Mark Miller

I have been in the mental health field for over 20+ years. I have a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am licensed marriage and family therapist, professional and addictions counselor in the state of Colorado, A professional member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist member AAMFT approved supervisor in training and a approved counselor supervisor in training

Within my professional life I have worked with clients and their families at all intellectual functioning levels including those with learning and intellectual disabilities. I have also worked with many children, adults and their families with various mental disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and ADHD. In short, I have helped many children and adults with their personal and interpersonal conflicts due to mental health issues or relational issues.

CERTIFICATION

• Sand Play Therapist-Colorado School for Family Therapy

• Sex/Intimacy/Couple's Therapist-Colorado School for Family …Therapy

• Trauma and Abuse Treatment-Colorado School for Family Therapy

• Family Mediation-Colorado School for Family Therapy

• 18 hours of Parenting Coordination and Decision Making - sponsored by Kathleen McNamara, Ph. D and Bonnie E. Saltzman, MSW, JD

• Mandatory Reporting sponsored by Colorado DHS and CPS

• Colorado LPC Supervisor

TRAININGS

1. Telehealth

• Certified Clinical Tele-mental Health Provider (CTMH)

1.Domestic Violence and Treating Offenders

State of Colorado DVOMB

• 7 Hour DVOMB Current Standards Training

• Domestic Violence Risk & Needs Assessment (DVRNA)

• Offender Evaluation Training

Global Institute of Forensic Research

• Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)

• Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV)

Colorado School of Family Therapy

•Introduction to Sex Offenders Treatment: Foundations and SOMB Standards

• Introduction to the Treatment of Sex Offenders

• Female Offender: Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse

• Domestic Violence: Mental Health Law Issues

• Domestic Violence: Offender Evaluation and Assessment

• Treatment of Individuals with Developmental Disorders (IDD) Sex Offenders

2. Trauma/PTSD

• Certified Abuse and Trauma Therapist-Colorado School for Family Therapy

• Trained in Prolong Exposure Therapy (PE)-Center for Deployment Psychology

• Trained in Cognitive Process Therapy (CPT)

• Center for Deployment Psychology

• Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)-Medical University of South Carolina

• Trauma informed Care for Diverse Populations-Colorado School of Family Therapy

• Advanced Training for Trauma Treatment of Complex PTSD- Evergreen Certifications

• Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Evergreen Certifications

• Certified Family Trauma Professional (CFTP)- Evergreen Certification

3. Depression/ Mood Disorders

• Trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression (CBT-D)-Center for Deployment Psychology

• Certified Depression & Mood Disorder Treatment Professional – CDMDTP- Evergreen Certifications

4 Insomnia

• Trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)-Center for Deployment Psychology

5. Anxiety

• Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)- Evergreen Certifications00

6 Personality Disorder

•Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider (C-PD) – Evergreen Certifications.

7. Compassion Fatigue

• Certification Training for Compassion Fatigue Professionals (CCFP) - Evergreen Certifications

TRAINED IN MODALITES

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

• Gottman Method

• Existentialism

FOCUS

Trauma including impersonal (acts of god), attachment trauma (attachment issues), betrayal trauma, identity trauma, domestic violence, addictions, high interpersonal conflict, mental illness (all spectrums within the DSM 5), neuropsychology and helping people become the best they can be by building on strengths, and helping people balance differentiation of self and togetherness.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Over 20 years’ experience in the Mental Health Field.

• Experience working with people at all intellectual functioning levels and their families.

• Experience working with children and adults with most Mental Health Issues including children and adults on the Autism spectrum.

• Have served as an expert witness in re-location custody cases (when living in NJ).

• Over 10 years’ experience performing Substance Abuse Assessments/Evaluations.

• Over 10 years’ Mental Health Assessment/Evaluations-Perform Mini Mental Status Exams.

