Laura Ellsworth MA, LMHC

929 Kenmore Drive     Evansville, In 47714

812.476.7722

choosingtoheal@insightbb.com                        Choosingtoheal.com

Summary

Licensed Mental Health Therapist and Registered Custody Evaluator. Over 18 year’s clinical experience with an emphasis on the treatment of child sexual abuse.

Areas of Expertise

·     Child Sexual Abuse

·     Child & Adolescent Mental Health

·     Relationships & Divorce Adjustment

·     Custody/Visitation Evaluations

·     Professional Seminars

Experience

Choices In Healing

2006-Present

Founder/Director

·      Author:  “Choosing to Heal: Using Reality Therapy    in  the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children”.

·      Private Counseling.

·      Custody Evaluation

·      Professional Seminars in Child Sexual Abuse.

·      Consultation for Legal Professionals

·      Foster Parent Training.

·      Domestic Mediation

Lampion Center     Evansville, Indiana

1990-2006

Mental Health Therapist

·  Individual, Family & Group Therapy.

·  Performed Custody/Visitation/Adoption Evaluations.

·  Developed and/or facilitated groups which included Sexually Abused Children, Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Partners of Survivors, Parenting Sexually Abused Children, Adolescent Sex Offenders, Social Skills for Children & Helping Children Cope with Divorce.

·  Developed a community parent-child program (“Choices”) which is based on creating stronger relationships with-in families.

·  Provided, over a 1 ½ year time span, training for teachers and administrators within the Vanderburgh County, Indiana public and private schools on “Helping Sexually Abused Children Cope in the Classroom.

·  Worked, in conjunction with WEVV, for 1 ½ years, as a weekly Mental Health host for their news programming.

·  Supervised Master’s level college student interns.

Federal Correctional Institute            Lexington, Ky

1989-1990

Intern Psychologist

• Unit psychologist to approximately 300 inmates.
• Created a Pre-Release Education Class.

Certifications/

Licensure

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Registered Custody Evaluator (RCE) with the  Professional Academy of  Custody Evaluators(PACE)  
• National Association of Masters in Psychology (NAMP)
• Domestic Mediator through ICLEF
• Reality Therapy Certified (RTC)

Education

Kentucky Wesleyan College   BA Psychology     Owensboro, Ky.

University Of Kentucky         MA Counseling   Lexington, Ky.

 1984-1988

1988-1990