Curriculum Vitae

Kimberley Mead, LPC-S

Licensed in Texas #68640 & Georgia #LPC013473
Licensed Professional Counselor, Supervisor, and NARM Certified Therapist

Therapy Work Experience

Education

  • Master of Arts in Counseling St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas 2011

  • Bachelor of Arts; Design & Photography San Jose State University, San Jose, California

  • Parsons New York City, NY Summer Design Program

    • Bridging the Science to Real Life;Applied Modern Attachment and Relational Neuroscience; Dr. Sue Marriot & Anne Kelly

    • Embodied Communication: The Language of Pressure; Kate Naylor

    • The Myth of Self-Regulation; Betty Badenoch

    • Affect Regulation, Attachment & Trauma a Sensorimotor Approach; Pat Ogden

    • Healing Adult Attachment IWM; David Elliot

    • The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Social Communication & Self-Regulation; Dr. Steven Porges

    • The Principals of NARM; Brad Kammer

    • NeuroAffective Relational Model, (NARM); Dr. Larry Heller

    • In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma, Dr. Peter Levine

    • Affect Regulation, Attachment and Trauma; Don Catherall

    • Brains in Session; Juliana Taylor Shore

    • Foundations in Interpersonal Neuroscience and Therapy; Juliana Taylor Shore

    • Tracking Neural Pathways; Juliana Taylor Shore

    • IPNB & Treatment Planning: Using the 9 Levels of Integration, Juliana Taylor Shore

    • Working with Shame in Psychotherapy; Steven Finn

    • Adoption, Narcissism, and the Counseling Room; Katy Perkins & Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-Sherman

    • Reframing Adoptee Struggles into Superpower; Chaitra Wirta-Leiker

    • Rewriting the Truth: Making Room for Adoptee Narratives, Liz Debetta

    • The Need for Nourishment: Adopted People and Disordered Eating, Katy Perkins

    • Religious Trauma and the Drive to Belong; Emily Stone

    • Freeing the Natural Voice; Melissa Grogan

    • Grief & Trauma Group Facilitation; Khris Ford, Austin’s Center for Grief & Loss (26 hrs)

    • Identifying Dissociative States in Clinical Interactions

    • The Nurturing Program Facilitator Training; Loretta Masse (25 hrs)

    • BCBT for Suicidality Texas Suicide Prevention Collation (2 day training)

    • Trauma First Aid; Dr. Geneie Everett

    • Complicated and Traumatic Grief; Khris Ford, Austin’s Center for Grief & Loss Learning Series

    • Children & Adolescent Grief, Khris Ford, Austin’s Center for Grief & Loss Learning Series

    • Navigating Grief Healing and Resilience: The Hero’s Journey through Loss and Suicide; Tyler Gibson

    • BCBT for at Risk Military Personnel; Texas Suicide Prevention Collation

    • Private Practice Incubator; with Michelle Bohls, LPC 12 month incubator

    • EFT Level 1 & 2; Kay Christopher

    • Introduction to Self-Relations and Generative Trance; Ted Walls

    • Resilience-Offering Hope; AINC Conference

    • HIPPA for Therapists; Katie Malensky

    • The Intuitive Mind in Relationships; Michelle Bohls

    • When High Conflict Couples Become Violent; Lifeworks

    • Spirituality & Grief Conference, Austin’s Center for Grief & Loss

    • Ethics of Art Therapy; Megan Van Meter

    • The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust; Claudia Gold, Ed Tronick, & Juliane Taylor Shore

    • Sensory Processing Disorder and Its Implications in Healing Trauma; Robert Scaer

    • Ethics and Personal Loss, Counter-transference, and Self-Disclosure in Grief Support; What’s Your Grief training series, Eleanor Haley

    • Attachment Theory and Continuing Bonds in Grief

    • Dismantling Racial Oppression in Clinical Practice

    • NeuroAffective Relational Model; Brad Kammer

    • NARM Master Class: Personality Disorders, Larry Heller

    • Somatic Experiencing (Finished Intermediate III), Maggie Kline

    • Somatic Experiencing for Aggression & Depression, SE Master Class; Peter Levine

    • Master Class in Adoption & Foster Care; Robyn Gobbel (12 month class)

    • EMDR, trainer: Rick Levinson

    • Gottman Method Level I & II, trainer: Vagdevi Meunier

    • Wingspan Supervisor Training; Sabrina Kindell (60hrs)

    • Working with Boundaries in Supervision; Spirit Reigns Equine Therapy

    • Supervision and Supervisee Well-Being; Nikki Rubin

    • Managing Relationships within Supervision; Anne Stoneson & Juliana Taylor Shore

    • Compassion Fatigue Among Therapists of Color; Esther Boykin

    • Supervision in Mental Health Care; Benjamin Caldwell

    • Self-Disclosure in Therapy, Benjamin Caldwell

    • Decolonizing Clinical Supervision; Dana Stone and Jessica ChengFeng

Appearances & Podcasts

  • Seeing Death Clearly; End of Life Clarity Podcast

  • Working with Adoption Trauma: Transforming Trauma NARM Podcast

  • Working with Adult Adoptees: NextQuest Podcast

  • Opening the Lid Conference: Guest Presenter

  • Texas Statue University: Guest Lecturer


Workshops, Consult Groups, & Lectures Developed by Kimberley

  • Death & the Therapist: Exploring Death, Dying, and Therapeutic Presence

  • Working with Grief, Presented for Just Mind Counseling

  • Expressive Arts for Grief, Presented at Austin’s Center for Grief and Loss

  • I Double Dog Dare You to Open a Private Practice, Self Paced Workshop towards Creating an Ethical, Sustainable, & Thriving Practice

  • Notes and Treatment Planning, Self-Paced Training

  • Working with Suicidality, Self-Paced Training

  • HIPAA for Therapists, Self-Paced Training

In Development:

  • The Grieving Therapist: Handling Counter-transference, Self Care, and Self Disclosure (Workshop)

  • Introduction to Working with Adoption Wounds: Creating an Adoption Informed Therapy Practice (Workshop)

  • Consultation Group for Therapists working with Adults Adoptees

  • Consultation & Reading Group for Grief Therapists