Sharon Stanley, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
1995 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
1991-1994 Fellowship Award
Research: The Process and Development of Empathy in Educators: A Phenomenological Inquiry. For this research, a text, Time for Children, was written. It served as a guide for educators learning about the effect of children's trauma. Two instructors taught University accredited courses based on this text. Phenomenological research was conducted on the written encounters and reflections of five of the course participants. The purpose of this research was to discern the process and development of empathy in educators working with traumatized children. A model useful for training practitioners in empathic skills was proposed.
1985 M.A. Counseling and Guidance, Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, WA.
Graduate Fellowship, 1984-1985.
Research was conducted on stress level in children. Certified School Counselor for Washington State.
1974. B.A. Education and Theology, Seattle University. Seattle, WA. Concentration in Religion and Social Studies. Certified K-12 teacher in Washington State.
LICENSURE
Licensed Mental Health Counselor State of Washington. #1257
British Columbia Clinical Counsellors Association #537
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
March 2000 Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Foundation for Human Enrichment, Colorado.
Somatic Experiencing is a short term approach to the resolution of traumatic experiences. With this approach the practitioner learns to bring higher cognitive functions to the aspect of the brain that has been impaired by the residue of the traumatic experience. Certificate requires 216 credit seminar hours, 12 hours of personal sessions and 18 hours of consultation and supervision.
May 2000 Foundation Training of Bodynamics. Bodynamics, Vancouver, Canada.
Bodynamics is a form of analytical somatic psychotherapy and teaches a competency-based approach to the integration of traumatic experiences. The Foundation training is 19 days over 6 months and focuses on psycho-physiological themes of human development.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999-2005. Senior Faculty, Foundation for Human Enrichment, Colorado.
As senior faculty for this non-profit, international trauma educational organization, organized training, lectures and seminars, developed and taught curriculum for trauma resolution to psychologists, physicians, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other health-care practitioners, and co-taught with founder, Dr. Peter Levine, Advanced Trainings. Responsibilities include curriculum development, teaching, supervision, consultation for developing practitioners, development of policies and procedures and development of Continuing Education accreditation program.
Taught courses for each level of a three-year certification course in Somatic Experiencing to over 250 individuals in Canada, Israel and the United States. Trainings included:
Vancouver, B.C. 1999-2001 – Beginning and Intermediate
Victoria, B.C. 2000-2002 – Beginning and Intermediate
Williams Lake, B.C. (Chilcoten First Nation)2000-2001 - Beginning
Port Alberni, B.C. (NuuChahNulth First Nation)2001-Current- Two Beginning and one Intermediate
Victoria, B.C2002- 2004 – Beginning and Intermediate
Vancouver, B.C.2004-Current – Beginning and Intermediate
San Francisco, Ca. 2004 – Co-taught Advanced with Dr. Peter Levine
San Diego, Cal. 2005 – Co-taught Advanced with Dr. Peter Levine
Jerusalem, Israel 2004 – Taught Advanced six day training
Hollyhock Retreat Center 2004 – Taught four day introductory training
Port Alberni, B.C 2004. NuuChahNulth First Nation – Intermediate training completed for 26 individuals
Port Alberni, B.C. 2004, NuuChahNulth First Nation – Beginning training completed for 25 individuals
Vancouver, B.C. 2005, Intermediate training for 31 individuals
Bainbridge Island, Wa, 2005 Beginning I, II, III training for 28 individuals
1993-2002Instructor, Educational Psychology and Leadership, University of Victoria, BC.
Taught a variety of graduate level courses for professionals in counseling and psychotherapeutic skills. The titles of those courses are as follows:
2002-2003 Developed and taught on-line Professional Ethics Course for Counselling Psychologists
2001-2002 Second Year Practicum Supervision, Victoria
2001 Relationship Counselling, Victoria
2001 Professional Issues: Ethical Foundations, Nanimo
2000-2001 Practicum Supervision, Victoria
2000 Professional Issues: Ethical Foundations, Kamloops
2000 Practicum Supervision, Williams Lake
1999 Pre-practicum Instruction,Williams Lake
1999 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Victoria
1999 Advanced Seminar in Relationship Counseling
1998 Advanced Seminar in Relationship Counseling
1995 Career and Life Planning: Kelowna, BC
1994 Career and Life Planning
1993 Special Topics: Educating for the 21st Century: Responding to the emotional, social and intellectual needs of at-risk youth.
1994-1997 Adjunct Professor, Liberal Studies, Education Programs, University of Washington Tacoma, Wa.
