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Merriman, Deborah
Core Faculty
Associate professor
C.A.G.S.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Springfield
School Affiliation
School of Psychology & Counseling
Academic Focus
Addictions, marriage & family therapy
Community Involvement
Teaching Bible studies and providing counseling services to local Christian churches
Courses Taught
- Family Treatment of Substance Abuse
- Foundations of Couples Counseling
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychopathology
- Marriage & Family Therapy: Basic Counseling Skills
Education
Smith School of Social Work, Northampton, MA – post graduate certificate in treatment of children and adolescents
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute, San Francisco, CA – doctoral courses
University of Massachusetts, Amherst – Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health
Insight
We are all faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. (author unknown)
Professional Experience
- Over 20 years clinical practice (private practice)
- Guest Speaker for Community Mental Health agencies (Addictions, Trauma)
- Professional Development training under Daniel Siegel and Bessel Van de Kolk
- Trained in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Awards & Recognitions
- UMASS – Doris Dickerson Life Long Learner Award
- Bay Path University Valedictorian
Selected Presentations
- Center for Human Development - Fall 2016 - Addiction, Trauma and the Developing Brain
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
- NAADAC
