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Presenter Biographies
Alex Green, PCLC is a clinician from Bozeman, MT. She completed her MS in Mental Health Counseling at MSU and proceeded to work at an outpatient clinic serving a diverse population of clients across Montana. After realizing there seemed to be a high need for assessment in her area, she transitioned to a clinic specializing in assessment. Her clinical interests now include neurodivergence and traits as well as trauma-informed counseling. The populations she primarily works with include veterans, active-duty military, first responders, survivors of domestic violence, and neurodivergent individuals.
Darleen Dempster, Ph.D., LPC/S, NCC, ACS is a Clinical Faculty with Southern New Hampshire University's CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She has 24 years of clinical experience and is state-licensed (AL) and credentialed as a counselor and supervisor. She has over two decades of clinical experience, with a specialty in sexual assault. In addition, she has extensive experience with teaching (trauma course lead), supervising, publishing, presenting, and prevention programming on topics of sexual assault.
Erin Burgess, MS, LPC (she/they) is a doctoral student in Counselor Education & Supervision at ISU specializing in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling. She completed her MS in Mental Health Counseling—Addictions at Lewis & Clark College and was awarded the NBCC Foundation Minority Fellowship in Addiction Counseling. Her research interests include how to prepare CITs to help clients explore sexuality and best practices in the treatment of clients with SUDs. In addition to her clinical work with individuals and couples, she has developed group counseling curriculums using creative interventions when working with Black and Brown youth.
Katie Sacco, Ph.D., LPC, C-AAIS (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Idaho State University's Department of Counseling. Her areas of expertise include ecotherapy, adventure-based counseling, and animal-assisted interventions in counseling. She is the Program Coordinator for both the School Counseling and the Student Affairs Counseling tracks at ISU. She continues to integrate ecotherapy principles into her work with clients through small private practice in the Eastern Idaho region. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, dog, and horses.
Pam Vance, LPC, CRC (she/her) is a first-year doctoral student in Counseling Education and Counselor Supervision at Idaho State University. Her professional interests include de-stigmatizing disability, increasing actionable allyship practices, and exploring disability identity with clients. She works to integrate eco counseling practices with clients to explore their connection to themselves and their environments. Currently, she works in a small counseling practice in Boise, Idaho and as a graduate teaching assistant at Idaho State University-Meridian. Pam recently graduated with her master’s degree in clinical rehabilitation counseling which emphasizes disability wellness and disability counseling competencies. During her studies, she interned as a counselor- in-training at Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Ada County Treatment Center. She has presented at ICA and WACES conferences about disability allyship and multicultural considerations in disability. Prior to her master’s degree, she worked with individuals experiencing psychiatric disabilities, learning disabilities, and developmental disabilities. Currently, she supervises CRC master’s students while also working professionally with clients who experience chronic pain and other chronic conditions.
Peter Mortola, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology Department at Lewis and Clark College's Graduate School of Education and Counseling. He is the author of Windowframes: Learning the art of Gestalt play therapy the Oaklander way (Routledge/Gestaltpress, 2006), the culmination of 10 years of inquiry and research on Violet Oaklander’s methods of both child therapy and adult training. Windowframes has been translated into German, Spanish, Romanian, Italian and Korean. He is also the co-author of BAM! Boys Advocacy and Mentoring: A leader’s guide to facilitating strength-based groups for boys (Routledge, 2008), and The Bear Inside (19th Avenue Press, with Illustrator Mark Molchan), a children's book about managing strong emotions. The Bear Inside has been translated into Spanish, Bulgarian, Russian, and Sinhala versions.
Rives Thornton is a counselor (LMHC) and supervisor (ACS) who uses counseling to improve peoples’ lives and achieve their goals. Rives works with clients with various presenting issues and specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma. Rives uses a non-pathologizing, holistic, creative, multi-sensory, and insightful approach informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and Adlerian Psychology to address the roots of issues and create a sense of freedom and harmony.
Sarah Campbell, Ph.D., NCC, ACS earned her MS in Mental Health Counseling and PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Capella University. Her dissertation examined the lived experiences of counselors in training (CIT) and their process of becoming social justice advocates. She holds the following credentials: National Certified Counselor (NCC), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), and Board Certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH) through the CCE and her counseling license and standard school certification in social work in the State of New Jersey. Campbell has diverse clinical experience, with most of her experience in school-based, drug and alcohol, and private practice treatment settings. Campbell has over ten years of online teaching experience in counselor education. Additionally, she has developed academic and training curriculum for counselor education, student success, and psychology programs. She has also produced programming for non-profit agencies focusing on international adoption and family homelessness. Most recently, Campbell has served as a social-emotional learning coordinator for an at-risk school district. As a social-emotional learning coordinator, she developed and ran programming for the students, their families, and the staff post-COVID. Campbell has been involved in local, regional, and national service activities, including service activities with the NBCC, ACES, and NARACES. Campbell has co-authored a chapter on using Digital Storytelling in support of the CIT process of becoming a social justice advocate.
ShaRhonda Stevenson, M.A, LPC, MDFT, NCC was educated in a large, diverse city and during that time worked with children and adults diagnosed with disabilities and living in poverty. She brings this knowledge to RMACES where she is earning a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision with a specialization in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at a member institution. She continues to work in the community as a licensed counselor and conducts research applicable to a range of disabilities and improving quality of life.
Timothy J. Hakenewerth, Ph.D., LPC (MO), NCC, is a counselor educator at the University of Illinois Springfield. Dr. Hakenewerth has maintained a scholarly agenda focused on clinical supervision, including research, manuscripts, and recurring conference presentations. Dr. Hakenewerth spent several years in Idaho and has delivered many supervision trainings over the last 7 years in Idaho, as well as online. Dr. Hakenewerth has supervised counselors in three states, in various agencies, training clinics, and academic settings.
Dr. Matt Glowiak is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Certified Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CAADC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), professor, presenter, advocate, and writer. In each of these capacities, Dr. Glowiak has served those struggling with addiction while continuing to spread awareness on the topic to students, clinicians, instructors, and the general public.
Dr. William B. Lane Jr. is an Assistant Professor and the Program Lead of the Counseling Program at Western New Mexico University. He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Mexico and a Licensed Professional Counselor and School Counselor in Idaho. He has worked as a child advocate providing trauma-informed counseling to sexual abuse survivors. He has additional experience working in private practice with individuals, couples, and the LGBTQ+ community. As a counselor and educator, he has provided telemental health counseling and supervision. His research interests include improving the supervisory working alliance, and he has presented at national and regional conferences. He is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, and the New Mexico Counseling Association. When he’s not working, he loves spending time with his wife and children, being active, playing volleyball, working out, and learning new things.
Nina Spadaro has been a counselor educator since 1995. She has an Adlerian base and has used REBT and
TA since her Master's level training started in 1976. She has been studying and integrating IFS concepts
into her counseling practice and her teaching since 2017.
