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Curriculum Vitae
Jane Rekas, LCSW, CHt
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Hypnotist
https://hypnosisrecordings.blogspot.com/
Specialties: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Parent Education, Child Abuse and Neglect, Hypnosis
Mental Health Therapist and Site Director - LifeStance Health, formerly Western Psychological & Counseling Services, Gladstone, OR (3/18 to present), previously also School Based Counselor, Individual, couples, group and family therapy for all ages. Assessment, treatment planning, case management, Electronic Health Record documentation.
Mental Health Specialist – Mid-Columbia Children’s Council, Hood River, OR (5/00-11/04). Provided mental health observations of children and classrooms, assessments, consultation, referrals and training to parents and staff. Development of agency website.
Child and Family Therapist – Children’s Center, Vancouver, WA, 5/97-10/99. Individual and family therapy with children and their caregivers. Designed and implemented parent education curriculum. Documentation of all case records using computerized forms and database.
Individual and Family Therapist – Lutheran Family Service, Beaverton, OR, 10/94-5/97. Individual and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records. Revised office clinical documentation system and published office newsletter.
Child and Family Therapist – Center for Community Mental Health, Portland, OR, 8/92-10/94. Individual and family therapy. Designed and implemented psycho-educational group for children from homes affected by parent addiction. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records. Revised clinical treatment forms.
Clinical Social Work Intern – Parry Center for Children, Outpatient Branch, Portland, OR, 9/91-6/92. Individual and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records.
Client Services Advocate Intern – Insights Teen Parent Program, Portland, OR, 9/90-6/91. Hospital outreach, follow-up and home visits teen parents. Delivered concrete services, information and referrals. Individual case management.
2005
Childhood Developmental Disorders
Civil Commitment Investigation
Addiction Pharmacology
Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder Medication Strategies
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Disruptive Behavior Spectrum Disorders
2006
Supervision
ADHD Brain Neurocircuitry
Anxiety Disorders Differential Disorders
2008
Personality Disorders
Understanding Older Minds
Collaborative Problem Solving
Psychopharmacology of Addiction
2009
Anger Control
Immune System: Mind Body Connection
Psychology of Resilience
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
2010
Sensory Diets
Law, Ethics, Confidentiality
Motivational Interviewing
Dual Relationships Ethics
Help with Negative Self-Talk
2011
Why We Worry
Relationships and Addiction
Emotion Focused Couples' Therapy
Certified Hypnotist (American Alliance of Hypnotists)
2012
How the Brain Forms New Habits
2013
Working With Disorders of Body Image
Clients with Substance Use and Eating Disorders
Marijuana Abuse
Schizophrenia Addendum
Eating Disorders
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
Ethics & Boundary Issues
Essentials of Group Therapy
2014
Psychological Assessment of Parental Capacities
ADHD Current Perspectives
Coaching for the Clinician
2015
Legal & Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health in Oregon
Doing Hypnosis: Interventions to Immediately Transform Clients with Anxiety, Trauma, Stress, Pain, Addiction, & Obesity
Treating Anxiety: Using CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and ACT
2016
EMDR 3 Day Intensive Training
Neuroscience & Yoga in the Treatment of Complex, Developmental or Repeated Trauma
Schema Therapy: Proven Techniques to Treat Your Most Challenging and Resistant Clients
2017
AEDP Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Certified Hypnotension provider (Blood Pressure)
Certified Sports Hypnotist
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Certificate Course
Anxiety and Depression Online Conference
Specialties: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Parent Education, Child Abuse and Neglect, Hypnosis
Mental Health Therapist and Site Director - LifeStance Health, formerly Western Psychological & Counseling Services, Gladstone, OR (3/18 to present), previously also School Based Counselor, Individual, couples, group and family therapy for all ages. Assessment, treatment planning, case management, Electronic Health Record documentation.
Private Practice - Turtle Dove Counseling, Hypnosis & DBT, Hood River, OR (9/09-3/18) Individual, couples, group and family therapy for all ages. Assessment, treatment planning, case management, computerized documentation and billing.
Mental Health Specialist – Mid-Columbia Center for Living, Hood River, OR (12/04-9/10). Individual, group and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, case management, computerized documentation. Parenting classes developed and presented (using PowerPoint). Provided training to staff during All Staff meetings.
Mental Health Specialist – Mid-Columbia Center for Living, Hood River, OR (12/04-9/10). Individual, group and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, case management, computerized documentation. Parenting classes developed and presented (using PowerPoint). Provided training to staff during All Staff meetings.
Mental Health Specialist – Mid-Columbia Children’s Council, Hood River, OR (5/00-11/04). Provided mental health observations of children and classrooms, assessments, consultation, referrals and training to parents and staff. Development of agency website.
Child and Family Therapist – Children’s Center, Vancouver, WA, 5/97-10/99. Individual and family therapy with children and their caregivers. Designed and implemented parent education curriculum. Documentation of all case records using computerized forms and database.
Individual and Family Therapist – Lutheran Family Service, Beaverton, OR, 10/94-5/97. Individual and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records. Revised office clinical documentation system and published office newsletter.
