PHYLIS R. TOMLINSON
LPC, ATR
Office: 4010 Blue Bonnet,
Suite 109
Houston, Texas 77025
713.668.6558
Fax 713.668.2511
Email: phylistomlinson@gmail.com
EDUCATION University of
Houston - Clear Lake Houston,
TX
Art Therapy 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago,
IL
Art Therapy 1983 & 1985
University
of Houston - University Park Houston,
TX
M.Ed. – Counseling
Psychology 1981
Emphasized
testing, research, family systems, individual/group therapy,
career,
and personality.
Texas
Southern University Houston,
TX
Early Childhood
Education Certification 1976
James
Madison University Harrisonburg,
VA
B.S. - Education 1965
EXPERIENCE
PRIVATE PRACTICE & CONSULTANT Houston,
TX
Therapist and
Consultation 1988
to Present
- Conduct individual, family and group sessions regarding changes in the family, grief/loss,
school performance, developmental
issues as in adolescence/teens, peer and sibling relations.
-
Provide training, consultation and
experiential workshops to groups
The Post Oak School
School Counselor, part-time EC-Middle School Houston, TX 12/07 - present
- Provide counseling support the teachers, students, and parents
- Enhance anti-bullying program in upper grades
- Parenting series "Toward Greater Harmony" and "Becoming a Love and Logic Parent"®
ROBERT M. BEREN ACADEMY
Counselor,
part-time: EC -6th 10/2001to
6/2007
-
Meet
with students and parents individually and in small group setting
-
Conduct
parent education series
-
Teach
teachers positive discipline techniques in classroom
- Conduct classroom guidance lessons on social emotional issues of students,
using
positive discipline (class meeting format)
-
Coordinate
standardized testing, interpret test scores for parents and teachers
-
Coordinate
individual educational testing for student and parents with outside
professionals
-
Consult
with administrators regarding social emotional needs of students, parents and
teachers
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Refer
parents and teachers to appropriate community resources
SPRING
BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Houston,
TX
Counselor
– Terrace Elementary School 1999 to 2000
PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL Houston,
TX
S.E.E.D. Leader 1998
to 2000 1996
to 2003
Consulting Counselor 1999 to 2000, 2003
School Counselor 1996 to 1999
-Conduct counseling sessions and provide emotional support for children, parents and teachers;
provided referral
information to community-based organizations.
-Provided
parent education in parenting skills, family issues, bereavement, social
skills, etc.
-Provided teacher training in student guidance
and behavioral issues.
-Parent-child communication training.
KINKAID SCHOOL Houston,
TX
Lower School Counselor 1991 to 1996
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH
UNIT Houston,
TX
Therapist 1990
to 1992
- Performed
counseling for individuals and groups for a multitude of issues,
including
depression, chemical dependency/abuse, etc.
SPRING BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT Houston,
TX
Counselor 1981
to 1991
Rummel Creek, Hunters Creek,
Woodview and Hollibrook Schools
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL Houston,
TX
Behaviorist - Nutrition
Clinic 1989
to 1992
Conducted individual and group educational and counseling sessions regarding eating disorders,
behavior
modification, impulse control and goal setting.
PSYCHIATRISTS' PRIVATE PRACTICE Houston,
TX
Tutor/Tester 1987 to 1988
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Houston, TX
Teacher - Douglass
Elementary School
Early Childhood (Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten) 1973 to 1983
CEDAR BAYOU DAY SCHOOL Baytown,
TX
Director of Day School 1971 to 1973
- Managed
and supervised teachers in educational programs; provided training and staff
development.
- Performed
administrative related functions.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER Louisiana,
Virginia, Texas
Teacher - Baton
Rouge, LA, LaPorte, TX and Fairfax, VA 1965 to 1971
Substitute
Teacher - Baytown, TX
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Becoming a Love and Logic
Parent® Instructor Training, Love and
Logic Institute
Denver, CO 10/7-9,’10
ArtWorkshops in Guatemala,
Botanical Drawing with Cynthia Padilla
Organizer: Liza
Fourre‘ 7/22-8/1/10
Abstract Acrylic Painting
Classes, Margaret Scott Dobbins, Artist
Summers ’08, ’09, ‘10
MFA-H Glassell Art History - Fall semester ’07
Creativity Workshop Studios,
“Creativity Workshop”, Barcelona, Spain 7/07
AIME (American Institute of Medical Education) “Creativity and Madness” Conference,
Santa Fe, NM 7/06
Houston Group Psychotherapy
Society Institute 4/2005
New York Center for Jungian
Studies, APA Tour
“Cuba! Music, Myth, and Culture”
8/03
University of Illinois @
Chicago, Summer Institute: 2 classes
Child Art Therapy and Adolescent Art Therapy,
Lake Geneva, WI, 7/03
“Total Expression,” an
expressive arts therapies conference with Shaun McNiff
The C.G. Jung Educational Center,
Houston, TX 6/00
“Getting the Love You Want,”
a couples workshop on Imago Relationship Therapy
Rockwall Counseling
Center 6/99
“Sand,
Psyche & Symbol: An Intensive Week of Sandplay.”
