Rhealynn Clark
MA, LPCC, RPT
Beyond my licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), I have obtained and continue to obtain advanced training, specialized supervision, consultation, and certification in various modalities, including but not limited to the following (click on any of the modalities listed below to read more about each one on that therapy modalities formal website):
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Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), an evidence-based therapy modality for children and adolescents experiencing anxiety.
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Various other advanced trainings including the following: Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT - this is the EFT therapy model for adult individuals created by Dr. Sue Johnson), Polyvagal Theory, self of the therapist work, the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI training and advanced AAI supervision and consultation), Reflective Functioning (RF) training by Howard Steele (RF is a separate assessment measurement scale within the overall Adult Attachment Interview assessing one's ability to engage in self and other mentalization abilities), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level One, and more.
My training and experience enables me to serve children and adolescents of any age, as well as the entire family unit. I work with a systemic and relational, attachment-based lens, which means children are not left alone to solve problems and effect change, but rather children and their parents or caregivers collaborate to establish a healthy family system that far outlasts the presenting problems, and goes much farther than simple symptom reduction.
Alex Clark
MA, MDiv, LMFT
Beyond my licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I have obtained and continue to obtain advanced training, specialized supervision, consultation, and certification in various modalities, including but not limited to the following (click on any of the modalities listed below to read more about each one on that therapy modalities formal website):
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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT/EFCT), the gold standard in evidence-based couples counseling. I am a Certified EFT Couples Therapist through ICEEFT, having completed over 125 hours of training and supervision.
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Various advanced trainings revolving around men's issues, parenting skills, trauma, secondary traumatic stress, faith and spirituality, Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT - this is the EFT therapy model for adult individuals created by Dr. Sue Johnson), and more.
My training and experience enables me to uniquely serve couples, men, children, adolescents, and young adults. I join individuals, couples, and families during times of need with the expertise needed to help others find their center again. Additionally, I greatly enjoy engaging with those looking to take a deeper dive and grow, taking good to better and better to best. I also enjoy integrating faith and spirituality into clinical practice, utilizing my Masters of Divinity to amplify and contextualize the work being done.
A Word on "Training, Certification and Expertise"
We take our work very seriously, as we both feel we are both fulfilling our callings as we pursue greater skill, advanced trainings, and certifications. One area that we often notice may need clarification involves the use of language around certification and expertise. Oftentimes, therapists attend trainings for new modalities. This should be a natural and normal part of a therapist's growth arc over the span of a career. However, attending a singular training can be quite different than being "trained in" a desired modality (i.e. family therapy, couples counseling, trauma, etc.), and it is very different than being certified in a modality. To obtain certification in a specific modality, a therapist typically completes an initial training, additional advanced trainings, individual supervision and/or group supervision, and then a variety of other potential metrics such as a test, filling out fidelity forms demonstrating grasp of the model, or recording of live sessions with feedback to follow for supervisory purposes. Why do we share all of this? Because we take our work seriously, and we want potential clientele to know how to "ask the right questions" and be informed regarding the level of expertise involved in the services being offered. With us, if you want to know more, all you have to do is ask. If you seek services elsewhere, we would encourage you to ask questions around the amount of training, hours of supervision in that specific model, if certification is being pursued or has been attained, and years of experience implementing that model. These are the questions that you need answers to in order to make an informed decision regarding your own care or the care of those most important to you.