Child and Family Therapist – Center for Community Mental Health, Portland, OR, 8/92-10/94. Individual and family therapy. Designed and implemented psycho-educational group for children from homes affected by parent addiction. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records. Revised clinical treatment forms.
Clinical Social Work Intern – Parry Center for Children, Outpatient Branch, Portland, OR, 9/91-6/92. Individual and family therapy. Assessment, treatment planning, documentation of case records.
Client Services Advocate Intern – Insights Teen Parent Program, Portland, OR, 9/90-6/91. Hospital outreach, follow-up and home visits teen parents. Delivered concrete services, information and referrals. Individual case management.
EDUCATION
Certified Hypnotist 2011, American Alliance of Hypnotists
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, October 1997, License #2544
Master of Social Work, June 1992, Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 1987, Reed College, Portland, Oregon
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, October 1997, License #2544
Master of Social Work, June 1992, Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 1987, Reed College, Portland, Oregon
TRAINING
2005
Childhood Developmental Disorders
Civil Commitment Investigation
Addiction Pharmacology
Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder Medication Strategies
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Disruptive Behavior Spectrum Disorders
2006
Supervision
ADHD Brain Neurocircuitry
Anxiety Disorders Differential Disorders
2008
Personality Disorders
Understanding Older Minds
Collaborative Problem Solving
Psychopharmacology of Addiction
2009
Anger Control
Immune System: Mind Body Connection
Psychology of Resilience
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
2010
Sensory Diets
Law, Ethics, Confidentiality
Motivational Interviewing
Dual Relationships Ethics
Help with Negative Self-Talk
2011
Why We Worry
Relationships and Addiction
Emotion Focused Couples' Therapy
Certified Hypnotist (American Alliance of Hypnotists)
2012
How the Brain Forms New Habits
2013
Working With Disorders of Body Image
Clients with Substance Use and Eating Disorders
Marijuana Abuse
Schizophrenia Addendum
Eating Disorders
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
Ethics & Boundary Issues
Essentials of Group Therapy
2014
Psychological Assessment of Parental Capacities
ADHD Current Perspectives
Coaching for the Clinician
2015
Legal & Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health in Oregon
Doing Hypnosis: Interventions to Immediately Transform Clients with Anxiety, Trauma, Stress, Pain, Addiction, & Obesity
Treating Anxiety: Using CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and ACT
2016
EMDR 3 Day Intensive Training
Neuroscience & Yoga in the Treatment of Complex, Developmental or Repeated Trauma
Schema Therapy: Proven Techniques to Treat Your Most Challenging and Resistant Clients
2017
AEDP Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Certified Hypnotension provider (Blood Pressure)
Certified Sports Hypnotist
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Certificate Course
Anxiety and Depression Online Conference
2018
- Treatment Planning
- Structural Family Therapy
- Gender Diverse Youth
- Sticky Client Situations
- Managing Suicidal Risk
- ADHD Trainings
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for Children and Adolescents
- Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP) Training Course: Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals (Online Course)
- Enhancing Therapeutic Process through Cultural Awareness
- Explain Pain: Concepts & Interventions for Behavioral Health Settings
- STAND Training (Supporting Teens Autonomy Daily)
2020
- Trauma Treatment with EMDR, CBT and Somatic-Based Interventions
- Advanced Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Frank Andersen
- Evidence Based Treatment Eating Disorders Anderson MD
- Anti-Racist Trauma Informed Care, Advanced Equity Skills
- Webinar Series Exposure Therapy
- TF-CBT Web 2.0 Trauma Focused CBT
- Legal & Ethical Workshop: Children and Family Therapy
2021
- Anti-Racist Trauma Informed Care
- TF-CBT Web 2.0 Trauma Focused CBT
- Legal & Ethical Training
- Polyvagal Theory Informed Trauma Assessment and Interventions:
- Different... Not Less, Temple Grandin, PhD
2022
- CBT for Insomnia
- Ethics & Boundaries
- A Practitioner's Guide to Autism Assessment
- Sensorimotor Interventions
2023
- The Neuroscience of Safety, Porges
- Early Intervention for ASD
- Ethics & Boundary Issues CE4less
- Burns Certificate 1
2024
- The Body as a Shared Whole: Using Visualization Techniques to Treat Dissociation
- ADHD Assessment for Adults, Dr. Roberto Olivardia
- Health Anxiety: Strategies for Handling the Fears and the Realities
- Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Stabilization and Complex Trauma Treatment in Clients with DID
- Ethical Compass: Navigating Principles, Decisions and Telehealth Risks Certificate 1
- ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
- Detailed professional standards available at www.evergreencertifications.com/adhdccsp
- ADHD in Women: Hormonal Influences Across the Lifespan
- Revolutionize ADHD & Social Trauma Treatment with AI and the Metaverse
- ADHD and Suicide: Key Risk Factors, Clinical Insights, and Treatment Strategies
- ADHD, Anxiety and Mindful Self-Regulation
- ADHD Couples Therapy from the Inside Out
- Overcoming Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome with ADHD Clients
- How to Navigate ADHD Complexities, Controversies, and Emerging Research
2025
- Unmasking ADHD in Women
- Smoking Cessation: Psychological Strategies for Quitting Nicotine