The
New York Center for Jungian Studies, Inc. 7/98
S.E.E.D. –
Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity
Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Princeton, NJ, 8/98
St. Petersburg University of Pedagogical Arts, sponsored by Florida Atlantic University:
"Counselor-to-Counselor" seminars in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia - 1996
CONSULTANT Bo’s Place, Houston, TX ‘09
Holocaust Museum, Houston,
TX, ‘98
St.
Francis Episcopal Day School, Division Heads, Houston, TX, 1997-1998
LICENSES CERTIFICATIONS
Texas Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC #06738
Continuing Education Provider License #1056
Registered
Art Therapist
Certified Elementary and Early Childhood
Teacher - Texas #227-56-9849
ORGANIZATIONS American Art Therapy
Association - Member - AATA
South Texas Art Therapy Association
Past
Newsletter Editor, Treasurer – Member - STATA
Houston
Area Independent School Counselors, founding member, ‘91-present
Trinity Episcopal Church, Lay reader, Houston, TX
’06-present
Christ Church Cathedral,
Houston, TX, Adult Ed.Council ‘05
Lector ’02-‘05
Palmer Memorial
Episcopal Church, Houston, TX, member, etc. ’74-‘04
Honors Anti-Defamation
League & A World of Difference - Teacher Excellence Finalist - 5/99
Texas Congress of Parents & Teachers
– Honorary Life Member – since 4/89
TRAINING SEMINAR LEADER
“Becoming a Love and Logic
Parent®” Series
The Post Oak School - 8 week series -
fall ’10
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with The
Rev. Patrick Miller - 8 week series -
fall ’10
“Toward Greater Harmony”
4-part parenting series, The Post Oak School ’08, ’09, ‘10
Heart of Texas Counseling
Association-Workshop “Beginnings in Art Therapy” 9.09
“Discovering Wholeness
through Art” 3-part workshop series,
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church,
Houston, ‘09
TCA Professional Growth
Conference, Houston 11/08
Presenting 2 programs to counseling
professionals
DePelchin Children’s Center, presenter to Mental Health professionals 7/08
TEA Elementary Counselor Conference Presenter, Galveston 4/08
Teacher training, “Using
Positive Discipline Techniques,” St. Vincent DePaul Catholic
School: 3 weeks series
Parent
Education Class, Christ Church Cathedral– 2004-2005
Parent Education Book Study: Mitten
Strings for God; 5 week series, Presbyterian School, Fall, 2001
The Harlan-Steph Counseling Conference, Presenter - Art Therapy for Counselors,
Therapists and Other Helpers - Midwestern State University - Wichita Falls,
Texas 1995 and 1996
"PG
13" Girls Socialization Skills - Kinkaid Summer School, June 1993
"Lighten
Up!" - A weight management program for staff - 6 week series at Kinkaid
School, January to February 1992
"Lighten
Up!" II - A stress management program for staff - 5 week program –
Kinkaid School, April to May 1992
"Art
Therapy in Schools," sponsor – MFA-H, 6/89, 1/90, 6/90
"Art
Therapy - Application in Schools" for Counselors in Alief ISD, 4/90
“Parenting
Skills” Series - 6-12 weeks:
Presbyterian School and South Main Baptist Church 1997
Hunters Creek, Rummel Creek and Kinkaid School (twice/year from 1984
to1995)
The
Fay School Fall 1993
St.
Francis Episcopal Church Fall & Spring 1992-93
Grace Presbyterian Church Fall 1992
PRESENTER / SPEAKER
“Creating a Full Plate”
Lenten Class, Trinity Episcopal Church, Houston, TX
3.3&10, 2010
Catholic Schools of NW Houston,
“Communication with Angry Parents” to Teachers &
Administrators, 2.15.10
“Through a New Lens: Seeing
God’s Light” photography class, Co-Leader 11/09
Trinity Episcopal Church, Houston, TX
Artist in residence for St.
Martin’s Episcopal Church Retreat, Laity Lodge, Kerrville, TX
1/19-21,’09 and 1/15-17,’10
National Youth Leadership
Forum, Houston, TX 7/08, 7/09, 7/10
Spaulding for Children,
Post-Adoption Services, parent/child interactive, ‘07
DePelchin Children’s Center,
Post-Adoption Services, parent/child interactive
Encouraging emotional expression,
attachment and bonding, ’06 and ‘07
St. Vincent DePaul School, “Successfully Parenting your
Middle School Student” 9/06
Family
Matters, Presbyterian School, “Making Quality Time for Family” 9/06
Night
of Learning, BJE, “Communication Strategies to Enhance Learning” 8/06
ADOPTation – Post Adoption Seminar to parents/children 5/05, 5&6/06
Yom
Limmud 2006 – JFGH “Parenting with Bonds & Bridges” 2/2006
KKHT: Christian Arts and Entertainment
Radio – interview re: art therapy - 3/2005
Ascent,
Houston Conference for Jewish Women – presenter 2004
The Greater Houston ORT Society -
presenter 1999, 2000, 2001
St.
