BARBARA A. CARTER

DEGREES:                    

BS in Elementary and Art Education
 New Mexico State University, 1978

MS in Occupational Therapy
Boston University, 1984

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
The Union Institute and University, 1992

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:        

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Colorado License, #1780
New Mexico License,  #1081

Certified Biofeedback Therapist
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, #2466

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:           

Private Practice, Avenues to Health, Arvada and Boulder, Colorado  1987-2001

Provided psychotherapy, behavioral medicine and consultation services to individuals, groups, and organizations.  Specialized in psychospiritual issues and the multimodal treatment of complex biopsychosocial disorders such as chronic pain.

Assistant Professor, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Department
The Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado 1996-2003

Taught various graduate courses in counseling psychology.  Developed and taught online course in Transpersonal Psychology.

Department Chair, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Department
The Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado 1996-2000

Supervised academic and administrative aspects  of three graduate programs: Counseling Psychology,  Art Therapy, and Music Therapy.

Adjunct Faculty, The Naropa Institute, 1993-1996
       

Core Faculty, Boulder Graduate School, Boulder, Colorado  1986-1990

Teaching and curriculum development for Health and Wellness Department. 
Taught the following courses:
            Stress Management I & II
            Wellness Counseling
            The Healthy Worker
            Introduction to Biofeedback
                                                                                        

Contract Services, Accord Medical Center, Denver, Westminster, and Golden, Colorado 1986-1990

Provided individual and group biofeedback and stress counseling services to patients with stress-related symptoms.  Also provided stress management education to groups and businesses.
           

Clinical Specialist, St. Anthony Hospitals, Denver and Westminster, Colorado  1985-1988

Developed existing services on cardiac and psychiatric units to include multimodal stress management programs.  Designed, implemented and supervised outpatient biofeedback and stress management programs.

Occupational Therapist, Beth Israel Hospital, Denver, Colorado 1984-1985

Provided services, developed programs, and supervised assistant at hospital, skilled nursing facility and other contract services.

Cross-Cultural Training Director, Peace Corps, Marshall Islands, Micronesia 1980

Designed and provided cross-cultural training for new Peace Corps Volunteers in the Marshall Islands.
       
    
Peace Corps Volunteer/Outer Island Co-Teacher, Marshall Islands, Micronesia 1978-1980

Taught elementary school teachers through the Community College of Micronesia, developed adult education programs, and raised funds for and organized the building of a water catchment.

PAST HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society
Biofeedback Society of Colorado
Biofeedback Society of America
Colorado Association of Sex Therapists
Denver Academy for Dental Education Study Group for Head, Neck and Craniomandibular Disorders
Colorado Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders
Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Association of North America
Association of Transpersonal Psychology

SAMPLE OF WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED:

Biofeedback Training Program, University of Colorado, Boulder
Lesley College Expressive Arts Colloquium, Byfield, MA
Neurophysiological Review, Cambridge, MA
Neurophysiological Approach to CNS Dysfunction, Boston, MA
Ericksonian Hypnosis Training with Stephen Gilligan, Santa Fe, NM
Psychosynthesis with Martha Crampton, Boulder, CO
Art Therapy Courses with M.C. Richards, Deb Bowman, Deborah Glick and Carol Bush,
         Boulder, CO and British Columbia, Canada
Exceptional Cancer Patient Group Training, Colorado Springs, CO
The Brain, Richard Restak, Boulder, CO
EMG Biofeedback and the Neuromuscular System, San Francisco, CA
Introduction to Sleep and Insomnia,  San Francisco, CA
Transfer of Biofeedback Assisted Attention Training, Boston, MA
Team Management of Complex Biopsychosocial Disorders, Boulder, Co
Chronic Pain Rehabilitation, San Francisco
Neuromuscular Reeducation, San Francisco
TMJ Dysfunction, New Orleans, LA
Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Management of Chronic Pulmonary Disease, New Orleans
Runner’s Highs, Depressive Lows, Neurotics Anxiety, New Orleans
Sexuality Therapy in Couples and  Family Therapy, University of Denver, CO
Counseling the Sexually Addicted Sex Offender, Denver, CO
Women, Sex, and Addictions, Denver, CO
Sexual Trauma and Abuse, Denver, CO
Healing from Child Sexual Abuse, Boulder, CO
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Alan Brett and Tom Williams, Greeley, CO
Response Patterns to Psychological Trauma, Bressel Van der Kolk, Denver, CO
Hospice Training, Boulder County Hospice, CO
Personal study of Ideomotor Hypnosis with David Creek, Amherst, MA
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Francine Shapiro, Denver, CO
Family Therapy with Cloe Madanes, Denver, CO
Dissociative Disorders with Collin Ross, Westminster, CO
Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator Certification Training with Stanislav Grof
Online Gifted and Twice Exceptional Webinar with  Brock and Fernette Eide
Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified, CE-credit.com
10 Ways Practitioners Can Avoid Frequent Ethical Pitfalls, CE-credit.com
Understanding and Treating the Emotional Problems of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and        
         Young Adults:  A Psychotherapy Approach,  Orlando, FL
NMPA Cultural Competency,  Albuquerque, NM