DOUG SHIRLEY, EDD., MDIV., LMHC
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EDUCATION
Argosy University, Phoenix Campus
Ed.D., Pastoral Community Counseling 2011-2016
Dissertation: “Shame, Gender Role, and Alexithymia in Men in Positions of Spiritual Authority”
Argosy University
Ed.D., Counseling Psychology 2007-2009
(No degree earned)
Mars Hill Graduate School, Bothell, WA
MDiv., Divinity 2002-2006
Integrative Project: “Entering Through the Portal of Fear: Uncovering Foundations and
Moving Towards Embrace”
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MEd., Counseling Psychology 1998-1999
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
BA, Psychology 1993-1996
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Seattle, WA
Assistant Professor 2016-Present
MA Counseling Psychology
- Areas Taught:History and Therapeutic Perspectives, Interpersonal Foundations, Therapy II , Integrative Project (Fall 2017), Reading Group (Fall 2017)
- Practicum I, Practicum II
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty 2013-2016
MA Counseling Psychology
- Areas Taught:History and Therapeutic Perspectives, Interpersonal Foundations
- Practicum I, Practicum II
Argosy University, Seattle, WA
Associate Professor 2005-2015
BA Psychology Program & General Education
- Areas Taught:Advanced General Psychology; Human Services Internship; Counseling Theories; Interviewing Techniques; Psychology in the Community; Psychology of Gender; Independent Studies; Writing in Psychology; Professional Writing; Critical Thinking; Communication, Gender, & Culture; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Skills for Success; Ethics in a Contemporary Society; Personality Theory; Human Sexuality; Information Literacy; Abnormal Psychology; Career Choices in Psychology; Child & Adolescent Psychology
Argosy University, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty 2004-2005, 2007, 2010-2015
MA Counseling Psychology & Mental Health Counseling Programs
- Areas Taught:Counseling Skills I & II; Counseling Theories; Abnormal Psychology; Personality Theories; Family Therapy
Argosy University, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty 2003-2005, Present
BA Psychology Program
- Areas taught:Cognition & Learning; Social Psychology; Counseling Theories; Interviewing Techniques; Advanced General Psychology
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty 2001
BA Psychology Program
- Area Taught:Introduction to Counseling Psychology
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Assistant 1999
MEd. Counseling Psychology Program
- Areas Taught:Counseling Lab I & II
ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, Seattle, WA
Practicum Director 2017-Present
Supervised practicum leaders and practicum facilitators, developed training for practicum facilitators, served as liaison to the faculty, managed student placements and ongoing issues of concern.
Argosy University, Seattle, WA
Chair, Undergraduate Programs 2005-2015
Administered BA Psychology (since 2005), BS Business (since 2007), BS Criminal Justice (since 2009), BA Liberal Arts (since 2009) and BS IT (since 2013) programs, as well as a host of associate programs.
Argosy University, Seattle, WA
Interim Director of Student Services/Registrar 2005-2007
Performed all necessary duties and provided oversight to staff, faculty, and students.
Doug Shirley, MEd., Seattle, WA
Counselor, Private Practice 2014-Present
Specialized in individual and couples counseling, along with the supervision of/consultation regarding other clinicians’ work.
Doug Shirley, MEd., Woodinville, WA
Counselor, Private Practice 2010-Present
Specialized in individual and couples counseling, along with the supervision of/consultation regarding other clinicians’ work.
Doug Shirley, MEd., Bothell, WA
Counselor, Private Practice 2003-2010
Specialized in individual and couples counseling, along with the supervision of/consultation regarding other clinicians’ work.
Cornerstone Center for Change, Glenside, PA
Counselor 2001-2002
Provided clinical services to children and families in two locations.
Bethanna, Southampton, PA
Outpatient Therapist 2000-2002
Provided clinical and administrative leadership within a treatment team: counseling, case management, and crisis management services to children and families from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Lenape Valley Foundation, Doylestown, PA
Outpatient Therapist 1998-2002
Provided counseling and case management services in both individual and group settings.
Body Esteem, Glenside, PA
Personal Trainer 1998-2002
Designed and implemented workout programs tailored to diverse clientele: facilitated measurable changes.
Ambler YMCA Wellness Center, Fort Washington, PA
Personal Fitness Advisor/Personal Trainer 1998-2002
Guided members through structured, personalized workout programs.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Shirley, D., & Strom, E. (2016, October). Returning relationship to clinical practice: An ethical mandate.Ninety-minute session at the annual conference of the Washington Counseling Association, Spokane, WA.
Shirley, D., Murry, E., & Taylor, J. (2016, September). Compassion or empathy? A theoretical and empirical inquiry. Poster session at the annual conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors, Dallas, TX.
Shirley, D., Strom, E., & Gray, F. (2016, July). A community of self-care: Counselor health and client well being.Poster session at the annual conference of the American Mental Health Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.
