Gabrielle N. Clayton Olympia, WA
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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

ClaytonWorks - co-owner - we bring over 30 years experience in graphic arts & writing, and a dedication to high quality, dependable and timely service. We avoid flashy gimmicks and seek maximum impact through clarity of statement and solid design.  Our services consist of web design, book publishing, editing & layout services, graphic design – including such things as newsletters, brochures, business cards, posters, & logos.    See the website for more information and links to websites we have designed. http://www.claytonworks.com

Safe Schools Coalition, webspinner (‘96 to present) - http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/

Mental Health Counselor in private practice; Olympia, WA - 4/96 to present  
Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Washington  # LH00005056  

I work with individuals, couples, families, & small groups on issues including situation-based depression, grief & loss, life transitions, work related stress & stress management, activist trauma & compassion fatigue, relationship/communication issues, parenting & adolescent development, healing from trauma for crime victims, family of origin issues, self-esteem, personal growth.  http://www.gabiclayton.com/gnc-ma.htm

 

I’m a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Assoc.   http://www.amhca.org   11/05 to present

I‘m a member of the Washington Mental Health Counselors Assoc.    http://wmhca.org  11/05 to present

I’m a member of the Thurston County HIV CARE Consortium.  1998 to present

I'm proud that I have been listed in The Activist Trauma Database http://www.activist-trauma.net  since 3/2007

OTHER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Families United Against Hate (FUAH), co-founder and designed/maintain website (2001 to present) - http://www.fuah.org/

• Safe Schools Coalition, trainer  (‘96 to present) - http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/

• Youth Guardian Services, board member (‘98 to present), board chairperson 11/18/2007 to present - http://www.youth-guard.org/

• PFLAG-Olympia (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), chapter board member (2000 to 2002 - 2003 to 2006 - and again starting January 2008) newsletter (co-editor (1998 to present), website designer/coordinator (1997 to 2001 and 2003 to present) -  http://www.pflag-olympia.org

• PFLAG National, member of the national advisory committee for the “Our House to the School House” safe schools campaign       (3/00 to 2/03) - http://www.pflag.org/ 

• Stonewall Youth, web designer (‘02 to present) - http://www.stonewallyouth.org/ 

• Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity, designed and maintain website (2001 to 2003) - http://www.nwchd.org  (no longer in             operation.) 

• Lizard Productions, designed and maintain website (‘02 to present) - http://www.lizardproductions.com

• Thurston County HIV CARE Consortium, member (’98 to present)  

• PFLAG-Talk and PFLAG-Discuss e-mail list, list assistant (‘97 to 8/02)

• Thurston County Public Health and Safety Community Network, board member (1/96 to 12/98)  

• my own website (1996 to present) - http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/

PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Behavioral Health Resources, Olympia, WA - 6/00 to 10/02, then 3/04 to 8/05 - http://www.bhr.org

• Adjunct mental health counseling for clients who also had a case manager working with them in the agency. (11/04 to 8/05)

• Intake interviews and initial diagnosis and evaluation of adult consumers. (3/04 to 8/05) 

• Part-time staff at residential programs for adult mentally ill clients transitioning from the hospital to the community. (6/00 to 10/02)

Therapist; Center for Individual and Family Counseling; Olympia, WA - 8/93 to 6/96

Provided individual, family, couples and group therapy.  Therapeutic issues included: grief and loss, healing from trauma for crime victims, anger management, relationships, parenting, and adolescent development.  Provided case consultation to therapists in the community.  Trained and supervised graduate interns in therapy groups and individual case consultations.  Collaborated with other therapists in designing group therapy programs for adults, adolescents, and children.  Wrote treatment plans and reports to outside agencies.  Designed forms, brochures and flyers used to gather information or to promote programs and services.

 Residential Youth Counselor; Haven House, Olympia, WA -  3/90 to 10/93

Created a safe, nurturing environment at this shelter for adolescents run by Community Youth Services, while providing consistent structure to minimize crisis behavior.  Facilitated therapeutic groups, provided brief solution-focused individual counseling, and developed goal-directed individual treatment plans with youth in care.  Educated adolescent residents in problem solving and social skills.  Case management included intake assessments, daily shift reports, and consistent contact with caseworkers, therapists, probation officers, and family members to maintain a team approach to crisis intervention.  Acted as crisis liaison for the public by providing telephone counseling, assessment and referral to other community resources as needed.  Trained and supervised new staff and college interns.

Media Loan Assistant; The Evergreen State College; Olympia, WA - 9/88 to 6/89

Taught and tested students, faculty and staff on media equipment operations.  Did computerized scheduling and documentation of circulation transactions.  

Office Manager, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Hattiesburg, MS - 6/84 to 1/86

Performed general office duties, including editing a weekly newsletter.

 Co-owner and Editor; Persons Publishing; Hattiesburg, MS - 11/77 to 8/85

Published a weekly newspaper (5 years), a monthly general interest magazine (1+ years), and a statewide quarterly arts and literary magazine (2 years).  Responsibilities included:  writing, copy editing, design, layout, photography, illustration, bookkeeping, business correspondence, advertising sales, promotion, training and supervising a small staff.