Stephens Episcopal Day School, 2 week series for parents of both Elementary
&
MS/HS: “How to Talk So Kids Will
Listen” and “Parenting with Love & Logic”- 2/2003
Robert
M. Beren Academy, PTO co-presenter: “Keeping Your Kids Safe on the Internet”
10/16/02
Bering Drive Church of Christ &
Bering United Methodist Church, VBS,
“Healthy
Emotional Expression in Families” - 6/2002
South Texas
Art Therapy Association, “With a Broad Brush: Mandalas, the Great
Round, MARI Card Test,” - 3/2002
St. Francis Episcopal Day School, 8th Grade Retreat, Peer Pressure Reversal Skills,
Early Childhood Parent Education
speaker: “When the outside world invades your home” - 1998 and 2000
Holy Spirit Episcopal School, Middle
School girls, guidance groups, quarterly - 1998-2000
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart –
Lower and Middle School, staff training “Positive Discipline in the Classroom”
- 1999-2000
East Texas Medical Center, Cancer
Institute Diversional Therapy: A Source for Healing, “Healing and Art Therapy”
– Tyler, TX - 1998
Southwest Texas State University,
Creative Arts Conference, “Mandala” - 1998
American School Counselor Association,
National Conference, San Antonio, TX - 1998
Virginia Counselors Association
Conference, Richmond, VA “Anger Fear
and Loss-Using Art Materials” - 1997
Student Support Services Staff
Development, Fort Bend Independent School District – TX - 1997
Houston Association for the Education of
Young Children Annual Conference - 1997
The Great Round Conference – Mandalas
& More, San Diego, CA - 1997
The C.G. Jung Educational Center
Expressive Arts Conference - “Mandalas” - 1997
Chesterfield School District,
Chesterfield, VA: In-service Training to Counselors - 1996
St. Petersburg University of Pedagogical Arts, sponsored by Florida Atlantic University:
"Counselor-to-Counselor" seminars in St. Petersburg and
Moscow, Russia - 1996
Spring Branch Independent School District - Houston Independent School District Elementary and Junior High Schools:
Differing Abilities Programs (disability awareness presentations) - 1995 and
1996
First Baptist Church of Wilmington, NC -
Family Night - 1996
Belton Independent School District to
elementary students, Positive Peer Pressure, Self-Esteem and Assertive
Communication - 1996
Texas
Counseling Association - Post Conference Workshops - 1992 and 1993
Southwest
Association Episcopal Schools - "Anger in Children" - 1995
Wellness Day for Harris County Employees - "It's Not What You Eat; It's What's Eating You." -
Tracy Gee Recreational Center - Houston - 1995
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest - Conference - "Teacher Responses that Build
Self Esteem and Responsibility" and "Counseling in the
Lower School: Getting Started" -
1995
New
Brunswick County Schools, NC - "Using Art in Counseling," In-service
Training for School Counselors - 1994
Texas
Counseling Association - State Conferences - 1980 to 1996
Kinkaid
Alumni Association - Evening of Continuing Education – 1993,'94,'97,'99
Harris
County Department of Education Workshop - 1993
Christian
Leadership School - Presbyterian Church USA - Houston - 1993
Pasadena
ISD School Counselors, TX; Art Therapy for School Counselors - 1993
San
Jacinto Junior College - South Houston, Art Therapy - 1992
"Club
Ed" of St. Joseph Hospital - "Myers-Briggs Type Inventory," -
1991
Various
churches in Houston Area for Adult Groups
Various
schools, Public and Private; Houston, Katy, Alief, Pasadena
CONTINUING EDUCATION
PROVIDER - LPC
Art Works! Sandtray Workshop 6/07
CEU’s for LPC, Social Worker, Bellaire, TX
Art
Works!Saturday Series 11/05,
1/06, 2/06, 4/06 CEU’s for LPC, Social Work, Bellaire, TX
Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference
presenter 1980 - 1996
Presenter of workshops, various topics for
counselors/therapists to earn CEU's:
1991 - 1999; locations in Bellaire and Galveston, TX;
Wrightsville Beach, NC
PUBLICATIONS “An American-Russian counselor experience confirms the
universality of art,”
Counseling TODAY,
publication of the American Counseling Association, April 1997
"Love
and War at Home,” Houston Tribune,
February 1991
"Fear Can Add Excess Weight,” Houston
Woman, September 1991
"Keeping that Weighty Promise Could Lead to a Lean
Healthy Future,”
Houston Post,
December 1990
"Tell Me about Your Spots" - A counseling lesson,
The School Counselor
Journal of ACA May 1990