Strom, E., & Shirley, D. (2015, November). A community of self-care: Counselor health and client well being.Ninety-minute session at the annual conference of the Washington Counseling Association, Spokane, WA.
Shirley, D. (2015, June). Shame, gender role, alexithymia in men in positions of spiritual authority. Poster session at the annual conference of The American Family Therapy Academy, Vancouver, WA.
Shirley, D. (2014, October). Shame, gender role, and alexithymia in men in positions of spiritual authority. Poster session at the annual conference of The American Association of Christian Counselors, Branson, MO.
Shirley, D. (2014, July). Shame, gender role, and alexithymia: What men bring to counseling. Sixty-minute session at the annual conference of The American Mental Health Counseling Association, Seattle, WA.
Shirley, D. (2014, June). Shame, gender role, and alexithymia: What men bring to therapy. Poster session at the annual conference of The American Family Therapy Academy, Atlanta, GA.
Shirley, D. (2012, February). Why counselors make poor lovers. Counseling Today, 54(8). Retrieved from http://ct.counseling.org/category/reader-viewpoint/
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
The Phoenix Project
Interpreted and entered data into computer system. Performed various administrative activities as part of research team.
APA Presentation: Round Table on Resiliency in Breast Cancer Treatment & Recovery
1998-1999
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Clinician Self-Care
Speaker, Unity Care NW, Bellingham, WA 2019
Co-Parenting with Men: Navigating CO-mpetence
Speaker, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2018
Healthy Married Sex: Sexual Intimacy
Co-Speaker, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2017
The Role of Spirituality in Mental Health Therapy
Sound Mental Health, Tukwila, WA 2017
Honoring the Masculine in the Context of the Feminine
MOPS Group, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2017
Shame, Gender Role and Alexithymia in Men in Positions of Spiritual Authority
Presenter at Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Seattle, WA 2015
A Community of Self-Care: Counselor Health and Client Well Being
Co-Speaker, Argosy University, Seattle, WA 2015
Living With the Other In Ourselves and Those Around Us: Facing Mental Illness
Speaker, University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA 2015
Shame, Gender Role, and Alexithymia in Men in Positions of Spiritual Authority: The Data Speaks
Speaker, Argosy University, Seattle, WA 2014
The End of Men: Recovering Male Identity
Intimacy Seminar, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2013
Our Male Bodies: Strength in Vulnerability
Community Group Leader, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2012
Therapy: “It’s Just for Girls”
Speaker, Argosy University, Seattle, WA 2012
The Stewardship of Masculinity: Mystery Meets What Is
Community Group Leader, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2011
Why Therapists Make Poor Lovers: On Becoming People
Co-Speaker, Argosy University, Seattle, WA 2011
The Intimate Mystery Workshop
Small Group Facilitator, Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, WA 2010, 2011, 2012
The Story Workshop
Small Group Facilitator, Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, WA 2008, 2009, 2010
Annual Men’s Retreat
Co-Lead Speaker, Woodinville Alliance Church, Woodinville, WA 2009
Men’s Retreat
Developed and co-led retreats here in the great northwest 2004-Present
Approved Clinical Supervisor
Washington State 2008
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Washington State (# LH00009164) 2004
TRAINING
American Counseling Association Annual Conference—20 CEU’s earned
American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA 2019
Gatekeeping from A to Z: Best Practices for Counseling Faculty and Clinical Supervisors—5 CEU’s earned
American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA 2019
Attachment, Trauma, & Psychotherapy—6 CEU’s earned
PESI, Seattle, WA 2018
Spirituality, Mindfulness, and Compassion in Mental Health and Addictions Conference—14 CEU’s earned
U.S. Journal Training, Inc., Sante Fe, NM 2017
ASERVIC Annual Conference—4.5 CEU’s earned
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling, Richmond, VA 2017
Suicide & Para-Suicidal Behaviors: Integrative Approaches to Risk Assessment, Intervention and Treatment—6.25 CEU’s
PESI, Eau Claire, WI 2017
The Self of the Therapist Across the Life Cycle: Who am I now and with whom do I sit?
Family Systems Therapists Northwest, Kenmore, WA 2017
Washington Counseling Association Annual Conference—4.5 CEU’s earned
Washington Counseling Association, Spokane, WA 2016
American Association of Christian Counselors Annual Conference—11 CEU’s earned
American Association of Christian Counselors, Dallas, TX 2016
Digital Confidentiality According to Professional Ethics and HIPAA: A Heart-Centered Approach (Level II)
Person-Centered Tech, Portland, OR 2016
Digital Confidentiality According to Professional Ethics and HIPAA: A Heart-Centered Approach (Level I)
Person-Centered Tech, Portland, OR 2016
Digital Confidentiality According to Professional Ethics and HIPAA: A Heart-Centered Approach (Level 101)
Person-Centered Tech, Portland, OR 2016
HIPAA Security Compliance in Mental Health, A Guided Reading
Person-Centered Tech, Portland, OR 2016
Credit/Debit Cards and Electronic Payments in Mental Health Private Practice: Regulatory and Ethical Issues
Person-Centered Tech, Portland, OR 2016
American Mental Health Counselors Annual Conference—14 CEU’s earned
American Mental Health Counselors Association, New Orleans, LA 2016
Washington Counseling Association Annual Conference—5.5 CEU’s earned
Washington Counseling Association, Spokane, WA 2015
AFTA – 37thAnnual Meeting—13.75 CEU’s earned
American Family Therapy Academy, Vancouver, WA 2015
DSM-5: The Final Countdown (webinar series)
American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA 2015
Enhancing Multicultural Empathy in the Classroom and Beyond: A Proposed Model for Training Beginner Counselors
American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA 2015
Law and Ethics of Relationships for Mental Health Professionals
Presenter: Eric Strom, Washington Mental Health Counselors Association, Bellevue, WA 2015
Sex Made Simple: Clinical Strategies for Sexual Issues in Therapy
Presenter: Barry McCarthy, Renton, WA 2015
American Association of Christian Counselors Annual Conference—9 CEU’s earned
American Association of Christian Counselors, Branson, MO 2014
American Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference
American Mental Health Counselors Association, Seattle, WA 2014
AFTA – 36thAnnual Meeting—18.5 CEU’s earned
American Family Therapy Academy, Athens, GA 2014
The DSM 5: What Every Clinician Needs to Know!
Patrick DeChello, U.S. Journal Training, Inc., Seattle, WA 2014
Compliance and Workflow: Top Tips to Protect Your Practice and Your License
American Mental Health Counselors Association, Webinar Series 2014
27thAnnual Northwest Conference on Behavioral Health & Addictive Disorders—6 CEU’s earned
U.S Journal Training, Inc., Seattle, WA 2014
Secrets, Cybersex, Affairs, Addiction – and Forgiveness?
Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle, WA 2014
Counseling our Troops, Veterans, and Military Families: Cutting Edge Strategies (webinar series)
American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA 2013
The DSM 5: Navigating the New Terrain (webinar series)
American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA 2013
Gottman Educator: Seven Principles Program
Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA 2013
We are the Tools of Our Trade: How a Therapist’s Own Attachment Patterns Shape Therapy
David Wallin, Seattle, WA 2013
Longevity in Ministry
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Seattle, WA 2013
An Ounce of Prevention: Mental Health Ethics and the Law
Cross Country Education, Seattle, WA 2012
The Couples Conference: Attachment, Differentiation and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy – 20 CEU’s earned
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation & The Couples Institute, San Mateo, CA 2012
Washington Law & Ethics for Psychologists
Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences (online), Ventura, CA 2011
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Quantum Units Education (online), Baywood Park, CA 2011
Levels I & II Gottman Training
Presenters: John & Julie Gottman, The Gottman Institute, Seattle, WA 2011
New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment
Presenter: Bessel van der Kolk, Seattle, WA 2010
2010 Annual Conference – New Perspectives on Desire
Presenter: David Scharch, Washington Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, Seattle, WA 2010
13thAnnual Conference – 32.5 CEU’s earned
Smart Marriages, Happy Families, Orlando, FL 2009
Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Practice
Presenter: Jeffrey Younggren, Washington State Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA 2009
Annual Conference – 13 CEU’s earned
American Counseling Association, Honolulu, HI 2008
Positive Psychology
Presenter: Lynn D. Johnson, Health Ed., Tacoma, WA 2008
Couples and Affairs: Managing the Clinical Challenges
Presenter: Michael Ceo, Cross Country Education, Seattle, WA 2008
Clinical Supervision – Improving Skills in a New Era
Presenter: Lisa Erikson, Washington Mental Health Counseling Association, Shoreline, WA 2007
Resolving Trauma without Drama: New Brief, Respectful and Effective Approaches to
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Presenter: Bill O’Hanlon, Seattle, WA 2006
Lifespan Integration Techniques
Presenter: Peggy Pace (founder), Portland, OR 2005
Certified Trainer, Crisis Management
The Devereux Foundation, Doylestown, PA 2001-2002
Certified Personal Trainer
American Council on Exercise 1998
MEMBERSHIPS
Washington Pastoral Counseling Association, Member Since 2017
Washington Counseling Association, Member Since 2016
American Mental Heath Counselors Association, Member Since 2014
American Counseling Association, Professional Member Since 2000
- ASERVIC (Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling) Member
American Psychological Association, Associate/Student Member Since 1999
- Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), Previous Member
- Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity), Member