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Elissa Bishop-Becker, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Key West, Florida, USA |
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Professional Experience
American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, September 2005
- Counseled disaster survivors in shelters and Welcome Centers
- Supported and counseled staff members
- Assisted supervisor
- Journal of my experiences published on front page of The National Certified Counselor (the NBCC newsletter), Winter 2005
Liberal Religious Educators Sophia Fahs Lecturer, Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, June 2005
- Presented endowed lecture on The Grief Spiral: Transformative Bereavement and the Power of Loss
American Hospice Foundation Bereavement Teleconference, Newport News, VA, April 2003
- Participated on panel of experts
Co-founder, Center for Transformative Counseling, Inc., May, 2002-present
- Counsel clients dealing with issues of grief, loss, abuse, addictions and spirituality
- Lectured on the grief process at community groups such as Rotary Club of Park Forest, Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, and Heritage Humane Society
- Trained staff members at community agencies such as South Suburban PADS and a Virginia juvenile detention center in the grief process and techniques for treating adults and adolescents
- Facilitated a bereavement support group for the homeless at South Suburban PADS
Summer Intern, Addictions Clinic, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, June 2000-July 2000 (8-week internship)
- Counseled clients dealing with issues such as alcoholism, co-dependency, grief, and sexual abuse
- Prepared and presented cases for supervision by clinic director
- Counseled clients on death and bereavement issues
- Co-facilitated two adult bereavement support groups
- Counseled families and children dealing with grief and impending death
- Developed and presented a 3-hour session on grief and loss for Riverside Hospice Volunteer Training
- Attended ADEC (Association for Death Education and Counseling) Conference, including a 2-day intensive course in Intermediate Grief Counseling
- Participated in many training opportunities and inservices
- Cases presented for individual and group supervision
Practicum student, Riverside Hospice, Newport News, VA, January 1999-May 1999 (185-hour practicum)
- Counseled bereaved individuals
- Completed 25 hours of formal training in aspects of death and dying and hospice volunteer training
- Counseled college students with issues of transition, relationship, and racism, with cases presented for individual and group supervision
Volunteer, Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg, June 1997
- Completed 8 hours of training in bereavement care
Membership in Educational / Professional Organizations:
Certification
National Certified Counselor (NCC), October 2000
License
Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Illinois #178-002962
Honors
- Kappa Delta Pi, international honor society in education
- Chi Sigma Iota, academic and professional counseling honor society
Education / Credentials:
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Master of Education in Community Counseling, August 2000
CACREP Accredited program
Hunter College of the City of New York
Bachelor of Arts in English, January 1973
Workshops, Presentations and Educational Seminars:
Elissa provides online counseling and can be contacted through her website at
https://www.helphorizons.com/counselor/search_details.htm?ID=1126
