A Glossary of Therapist Abbreviations

A

Susan Anderson, MA, LMHC
Bethany M. Anderson, MS, LMFTA

B

Bainbridge Youth Services
Teresa Bentley, MS, LMFT
Dan Brewer, MA, LMHC
Susan Elaina Brown, MA, LMHC
Philip M. Brown, PhD, LMFT, LICSW
Susan I. Buckles, MSW, JD, LICSW, BCD
Janie Rose Burke, MA, LMFT
James Buskirk, MD, Psychiatrist

C

Carolynn M. Caughie, MA, LMHC
Mary C. Clare, MA, LMHC
Barbara J. Clark, MC, LMHC, NBCC
Andrea S. Conlon, MSW, LICSW

D

Kimberly M. Delaney, MS, LMFT
Elizabeth Ruth Dequine, MA, MFA, LMHCA
Peggie Dickens, MA, LMHCA
Dana Dean Doering, MSN, ARNP
Michael Dorsey, MA, LMHC, CMHS, CDP
Terry E. Douglass, PhD, ARNP
Christl M. Drewry, MA, LMFT

F

Lynn Fuller, MA, LMFT

G

Larry Galpert, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, ABPP
Brett G. Gold, MS, LMHC
H. Grady Gray, PhD, LMHC, NBCC

H

Christine K. Havens, MA, LMHC
Helpline House
Angie L. Hoffpauir, PhD, LICSW, LMFT, BCD
Shelly Huffman, MA, LMHC

I

Suzanne B. Ivey, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

J

Lailey Jenkins, MSSA, LICSW, ACSW
Kurt D. Johns, PhD, LMFT
Ellen M. Johnson, MS, LMHC

L

Anita Prasad Lemieux, MSW, LICSW
Dean M. Lierle, MSW, LICSW
Donna Linz, MSW, LMHC, ACSW

M

Paul J. Marano, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Jeremy R. Mays, MS, LMFTA
Shannon H. McKee, MSW, LICSW
James E. McKeever, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Melissa McRitchie, MS, LMFT
Ellen Michael, MD, Psychiatrist
Richard T. Middleton, MA, LMHC
Barbara A. Mills, MS, LMFT
Roger Moore, MA, PhD, Certified Counselor, Registered Hypnotherapist
Kay E. Morgan, PhD, LMHC
Mimi Morrow, MA, ARNP
Charlene Wallace Moy, MS, LMFT

N

Michelle G. Naden, PhD, LMFT
Gerry Neely, MA, LMFTA

P

Sandra L. Paulsen, PhD, MA, Licensed Psychologist
Judy Peters, PhD, Certified Counselor, Biofeedback Therapist
Francie A. Powell, MA, LMFT

R

Beth Romano, MA, LMHC
Judy Rutberg-Self, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

S

Gloria W. Sayler, MSSA, LICSW
Carol Shakow, MSW, LICSW, ACSW
Michelle Shellenberger, MA, LMHC
Sandra E. Shields, MSW, LICSW, BCD
Anne M. Smith, MS, LMFT
Sharon A. Stanley, PhD, LMHC
Sally McIntosh Stoehr, MA, LMFT
Mary S. Stowell, MS, PhD, LMHC
Linda L. Stranahan, MA, LMHC
Dora A. Summers-Ewing, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

T

Sarah Townsend, MA, LMHC
Elizabeth Turner, MSW, LICSW
Steve Tutty, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

W

Franklin D. Walker, BA, MD, Psychiatrist

 

AAMFT - American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

ABPP - American Board of Professional Psychologists
             (Board Certified Diplomate)

ARNP - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

BCD - Board Certified Diplomate (in Social Work)

BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

CAMFT - California Marriage and Family Therapist

CDP - Chemical Dependency Professional

CGP - Certified Group Psychotherapist

CMHS - Child Mental Health Specialist

EMDR - Eye Movement Deprogramming and Reprocessing

JD - Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law)

LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor

MAAT - Master of Art Therapy

MBA - Master of Business Administration

MDiv - Master of Divinity

MEd - Master of Education

MFCT - Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist

MICA - Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse (Dual Diagnosis)

MSW - Master of Social Work

MTS - Master of Theological Studies

NCC=NBCC - National (Board of) Certified Counselors

NEDA - National Eating Disorders Association

PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

RN - Registered Nurse

SOTP - Sex Offender Treatment Provider

WAMFT - Washington Marriage and Family Therapist
                 (same as LMFT)