Co-Director; Persons Service; Hattiesburg, MS - 11/77 to 12/81

Co-founded and directed a non-profit service organization that provided crisis counseling, referral services, emergency housing, free meals and clothing to people in need. Organized a food co-op, and helped to establish a statewide coalition of battered women's shelters.  Trained and supervised volunteers.

Staff Member; Everything for Everybody; New York, NY - 10/73 to 8/77

Provided 24 hour a day crisis counseling and referral services to the public.  Helped staff an emergency shelter, soup line, food co-op, free school, day care center, and community-based alternative weekly newspaper. 

Licensed Practical Nurse; Medical Center Hospital; Burlington, VT - 1/72 to 11/72

Performed general nursing duties on surgical floor.

EDUCATION

M.A., Counseling Psychology; Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA - May 1993  (now Saint Martin's University)

Coursework: Marriage and Family Therapy, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Abusive Relationships, Treatment of Gender and Ethnicity Issues, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Assessment and Treatment Planning, Psychopathology, Mental Health Consultation, Community Psychology

Internship/Practicum: A 600 hour internship at the Center for Individual and Family Counseling.  Provided individual and family therapy with a variety of clients for sexual abuse, parenting, family of origin, anger management, children's divorce issues.  Co-facilitated group therapy for sexually abused children and adolescents, adult survivors of sexual abuse, and parents of sexually abused children.  Did administrative work and special projects, including the planning and promotion of a series of professional workshops held in several regional communities.

 B.A., Liberal Arts; The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA - June 1989

Emphasis in Art and Film/Video Production

Galileo Vocational Nursing Program; San Francisco, CA - 1970-1971

  Mission High School, San Francisco, CA - graduated 1970

SPECIALIZED TRAINING/WORKSHOPS

• War and the Soul: Healing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (2008)

• Burnout, Stress & Fatigue (2008)

• Internal Family Systems Psychotherapy - IFS (2007)

• Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out (2007)

• The Psychology of Cancer (2007)

• Living with Grief: Before and After the Death ~ The Dying Process: Understanding Anticipatory Grief and Anticipatory Mourning ~ Grief: New Insights and Developments ~ Implications for Practice ~ The Importance of Self-Care (2007)

• Working with Depression: Holistic and Spiritual Approaches (2006)

• Psychotherapy with People in the Arts (2006)

• Conflict Management (2006)

• Disaster Mental Health Intervention: Web-FLASH On-Line Training from Project P-FLASH (Practical Front-line Assistance and Support for Healing) (2006)

• Law, Ethics and Confidentiality in Behavioral Health (2006)

• Saying It Out Loud ~ Rights and Recovery: Promoting GLBTQ Wellness in a Changing Environment ~ Chemical Dependency/Mental Health Counseling Needs of GLBTQ Community ~ Working with Transgendered Clients (2006)

• Chemical Dependency/Mental Health Counseling Needs of GLBTQ Community

• Working with Transgendered Clients

• Self-Injurious Behavior: Assessment, Treatment, and the Recovery Process (2005)

• Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas (2004)

• Healing Plots: The Narrative Basis of Psychotherapy (2004)

• Forgiveness is a Choice (2004)

• Dealing with Dilemmas: Ethical Issues and the Older Adult (2004)

• Northwest Institute for Community Health Educators - NICHE Advanced Track (2002) - for professionals who work
  as sexuality, family life, HIV/AIDS, and family planning educators - sessions on life-long sexuality, effective sexuality education and
  teaching methods, learning theory, learner diversity, sexuality education ethics, and more.

• Understanding the Stages of Change in Addiction and Recovery (2002)

• Trauma and the Media  (2001)

• Attention Deficit & Co-Disorders Through the Lifespan  (2001)

• Clinical Dilemmas in Feminist Therapy Practice  (2000)

• The Many Faces of Grief  (2000)

• Effective Strategies for Helping Couples and Families  (2000)

• Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling, Social Work & Mental Health  (2000)

• Intensive Journal Workshop: Life Context/Depth Contact  (1995)

• Minding the Body, Mending the Mind: Psychoneuroimmunology and Beyond   (1995)

• Interactive Guided Imagery  (1995)

• Outcomes for Success: Evaluating Services and Programs  (1995)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Level 1  (1994)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Level 2  (1994)

• Understanding Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention  (1994)

• Understanding Multiple Personality/Dissociative Identity Disorder  (1994)

• Brief Solution-Focused Therapy  (1993)

• Playing as an Adult  (1993)

• The Expert Witness on Child Sexual Abuse: A Practical "How To" Approach  (1993)

• Art Therapy and Sexual Abuse  (1993)

• Consultation on Sexually Reactive Children  (1993)

• The Basics on Child Sexual Abuse  (1993)

• No Longer Alone: Group Work with Sexually Abused Children  (1993)

• Working with Parents and Caregivers of Sexually Abused Children  (1993)