1995-97 Career Development
1995-97 Internship with At-Risk Youth and Children
1994 Teaching the At-Risk Youth: Integrating Reflective Cognitive Thinking Processes and Affective Experiences.
1988-1993 Training and Development Specialist, Greater Lakes Mental Health Foundation, Tacoma, WA
Researched, developed, marketed and presented workshops, seminars and courses including:
Training for Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
Youth Suicide Prevention for the Professional
Crisis Management in the Schools for Superintendents
Facilitator Training for AIDS Education
Training for Educators of Sexuality
From Stress to Creativity for Educators
Teaching the Angry Child
Grief and Loss: A Healing Journey
Future Planning for Board Development
Intimacy in Young Adulthood
Living Beyond Fear
Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Coping with Holiday Stress
Images and Dreams: Exploring the Symbols
The Development of Female Authority
Adult Life Transitions
Children and Grief
1985-1988 Pastoral Associate, St. Leo's Parish. Tacoma, WA.
Full- time parish ministry included child and adult education, retreat facilitation and spiritual, multicultural support for couples and families. Responsibilities involved ministry to seniors, and spiritual counseling to chronic and terminally ill. Presented homilies on rotating schedules, wrote publications for leadership in groups and provided leadership development.
1976-1984 Instructor, Department Chair, Advisor. Bellarmine Preparatory School. Tacoma, WA.
Developed and taught college preparatory courses in theology and psychology. Organized departmental curriculum. Retreat facilitator, campus ministry team
1984-1992 Adjunct Faculty, Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, WA
Ed Psyche 569Career Development
1979-1980 Career Specialist, Ft. Steilacoom Community College. Tacoma, WA.
Provided pre-employment training assessment, counseling and decision making skills to displaced homemakers.
PSYCHOTHERAPY, COUNSELING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
1985-Current. Psychotherapist. Bainbridge Institute for Integrative Psychology.
Private psychotherapy practice involves individual, relationship and group counseling in the areas of trauma, loss, suicide, career and life planning, spiritual counseling, consultation and relationship enhancement. Supervision of health-care practitioners involved in trauma resolution training.
2000-2002. Psychotherapist. Cedars Institute for Trauma Healing, Victoria, B.C.
Provided psychotherapy and consulting services to practitioners of Somatic Experiencing.
1998-2000. Counselor. Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, Wa.
Provided psychotherapy services for students with diverse academic and personal issues.
1993-1998. Assistant Director for Counseling and Career Services. University of Washington Tacoma. Tacoma, WA.
Developed a comprehensive counseling program for a new University campus with an emphasis on solution-based counseling for vulnerable populations and educational accommodations for students with disabilities. Clients included disabled persons, displaced workers, trauma survivors, individuals recovering from addictions, loss and illness.
Developed a Career Center and Internship Program for the University of Washington, Tacoma. Responsibilities involved counseling, teaching, administrating and consultation services to faculty. Assessment and planning educational accommodation for disabled students; crisis counseling and referral; planning and presenting academic courses; assessment and developmental counseling.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2009, October. Trauma: From Neurobiology to New Meaning". Washington State Mental Health Counselor's Association Annual Conference. Seattle, WA
2005, November. How Hypnoprojective Methods, EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing can Resolve Somatic Dissociation. With Dr. Sandra Paulsen. International Society for the Study of Dissociation, Toronto, Ontario
2005, September. Trauma and Resiliance. Institute of Noetic Sciences.
2005, May. Somatic Resolution of Trauma. Mental health professionals. Grande Prairie, Alberta.
2005, March. Trauma and Resiliance. University of New Mexico Medical School. Two-day workshop for psychiatric residents.
1997-1998 Grieving Children and Trauma. Bridges Center for Children in Grief. Tacoma, Wa
1998 Trauma and Healing. Victoria Lay Counseling Conference, Victoria, B.C.
1997-1998 Creating Caring Circles. Oncology Unit, Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Wa
1995 Esteeming the Self. Women's Studies Center. University of Washington, Seattle
1995 Men's Issues: Women's Issues. Communiversity. Tacoma, Wa
1995 Developing a Vision for Internships. Faculty and staff of University of Washington, Tacoma
1994 Career Retreats. Women's Studies Center. University of Washington, Seattle, Wa
1994 An Empathic Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention. Queen Alexandria Children's Hospital. Campbell River, Parksville and Victoria , BC
1993 Youth Suicide Prevention Residential Care. Queen Alexandria Children's Hospital Staff. Full day Workshop, Victoria
1993 Grieving on the Streets. A series of presentations to Social Workers regarding teenage experience of loss. Victoria Social Services, Victoria
MEMBERSHIP
American Psychological Association
PUBLICATIONS
Stanley, S. (1995) Time for Children. A training manual for developing empathy in teachers working with at-risk youth. Sponsored by Greater Lakes Mental Health, Tacoma, Washington
Stanley, S.A. (1998) Empathic caring in classroom management and discipline (pp. 237-268). In (Eds.) Butchart, R. & McEwan, B., Classroom discipline in American schools: Problems and possibilities for democratic education. SUNY Press: New York
Stanley, S.A. (1995). The process and development of empathy: A phenomenological inquiry. (Unpublished dissertation) University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
