male university students
  • Attended individual and group supervision meetings
  • Participated in bi-monthly trainings and continuing education seminars
  • Documented individual counseling sessions using SOP notes
  • Participated in outreach on-campus: Interpersonal Conflict Resolution for Freshman Seminar class

2010-2011ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY

Practicum Student, Student Psychological and Testing Services

  • Administered psychological assessments for university students seeking disability accommodations
  • Conducted intake assessments and clinical interviews with a diverse student population
  • Scored psychological tests and wrote integrated reports using the following measures: Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Brief Rating Scale of Executive Function (BRIEF), Connors’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale-Self-Report: Long Version (CAARS-S: L), Connors’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale-Observer: Long Version (CAARS-O: L), Connors’ Continuous Performance Test (CPT-II), Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), Millon Clinical Multiaxial (MCMI-III), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Nelson-Denny Reading Test, Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), Shipley-2, Strong Interest Inventory, Test Attitude Inventory, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III & WAIS-IV), Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-4), and Woodcock Johnson III – Achievement and Cognitive (WJ-III)
  • Conducted testing feedback sessions with university students
  • Attended individual and group supervision meetings with a licensed psychologist
  • Participated in outreach activities on-campus: Freshmen Orientation for Students and Parents, National Law Student Mental Health Day, and Orientation for Resident Assistants

2010-2011OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Clinical Supervisor, Community Counseling Services

  • Provided group supervision for master’s students training in Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Conducted live supervision using video cameras and a telephone
  • Educated master’s students about appropriate, ethical therapeutic interventions with diverse populations
  • Reviewed and edited client progress notes written by master’s students
  • Supported students in their professional growth and development

2009-2011OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Practicum Student, Community Counseling Services

  • Provided individual, couples and family counseling to a diverse group of San Antonio residents
  • Conducted co-therapy while receiving live supervision from a licensed psychologist
  • Utilized solution-focused and narrative therapy interventions
  • Incorporated live feedback from supervisor and team members into therapy sessions with clients
  • Created clinical notes to track each client’s progress in therapy
  • Participated in outreach activities in the community: San Antonio Area Psychology Research Conference and the Community Resource Health Fair

2006-2007ACCESS COUNSELING

Counseling Intern

  • Provided individual counseling to a diverse, adult population
  • Co-facilitated support groups for adults with social anxiety and interpersonal issues
  • Conducted weekly intake assessments for incoming clients
  • Participated in weekly group and individual supervision
  • Documented client progress in session notes
  • Conducted EMDR sessions for clients with trauma
  • Participated in weekly EMDR supervision meetings
  • Assisted with clerical tasks and fundraiser events

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2014-presentOUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Lifespan Development Instructor

  • Teach undergraduate students about lifespan development using an online forum
  • Develop curriculum and teaching materials for online classroom instruction
  • Grade online assignments and exams
  • Provide support for students through email

2011-2012OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Counseling Instructor

  • Taught undergraduate students about counseling theories
  • Educated undergraduate students on culturally competent counseling skills and interventions
  • Encouraged students to increase their self-awareness through various educational activities
  • Developed curriculum and teaching materials for classroom instruction
  • Reviewed, edited, and graded papers and exams
  • Provided support in the classroom and in office hours for students

2009-2012OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Research Methods Lab Instructor

  • Taught undergraduate psychology students about research methodology
  • Collaborated with students to develop their research projects
  • Educated undergraduate psychology students on APA Style
  • Assisted students in conducting literature searches and their literature review, method section, and discussion section for their class projects
  • Guided students through their oral presentations of their research
  • Reviewed, edited, and graded research papers
  • Developed curriculum and teaching materials for classroom instruction
  • Provided support in the classroom and in office hours for students

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2011-2013OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY

Dissertation, The Effects of Marital Naming Practices on Women’s Self-

Concept

  • Conducted qualitative research on marital naming practices
  • Recruited participants using purposive and snowball sampling
  • Interviewed 9 participants using a semi-structured interview
  • Analyzed data using a phenomenological approach
  • Successfully presented the dissertation proposal and research findings to the dissertation committee

2009-2010HYDE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT

Graduate Student Representative

  • Reviewed graduate student applications for the American Psychological Association’s Division 35 Janet Hyde Award
  • Coordinated with committee members on deadlines and applications
  • Calculated rankings and gathered feedback from committee members
  • Notified applicants about the status of their applications
  • Organized grant materials and communication with Division 35

2001-2002THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Assisted in research on eating disorder prevention and risk factors with women in high school and college
  • Recruited and coordinated participants for the research study
  • Co-facilitated eating disorder prevention groups
  • Conducted diagnostic interviews, collected and managed data

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-2010LA PAZ COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

  • Provided group therapy for individuals with severe mental illness in a partial hospitalization program
  • Created clinical documentation to track each client’s progress
  • Developed group therapy activities for bi-weekly therapy groups
  • Attended weekly supervision meetings to discuss psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, and risk assessments

2007-2008DENTON COUNTY MHMR CENTER

Rehabilitation Specialist

  • Provided ongoing support for adults with mental illness
  • Educated clients and their families about mental illness and treatment
  • Administered clinical assessments to determine the appropriate level of care for clients and coordinated the delivery of those services
  • Assisted clients in acquiring housing, employment, and transportation
  • Provided detailed documentation on the status of each client’s progress in treatment
  • Participated in weekly team meetings and peer consultation
  • Created proposals to improve the overall functioning of the center

2005-2006MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF BOULDER COUNTY