GORDON A. GUNNELL, MS, PLC

Education, Training, Experience

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

2003 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

2002 - Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC)

2002 - Master of Science (MS), Family Relations and Human Development, (ASU)

2002 - Graduate Certificate, Academic/Clinical Marriage & Family Therapy (ASU)

1997 - Graduate Certificate, Adult Development and Aging, (ASU)

1997 -  Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Arizona State University (ASU)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

Arizona Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 

RESEARCH & CLINICAL TRAINING

1997 - 2002: Master's degree program at ASU. Supervised clinical work with individuals, couples, and families at the ASU Marriage & Family Therapy clinic. Oral comprehensive exams and research thesis using observational methodology with married couples: Correlation Between Speaker Affect and Listener Nonverbal Behavior Among Distressed and Non-Distressed Married Couples.

 

2002-2005 - Mobile Crisis Therapist with EMPACT-SPC

2003-2005 - Child and Family Therapist with Arizonas Children Association

OTHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Governor Appointment (2 years) - State of Arizona Domestic Relations Committee

Faculty Associate/Adjunct Professor in the Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics.

SPECIFIC INTERVENTION TRAINING

2003 - Basic Mediation, Maricopa County Superior Court

2005 - Divorce and Family Mediation

2006 - Clinical Hypnosis - Introductory, Intermediate, & Advanced intensives (90 hours) from Jeff Zeig and the staff of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

2007 - Problem Gambling Treatment - Phases I and II (66 hours) through the Arizona Office of Problem Gambling.

2007 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - 4 day intensive training (30 hours) in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for the treatment of PTSD at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

2009 - Marriage and Couple Research and Intervention trainings (57 CE hours - Level I, Level II, Level IIIa) with the Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington. 

OTHER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Between 2001 and 2005, I was an employed clinician in two community mental health agencies as a behavior modification specialist, a lead mobile crisis counselor, and a child and family therapist. I also worked as an intake-assessment specialist for a behavioral health hospital, assessing individuals with chemical dependencies and referring them for appropriate treatment. I have been practicing independently since 2004, and have over 7,000 hours of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families. During that time, I have also completed over 400 hours of continuing education (CE). I have also been an approved provider of mental health and mediation services by the Maricopa County Superior Court (Family Court), and I practiced as a divorce and family mediator in private practice between 2005-2007.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

I have been a volunteer mediator with the Maricopa County Justice Court system. In addition, as an approved therapist with the "Give An Hour" Foundation, I have volunteered to donate clinical services to returning Iraq War veterans and their families who are in need of assistance, but who are presently finding it very difficult to obtain assistance through their government health benefits program.

APPLIED EXPERIENCE

I owned and managed small business ventures for 20 years prior to returning to academia in 1994 to begin a mid-life career/profession change. I am committed to life-long learning. I have been married to my wife since 1972. We have raised our children together, and are now empty-nesters together .

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES

Payment for services is made at each session by cash, credit/debit card, or money order. NOTE REGARDING INSURANCE: I am an out-of-network provider. If you have an out-of-network benefit with your health insurance plan, I will collect payment from you at the conclusion of the session, and provide you with the forms that you will need to submit for reimbursement.

 

 

Gordon A. Gunnell, MS, PLC
15215 South 48th Street
Suite 116
Phoenix, AZ 85044
(480) 220-7050
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