Stephanie L. Van Deusen, Ph.D., L.P.C

Stephanie L. Van Deusen, Ph.D., L.P.C.

118 Cliff Avenue Lancaster, PA 17602

Home: (717) 299-0732

Business: (717) 468-1640

Email Address:

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Education

Ph.D. in Counseling at Loyola College, May 2006

Masters of Science in Counseling at Loyola College, December 1999

Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies, June 1996

Messiah College, One College Avenue, Grantham, PA 17027

Academic Accolades

Member of Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society

Recipient of Research Award from the Society for Pastoral Counseling, May 2003

Doctoral Research

Psychological Trauma, Attachment to God, and Psychological Well-Being.

•Expanding Our Understanding of the Spiritual Sequelae of Childhood Trauma

•Exploring a Positive Psychology Perspective on Childhood Trauma

Licensure/Certification

 Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania

Clinical Experience

August 2008STAGES

Private Practice Specializing in Trauma Treatment

March 2006 – August 2008 Samaritan Counseling Center

March 2003 – March 2006 The SidranTraumatic Stress Foundation

~ Professional Trainer

August 2003 – March 2006Pennsylvania Counseling Services

~ Clinical Supervisor

 Responsible for the supervision of outpatient mental health and Wrap Around programs

~ Psychotherapist

 Individual, Family, Couples, and Group

 Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

January 2003 –Nov. 2003Chrysalis House

~ Therapeutic Consultant

 Provider of specialized trauma-based services

 Implemented and trained other therapists to run Seeking Safety treatment groups

 Trainer/educator of clinical issues involving the treatment of trauma-related disorders

February 2003 – Aug. 2003 Private Practice

June 1999 – January 2003Chrysalis House

~ Trauma Specialist

 Specialized in the treatment of trauma recovery and

addictivedisorders

 Group facilitator and individual practitioner

 Advocated for traumatized women and children in the criminal justice system and social service systems

August 2001 – May 2002CENTER for Posttraumatic DisordersProgram

~ Extern in the DAY CENTER Partial Hospital Program

~ Weekly individual supervision with Christine Courtois

 Worked with a multidisciplinary treatment team to address trauma-related disorders

 Co-facilitated group therapy and psycho-educational groups

 Case management

 Participated in weekly small group seminars discussing clinical issues and assigned reading materials relevant to the field of traumatology

July 2000 – November 2000Friends Research Institute, Inc.

~ Professional Interviewer

 Conducted 75 minute Motivational Enhancement interviews with adolescent substance abusers

October 1997 – June 1999Epoch Counseling Center

~ Addictions Counselor

 Worked with adolescent and adult substance abusers in both a group and individual therapy milieu

~ On-Site Supervision for After-School Program

(10/97–6 /98)

 Implemented a prevention-based curriculum with middle school-aged adolescents

~ Prevention Specialist (6/98 – 9/98)

 Instituted an activity-based program for adolescent juvenile offenders

~ Maryland Student Assistance Team Assessor (9/98 – 5/99)

 Worked with an interdisciplinary team in both a middle schooland high school setting to identify and treat at- risk adolescents

June 1996 – August 1997T.W. Ponessa & Associates Counseling Services

~ Therapeutic Staff Support Worker

 Worked with children and adolescents, in a home and/orcommunity setting

 Worked with a team of professionals to design and implementa therapeutic treatment protocol for the client and his or her family

 MANDT certified (passive restraint certification)

May 1996 – June 1996T.W. Ponessa & Associates Counseling Services

~ Intern

 Co-facilitated a female adolescent group for survivors of

sexual abuse

 Observed adult male sex offenders therapy groups

(exhibitionists, pedophiles, and rapists)

 Observed approximately fifteen play therapy sessions

March 1996 – June 1996YWCA of Greater Harrisburg

~ Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Advocacy Training

 Completed a 26-hour training course on domestic violence and sexual assault

March 1996 – May 1996Messiah College

~ Co-facilitator of a sexual abuse support group

 Worked with women who had experienced sexual trauma

Relevant Training Experiences

 Two semester doctoral course: The Theory and Practice of Clinical Supervision

 Two semester ISSD sponsored course: Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe

Dissociative Disorders

 Fully trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

Professional Organizations

• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

•American Psychological Association Division 56 Trauma Psychology

Teaching Experiences

Loyola University of Maryland:

Spring 2002: Teaching Assistant, Master’s Level Psychopathology Course

Summer 2002: Co-teacher, Master’s Level Crisis Intervention Course

Spring 2003: Co-teacher, Master’s Level Crisis Intervention Course

Certificate of Spirituality and Trauma Post-Masters Certificate Program at Loyola University of Maryland:

Spring 2009: Adjunct Faculty, Phenomenology of Trauma, Loss, and Grief

Spring 2010: Adjunct Faculty, Phenomenology of Trauma, Loss, and Grief

Spring 2010: Adjunct Faculty, Trauma and Violence in Children

Spring 2011: Adjunct Faculty, Self-Care and Trauma Work

Spring 2011: Adjunct Faculty, Ethics and Forensic Evaluation in Trauma Work

Spring 2011: Adjunct Faculty, Healing Conversations in Trauma Work

Lancaster Theology Seminary:

Fall 2008: Adjunct Faculty, Master’s Level Phenomenology of Grief and Loss

Professional Presentations

Mount De Sales Academy (February 1999): All day workshop –“Women and Addiction”

Smoke and Mirrors Conference (October 2001): Two hour workshop – “PTSD and AddictiveDisorders”

