Education
He earned his Master’s degree at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities’ Educational Psychology School specializing in the Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology (CSPP) program. CSPP is now the Counselor Education program and is ranked number 12 in the nation as a specialty by US News and World Report.
Solution-Focused training
During his tenure at an international Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Jonathan was fortunate to receive in-person training, clinical case consultations, and live supervision in the Solution-Focused/Brief-Therapy model by renowned pioneers and top-tier teachers, including Insoo Kim-Berg (creator of the Solution Focused model), Scott Miller, Ph.D., and Barry Duncan, Ph.D., among others.
Jonathan’s approach to effective psychotherapy was shaped to assume that people inherently possess the tools for success and happiness, and his role as a therapist is to help uncover and apply them in highly effective ways. This strengths-based approach promotes adaptation to reality by utilizing innate capabilities.
Management Consultant – Trauma Specialist
Jonathan is also a management consultant and trauma specialist. He has provided high-level management consultation to Fortune 500 companies and traveled nationwide to provide trauma counseling for companies experiencing major trauma. He has also developed and facilitated professional and public education courses on a variety of topics, including communication, stress, parenting, addiction, meditation, professional ethics, and cultural diversity.
Guest Author for Baba Ram Dass – 2010
in 2010, Jonathan had the honor of being selected by spiritual teacher Ram Dass to be one of only seven people in the country to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of his classic book, Be Here Now, and the release of his new book, Be Love Now. He shared both insight and his skepticism of some of the more fantastical stories found in spiritual and religious texts.
While the blog itself was taken down after the release of Be Love Now, you can read the contributions, including Jonathan’s, on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive of the Ram Dass Now blog.
Professional Experience
Gate Healing, PLLC: Owner
2001 – Present
Individual and couples counseling, trauma response, and LPC-intern supervision. Professional training for mental health professionals and corporate clients.
Resources For Living: Counselor, Management Consultant, Drug and Alcohol Specialist, Trauma Specialist, Lead Trainer
1998 – 2005
Provided counseling, critical incident stress debriefing, and executive coaching to international corporate clients and their employees. Created and led the training team that oversaw new hires and their training schedules. Provided a collaborative approach with corporations and their employees who needed drug and alcohol interventions.
Austin Recovery Center: Senior Therapist
1998
Oversaw clinical services of a chemical dependency day treatment program for adolescents. Provided counseling services for clients enrolled in the program, coordinated experiential therapy, and consulted with other mental health providers on treatment teams for clients.
Communities In Schools – Central Texas: Program Manager
1997
Administered mental health and social services programming at a school-based dropout prevention program (elementary & middle school). Supervised all site staff and volunteers, and provided individual, family, and group counseling.
University of Minnesota Day Community Day Treatment Center: Staff Therapist – Intern
1995 – 1997
Provided individual, group, family, and experiential therapy at a Level-5 day treatment program for high-risk youth. Coordinated with academic staff and other mental health staff.
Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC-s has worked in the helping profession since he started college in 1990. After completing his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas, Austin in 1994, he attended the highly-regarded University of Minnesota to earn his Master’s degree in 1997. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and is recognized as a Board Approved Supervisor by the State of Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Jonathan has completed Level-2 of the Gottman Method of Couples Counseling, and in 1998 received training by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation in Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management & Debriefing. To learn more about Jonathan’s practice, click here: Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC-s.