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Dr.Rose@MooseCounseling.com
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I am an Ohio-independently licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor (LPCC-S). I am also a nationally board-certified counselor (NCC) and a certified therapist in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDRC).
I began as a helping professional in the mid-1990s as a teenager, working on a crisis hotline created by teens and for teens. Soon thereafter I began volunteering working with individuals infected, affected, and at risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Working in the realm of HIV/AIDS has remained one of my primary passions, working and volunteering in that field for almost 30 years. Such work has included being the program director for HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections and diseases (STIs/STDs) prevention and education, with Planned Parenthood and AIDS Resource Center Ohio (now Equitas Health). In addition to coordination of services, I oversaw many HIV-testing clinics, events, and staff, as well as provided direct services to clients. I also spent many years as a volunteer for the State of Ohio Department of Health Bureau of HIV/AIDS, STD, TB, & Viral Hepatitis, and the University of Toledo’s Medical Center.
Seeking to provide clinical mental health counseling services for a broader range of individuals, I returned to my university training in 2006. Since that time, I acquired two bachelor of arts degrees (one in Psychology and a separate one in Philosophy); a master of arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; and a doctorate of philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision. I spent several years providing clinical mental health counseling at Zepf Center, a community mental health agency; simultaneously, I have been in private practice since 2011. In 2016, I removed myself from my then practice partnership and started my solo practice, Moose Counseling & Consulting, LLC. In July 2019, I Co-Founded and am Co-Executive Director of Kintsukuroi Mental Health & Wellness Services, LLC, where I physically provide services.
This work is part-time for me as in addition to direct counseling and consulting services, I am a tenured professor with Bowling Green State University, in the School of Counseling, Higher Education, Leadership, & Foundation’s Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling Programs. There I train and supervise master-level counselors-in-training to help their own clients and students. From a scholarship standpoint, I have produced more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, state-wide education curricula, and public media outlets; provided over 150 conference presentations and educational trainings at regional, state, national, and international arenas; keynoted numerous conferences; and given more than 30 educational television and radio broadcasts. I have a long history of service leadership for professional and community organizations, including (but not limited to) 8 years (including Past-President) for the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE); and 14 years (including Past Co-Chair) for Northern Ohio Regional Efforts Aimed to Combat Human Trafficking (REACH).
As you can tell, I have a passion for helping others. I view individuals from a developmental approach, recognizing that we all develop into the people we are; and how all of us sometimes need assistance in making positive changes or adjustments for our wellbeing. I am integrative in my clinical theory and techniques, meaning I incorporate various approaches in appropriate therapeutic ways. I view the therapeutic relationship as a team approach, where I am a tool for my clients to utilize in achieving their full potential, improvement, healing, and overall wellness.
My areas of expertise include LGBQQIAPP+ and Trans/Gender Expansive, trauma, mood, personality, HIV/AIDS, and human trafficking. In addition to individual counseling services, I am available for clinical assessment services (trans-related, law enforcement candidate related, and standard pathology, personality, & career), clinical supervision, consultation, and trainings.
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In addition to having an affinity for the animal itself, I find these noted moose characteristics to be conducive for my approach in working with clients.
