The
Southwestern College faculty is composed of professionals with
established reputations as clinicians and educators. Faculty
are actively involved in academic governance, committees, clinical
supervision, curriculum development and other faculty-related
matters. They
are supplemented by adjunct faculty who are hired to teach specific
courses or render other academic services to the College.
The
College views effective teachers as professionals with experience
in applied settings who bring the benefit of their experience
into the classroom. The choice of reflective practitioners as
faculty serves the holistic applied focus of Southwestern College’s
mission and educational philosophy. Clinical faculty hold licensure
in art therapy, counseling, psychology or social work. Many
are certified in specialty areas such as psychodrama, music
therapy, expressive therapy and hospice counseling.
>>> Click on each faculty member's name for a longer biography and photo.
Christopher
Alexander
B.A., Clinical Psychology, 1983, California State University
Hayward; M.S., Counseling and Mental Health, 1987, California
State University Hayward; Ph.D., Clinical Counseling, 1992,
The Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco
Susan
Benjamin
B.A. Applied Psychology, Southwestern College, Santa Fe, NM;
M.A. Art Therapy, Southwestern College, NM; ATR-BC, LPAT, CCDVC
(Certified Clinical Domestic Violence Counselor)
Diane
Berman
B.A. Liberal Arts, Fine Arts Major, Temple University; M.A.
Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Santa Clara University;
LMFT
Star Blacker
M.A. in Psychology, Antioch University; LMT, LPCC
Rosvita
Botkin
B.A. Psychology and M.A. Expressive Therapy, Lesley College;
Ph.D. Expressive Therapy, National Institute of Expressive Therapy;
Certified Expressive Therapist, ATR, LPAT, LPCC
Marylou
Butler
President Emerita, Southwestern College; B.S. Education, Temple
University; M.S. Counseling and Guidance, University of Wisconsin;
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University; Licensed
Psychologist. Faculty member on sabbatical
Christine Caldwell
M.A. in Movement Therapy, UCLA; PhD in Somatic Psycholog at Union Graduate School.
Natalie Carlton
M.A. in Creative Arts in Therapy from Hahnemann University (now Drexel University)
Valerie Carpenter
M.A. in Art Therapy from Southwestern College.
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| "The
instructors are excellent ... It's an opportunity for
tremendous personal growth."
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| Sharon
Moscinski - Alum |
Wendy
Chapin
B.A. Theater and History, University of Colorado at Boulder;
M.A. Art Therapy, Southwestern College
Robert
Colby
B.A. Psychology, Stanford University; M.Ed. Counseling, University
of Michigan; M.A. Clinical Psychology, University of New Mexico;
LPCC
Arne
Collen
B.A. Psychology, San Francisco Sate University; M.A. Developmental
Psychology and Psychophysiology, Ohio State University; Ph.D.
General Experimental and Physiological Psychology, Ohio State
University.
Amy
Cortese
B.S. Sociology/Social Work,
Utah State University; Certificate in Gerontology, Utah State
University; Certificate in Legal Advocacy Skills, National Public
Law Training Center, Washington, D.C.; MS Counseling and Health,
University of Utah; Certification in Shamanic Counseling, Foundation
for Shamanic Studies, San Francisco, CA
Genevieve Davis
M.A. Psychology and Counseling, Antioch university; LPCC, CGC, LMFT, LMT
Jim
Fickey
B.A. Education and Psychology, Michigan State University; M.A.
Counseling Psychology, NM Highlands University; Ph.D. Psychology,
California Coast University; LPCC
Amber
Elizabeth Gray
B.A. International Relations/Spanish & M.P.H. Public Health,
Columbia University; M.A. Somatic Psychology, Naropa University;
ADTR, NCC, LPC
Gary
Grimm
B.S. Education, University of Colorado; M.A. Counseling Psychology,
New Mexico Highlands University; LPCC
Diane
Haug
M.A. Special Education, University of Austin; LPCC
Jason Holley
AB, Princeton University, Transnational Cultural Studies; MA, Southwestern College, Counseling LMHC
Jose Luis Herrera
Additional info pending
Paul
Jenks
B.F.A.
Painting and Drawing, University of New Mexico; M.A. Archetypal
Art Therapy, University of New Mexico; Doctor of Oriental Medicine;
DOM, LPAT, ATR
Deborah
John
B.S. Art Education, University of Vermont; M.A. Art Therapy,
Vermont College; ATR-BC, LPCC
Carla
Kleefeld
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. Phenomenological,
Existential, Therapeutic Psychology & Ph.D. Clinical Psychology,
Pacifica Graduate Institute; LPCC
Kate Latimer
M.A.; LMHC
Laurie Leitch
Ph.D.; LISW
Peggy
Lesniewicz
B.S.,
Child and Community Service, Bowling Green State University,
Ohio; M.A., Guidance and Counseling, Bowling Green State University,
Ohio; Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration
in Transpersonal Psychology - Union Institute & University,
Cincinnati, Ohio; LPCC, LSW, CHT, NCC
Michael
Maestas
B.A. Psychology, NM Highlands University; B.S.W. Social Work,
NM Highlands University; M.S. Psychology, NM Highlands University;
LPCC
Ann
Maskalenko
B.F.A. Tufts University; M.A. Leslie College; ATR, LPCC
Valentine McKay-Riddell
Ph.D.
Lewis Mehl-Madrona
MD, Stanford University School of Medicine; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Psychological Studies Institute in Palo Alto, CA; MPhil in Narrative Practices, Massey University
Catherine
Monserrat
B.A. Secondary Education, UNM, Albuquerque, NM; M.A. Guidance
and Counseling, UNM; Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, The Fielding
Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
Ruth
Omlin
M.P.S., Art Therapy and Creative Development, Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, NY; LPAT, ATR-BC
Dru
A. Phoenix
B.A. Sociology, Providence University; M.A. in Counseling, Catholic
University
Karen
Sands
B.A. Psychology, University of Colorado; M.A. Psychology/Social
Work, Antioch University; LMSW, LPCC
Ernesto
Santistevan
B.A. Psychology, University of New Mexico; Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology, Gallaudet University.
Robin
Sawyer
B.S. Geological Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University; M.A. Community Counseling, James Madison College;
LPCC, LDAC
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| “Faculty
are experienced, competent professionals who consistently
model what they are teaching.”
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| Arianna
Gray - Alum |
Michael Schwab
LL.B., Law, 1966, Bristol University, England; M.Sc., Nutrition, 1973, London University; Dr.P.H., Public Health, 1987, University of California at Berkeley. Certified yoga teacher and facilitator of family life constellations.
Alexander
Shaia
B.A. Cultural Anthropology, University of Notre Dame du Lac;
M.A. Counseling Education, University of Alabama; Ph.D. Clinical
Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies
Alisha Shelbourn
M.A. in Art Therapy, Southwestern College; ATR, LPAT
Megan
Sturges
M.A. Art Therapy, University of New Mexico; M.A. Counseling
and Family Studies, UNM; B.A. European History, Colorado College
George
Tate
A.B. Religion and Philosophy, Clark College; M.Div. Theology,
Interdenominational Theological Seminary; M.A. Pastoral Counseling,
Northwestern University; Th.D. Pastoral Counseling, Iliff School
of Theology
Ted Wiard
M.A. Grief, Loss, and Trauma, Southwestern College; LPCC, CGC