Populations Worked with:

 Intellectual Developmentally Disabled and their families

 Prison Inmates

 Substance abusers (Misusers) and their families

 Sex offenders

 Severe Persistent Mentally Ill and their families

 Mentally Ill and chemical Abusers (MICA, Duel Diagnoses) and their families

Age Groups Worked with:

 Children (starting at age 5) \

 Adolescents

 Teens

Tweens

 Young Adults (18- 35)

 Adults (36 and Over)

Counseling Settings Worked in:

 Group Home for the Persistent Severe Mentally Ill

 Group Home for the Intellectual Developmentally Disabled

 Methadone Clinic Prison

 Group Home for the Persistent Severe Mentally Ill and Chemical Abusers

 Prisons

 High Schools

 In clients Home

 Out Patient

 Therapeutic/Counseling Modalities:

 Marriage Counseling

 Process Groups

 Pre-Marital Counseling

 Couples Counseling

 Divorce

 Military

Post Devoice Counseling

 Online Counseling

 Family Counseling

 Psycho-Educational Groups

• Substance Abuse

• Anger Management

• Parenting Skills

 Therapeutic Interventions:

 Solution Focused (Brief Therapy)

 Mindfulness

 Bowiean (Systems)

 Informed Trauma

 Prolong Exposure Therapy (PE)

 Cognitive Process Therapy (CPT)

 Evidence based and best practices (depending on disorder, or issues)

 Gottman

 Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT),

 Sex Therapies

 12 Steps

 Person-centered therapy

 Family Mediation

 Behavioral Therapy

 Conflict Resolution

 Problem solving

 Motivation Interviewing

 Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT)

 Expressive Arts

• Art Therapy

• Sand-Play Therapy

• Play Therapy

 Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression (CBT-D)

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

 Mental Health Issues and DSM 5 TR Diagnosis

Worked with:

 Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• Intellectual Disability

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

 Bipolar and Related Disorders

• Bipolar I Disorder

• Bipolar 2 Disorder

• Cyclothymic Disorder with and without anxious distress

 Depressive Disorders

• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

• Major Depressive Disorder

 Anxiety Disorders

• Separation Anxiety Disorder

• Specific Phobia

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Panic Disorder

• Panic Attack Specifier

• Agoraphobia

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

• Reactive Attachment Disorder

• Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Acute Stress Disorder

• Adjustment Disorders

o With depressed mood

o With anxiety

o With mixed anxiety and depressed mood

o With disturbance of conduct

o With mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct

 Sleep-Wake Disorders

• Insomnia Disorder

• Hypersomnolence Disorder

• Nightmare Disorder

 Sexual Dysfunctions

• Delayed Ejaculation

• Erectile Disorder

• Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

• Premature (Early) Ejaculation

 Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Intermittent Explosive Disorder

• Conduct Disorder

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

• Alcohol-Related Disorders

• Cannabis-Related Disorder

• Hallucinogen-Related Disorder

• Opioid-Related Disorders

• Sedative-, Hypnotic-, or Anxiolytic-Related Disorders

• Stimulant-Related Disorders

o Amphetamine-type substance

o Cocaine

Personality Disorder

o Cluster A o Cluster B o Cluster C

 Paranoid Personality  Antisocial Personality  Avoidant Personality Disorder

 Schizoid Personality  Borderline Personality  Dependent Personality Disorder

 Histrionic Personality  Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

 Narcissistic Personality

 Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention

• Relational Problems

o Problems Related to Family Upbringing

o Parent-Child Relational Problem

o Sibling Relational Problem

o Upbringing Away from Parents

o Child Affected by Parental Relationship Distress

• Other Problems Related to Primary Support Group

o Relationship Distress with Spouse or Intimate Partner

o Disruption of Family by Separation or Divorce

o High Expressed Emotion Level Within Family

o Uncomplicated Bereavement

• Abuse and Neglect

o Child

 Child Maltreatment and Neglect Problems

 Child Physical Abuse

 Child Physical Abuse

 Child Psychological Abuse,

 Child Sexual Abuse

o Adult

 Spouse or Partner Violence, Physical

 Spouse or Partner Violence, Sexual

 Spouse or Partner Psychological Abuse,

 Adult Abuse by Non-spouse or Non-partner

 Adult Sexual Abuse by Non-spouse or Non-partner,

 Adult Psychological Abuse by Non-spouse or Non-partner

• Educational and Occupational Problems

• Other Problems Related to the Social Environment

• Problems Related to Crime or Interaction with the Legal System

o Victim of Crime

o Offender

• Religious or Spiritual Problem

• Problems Related to Multiparity

• Discord with Social Service Provider, Including Probation Officer, Case Manager, or Social Services Worker

• Unspecified Problem Related to Unspecified Psychosocial Circumstances

• Other Personal History of Psychological Trauma

• Personal History of Self-Harm

• Personal History of Military Deployment

• Other Personal Risk Factors

• Problem Related to Lifestyle

• Adult Antisocial Behavior

• Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior