Scott Van Note, MA, MAEC, LMHC

Scott Van Note, MA, MAEC, LMHC

Scott received his MA in Counseling from Southwestern College and his BA in Philosophy from the University of Maryland.  Scott also holds an MA in Eastern Classics from St. John’s College, where he delved deeply into the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, receiving the Honors Distinction for his thesis, “Loving ‘Like the Moon, Drawing Back the Body and Mind’: Searching for Compassion and the Brahmaviharas Within the Buddha’s Call for Abandonment.”

Scott is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, working on a sliding-scale with a broad spectrum of clients.  He previously worked for several years in an intensive outpatient program in Albuquerque, treating substance abuse issues, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders, while facilitating weekly anger management and relapse prevention groups.  He has trained extensively for over six years in AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) as well as in IFS (Internal Family Systems).  Both AEDP and IFS models are trauma-informed and experiential models of therapy that engage the somatic and imaginal experience of clients, to be relationally processed and integrated.  Scott’s practice incorporates AEDP alongside the parts work of IFS, engaging the whole person as well as the inner-child of clients, on pathways towards catharsis, reunion, and integration.  Currently, Scott is also completing the MAPS training (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), to become a provider of MDMA-assisted therapy, for the treatment of complex PTSD and other treatment-resistant conditions.

Previously, Scott worked as a high school teacher with “twice-exceptional” students, who presented with learning difficulties alongside intellectual and creative giftedness. In that role, he employed mindfulness practices to regulate emotion and hyperactivity, while fostering focus and well-being. Scott has also co-facilitated transformational experiential and relational processes in group retreats with Gender Equity and Reconciliation International, unpacking patriarchal conditioning around gender, power, and sexuality.  More recently, he has assisted in facilitating therapist learning through experiential exercises in AEDP’s Essential Skills trainings online and in-person across the country.  Lastly, Scott is an avid trail runner and dancer, and relishes time spent outdoors with his partner, two dogs and two cats.