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Emily Tarsell, Complete Bio

Emily Tarsell, LCPC, ATR-BC

Present – 1996 Private Practice: Adult, Child / Adolescent and Family Therapist,
Mount Washington Village, 1501 Sulgrave Avenue, Suite 208,
Baltimore, MD, 21209, tel/fax: 410-472-2041
Present – 1996 Clinical Counselor and Supervisor for Interns, The Children’s Guild,
6802 McClean Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21234, tel. 410-444-3804,
Ext. 339
School-based individual, group and family therapy using a variety of methodologies including Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Family Systems, Developmentally Based Psychotherapy, Play/Art Therapy, Group Therapy, Case Management and Crisis Intervention Techniques. Management responsibilities including Department coverage, supervision of Masters level clinical interns, workshop presenter/trainer, participant in grant writing, participant on multi-disciplinary teams, and participant on various committees.
Present - 1998

Provider Representative to the Magellan Behavioral Health Systems
Professional Provider Review Committee
Part of a panel of professionals overseeing credentialing of providers, quality of care issues, consumer complaints and policy issues in mental health services

1995-1996 Senior Clinician for child, adolescent and family therapy; supervisor for Masters level interns, The Children’s Service, Family Preservation
Iniative, North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Senior clinician and coordinator for family-focused, community-based, treatment program. Supervised case managers, conducted individual and family therapy and ran parent support group
1990-1994 Senior Clinician Associated Catholic Charities, Treatment Family Program, Villa Maria, Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD.
Primary therapist for emotionally disturbed children and for foster parents and birth families. Supervisor for Masters level interns, participant on various committees including staff training and development; assisted in training treatment families.
1987-1990 Hospital school coordinator, psychoeducator and art therapist: Liberty
Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Provided coordination of inter-school communications, and acted as liaison between family, hospital and school. Taught classes on children’s inpatient unit. Provided cognitive assessments and art therapy evaluations as part of a team formulating and implementing educational and psychological treatment plans.
1985-1986 Clinical field placement at Sheppard-Pratt Hospital and Springfield State Hospital.
A supervised 670 hour practicum placement working with an adult population in a mental health hospital setting doing individual and group counseling.
1985 Clinical field placement in a residential treatment center for children
at RICA, Baltimore, MD
A supervised 720 hour practicum placement with emotionally disturbed adolescents in a residential center. Experience doing individual and group therapy.
1981- 1986

Art therapist for an adult outpatient center, Southeast Community Mental Health Center, Baltimore, MD.
Conducted group art therapy sessions for persons with a variety of mental health issues.

1981-1986 Adjunct Instructor in Art, Catonsville Community
College and Dundalk Community
Adjunct instructor for courses in drawing, calligraphy, multimedia, as well as courses in art therapy.
1972-1978

Freelance artist, Nodel Studio, New York, NY.
Freelance calligrapher and graphic designer for Nodel Studio.

1969.1972 Co-partner and operator of an antique clothing store in New York, NY.
The store, called ODDS, was reviewed by New York Magazine as a New York City “Best Bet”
1966- 1968 Coordinator and consultant for Head Start in Philadelphia, PA
1965 – 1966 Teacher for the Head Start Program in Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION

Present - 1989 Maryland Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) # LCO181
Present – 1987 Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) # 88-209
1990 Post Graduate credits at the University of Maryland School of Social
Work, Baltimore, MD
1986 PhD Candidate, Human Development, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD
1986 - 1984 MA in Psychology/Expressive Therapy, Goucher College, Towson, MD
1980 MFA Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1971 BFA in Painting, Cooper Union College of Art, New York, NY
1967 Masters Candidate in Education, Bank Street College, New
York, NY. Early childhood specialization.
1965

BA in Literature and Education, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA

CONTRIBUTIONS

2007 Presentation on “Motivating Pro-Social Behavior Through Play,” for
All Guild Day Conference
2006 Presentation on art therapy for the Licensed Clinical Professional
Counselors’ Lunch and Learn Series
1998

LCPCM Chair for Managed Care Affairs

1996 - 1994 President of Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland
Association
1995 Presenter for a workshop at the State Conference of the Maryland
Association of Counseling and Development
1994 Presentation at the FFTA National Conference in Washington, DC
on “Windows Into Feelings.”
1993

President-elect of MdMHCA; Chair, Legislative Committee. Maryland
State Representative to AMHCA National Leadership Training
Conference in San Diego, CA

1986 Research Thesis on “ The Effects of Different Media and Different
Tasks on Correlates of Anxiety.” U.S. Library of Congress, Registration # 242 937.
1985 Juried exhibitions of art work at Houghton Gallery, New York, NY;
Maryland Annual, Annapolis, MD; Artscape, Baltimore, MD; The
Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD;
Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD

AWARDS

Magna Cum Laude; Merit Award, Goucher College
Hoffberger Award
Doris Lee Award
Senatorial Scholarship
Danforth Award




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