My Experience, Education and Training
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Accounting: I have been a CPA in good standing since 1986. As a freelance accountant, I have worked with nearly one hundred companies and their owners in many different industries. While setting up and maintaining financial systems, I learned about the world of small business. I listened to owners talk about their dilemmas and decisions, and I observed ways that people work together in business. In many ways, becoming a therapist is a formalization and a natural extension of this calm, confidential and interested position.
Psychology: In 2003, I graduated from Seattle University's graduate program in existential phenomenological psychology. With experience in community mental health and private practice, I have used therapy in the treatment of depression, anxiety and life transitions. I am licensed as a mental health counselor.
Research. During graduate school I participated in two, year-long research projects studying the human experience of despair using a qualitative approach. Along with fellow researchers, I presented papers at the International Human Science Research Conferences in Victoria and Vancouver Canada, Stockholm, Sweden and Bournemouth, England. I continue to write and research in various areas of interest.
Degrees and Certifications
- BA, Business Administration; Seattle University
- Washington State CPA License # 11156, issued October 1986
- MA, Psychology; Seattle University
- Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor #LH00010376
- Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, January 2008
Published Papers
Beck, B., Halling, S., McNabb, M., Miller, D., Rowe, J.O., & Schulz, J. (2003). Facing up to Hopelessness: A dialogal phenomenological study. Journal of Religion and Health, 42(4), 339-354.
Beck, B., Halling, S., McNabb, M., Miller, D., Rowe, J.O., & Schulz, J. (2003). On Navigating Despair: Reports from psychotherapists. Journal of Religion and Health, 44(2), 187-205.
Halling, S., McNabb, M., Rowe, J.O. (2006). Existential-Phenomenological Psychotherapy in the Trenches: A collaborative approach to serving the underserved. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 37(2), 171-196.