Maryland Association of Counseling and Development (March 2001): Three hour workshop – “The Interaction Between Trauma and Addictive Disorders—A Look at the

Interplay Between PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, and Addiction”

DCCACD Annual Conference: “Preventing Trauma Induced Substance Abuse” (May 2, 2003) Three hour workshop – “At the Intersection of Trauma and Substance Abuse”

Invited presenter at the Society for Researchers in Pastoral Counseling—Integrating Object Relations Theory and Spirituality (May 6-7, 2003) – “Trauma, Attachment, and God—Expanding Our Understanding of the Relational Sequelae of Childhood Trauma”

Risking Connection Training (May 2003) – Three day workshop on a manualized treatment for survivors of psychological trauma

Keynote speaker for a Carroll County Core Service Agency sponsored conference (March 2004) – “Treating Individuals with Co-occurring Disorders: The Impact of Trauma”

Risking Connection Training (April 26-May 3 2004) – Three day workshop on a manualized treatment for survivors of psychological trauma

Invited speaker at Lancaster County Mental Health Providers Meeting (May 11, 2004):“The Reciprocal Relationship between Trauma and Attachment”

Keynote speaker for the Pennsylvania State Police Member’s Assistance Program (November, 2004): Advanced Listening Skills.

Invited speaker at Baltimore County School District (January, 2005): “Adolescent Self-Harm”.

Invited speaker at Baltimore County Family and Children Services (February, 2005): Reactive Attachment Disorder.

Invited speaker for TAMAR’S CHILD Annual Conference (February, 2005): “At the Intersection of Trauma and Substance Abuse”.

Keynote speaker at Child Abuse and Neglect Conference (April 12, 2005): “How Trauma Hurts Children”.

Speaker at Child Abuse and Neglect Conference (April 12, 2005): “Trauma and Attachment: Understanding the Relational Sequelae of Childhood Trauma”.

Invited presenter for the Pennsylvania Council for Crime and Delinquency (April 13, 2005): “The Impact of Vicarious Traumatization on Therapist Working with Trauma Survivors” (8 hour workshop).

Inviter speaker for Pennsylvania Counseling Services Family Service In-Service Day (June, 2005): “The Impact of Trauma on Children.”

Risking Connections Training (June, 2005)-- Three day workshopon a manualized treatment for survivors of psychological trauma.

Invited speaker for Good Sheppard Psychiatric Center (September, 2005): “Teaching Traumatized Students”.

Invited speaker for Indiana County Technology Center (October, 2005): “Teaching the Traumatized Adolescent—Understanding, Managing and Caring for Traumatized Students”.

Invited speaker for Family and Children Services of Maryland (October, 2005): “Reactive Attachment Disorder—The Developmental Impact of Complex Trauma in Children”.

Keynote speaker for Pennsylvania Counseling Services In-Service Day (November, 2005): “Respecting the Trauma Membrane—Above All Do No Harm”.

Invited speaker for Family and Children Services of Maryland (April, 2006): “Reactive Attachment Disorder—The Developmental Impact of Complex Trauma in Children”.

Invited speaker for the ARIN Intermediate Unit (April, 2006): Understanding Traumatized Children”.

Invited speaker at Risky Business Conference (June 2006): “Peer to Peer Bullying and Self-Harm”.

Invited speaker at PROP (Parenting Reaching Out to other Parents) (January 2007): “Being a Part of the Process: Healing Sexually Abused Kids and their Families”.

Speaker at Mid-Year Conference on Religion & Spirituality (March 2007): “Childhood Trauma, Attachment to God, and Subjective Well-being”.

Retreat facilitated (March 2007): Perception, Presence, and Prayer—the Impact of Trauma on Our Spirituality.

Invited speaker at PTSD Conference (September 2007):

Workshop (1) “Never Simple: Treating Complex PTSD”

Workshop (2) “At the Intersection of Trauma and Addiction”

Invited speaker at Water Street Rescue Mission (October 2007): “Trauma and Spirituality: What the Research Shows us about God and Trauma”.

Invited speaker at Institute for Children and Families Attachment Conference (April, 2008): “Caring for the Caregiver”.

Keynote speaker at Self-Care U Conference (Lancaster, April 6-7, 2010): It’s All About Me: Self-Care and Trauma Work.

Workshop at Self-Care U conference (April 7, 2010): Spirituality and Self-Care.

Invited speaker at Cherish the Child Symposium (Harford County, April 23, 2010):

Workshop (1): The Story Embedded in the Chaos of Reactive

Attachment Disorder: The Impact of Severe Childhood Abuse and Neglect of a Child’s Development

Workshop (2): Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder

Facilitator and Co-developer of a five-day training program for the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps Sexual Assault Prevention Response Program (August 2010)

Invited speaker for a two day training for the Water Street Rescue Mission (October 2010): Treatment of Complex Trauma: Focusing on the “How To” and the Necessity for Self-Care as the Key to Good Treatment.

Facilitator of a five-day training program for the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps Sexual Assault Prevention Response Program (August 2011)

Facilitator of a five-day training program for the United States Air National Guard Chaplain Corps Sexual Assault Prevention Response Program (September 2011)

Invited speaker for Hospice of Lancaster County (October 2011). How Our Bodies Carry Their Stories: A Bottom-Up Approach to Self-Care.

Invited speaker for Chrysalis House, Inc. (November 2011). Seeking Safety: Treating Substance-Use Disorders and Complex PTSD.