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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology ("MAC")

Godfrey J. Ellis, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Director, MAC Program

Contact Information

Office: (360) 438-4560
SMU email: gellis@stmartin.edu
Home email: godfreymerry@comcast.net

Professional Resumé

Academic Training:
B.A. -- Brigham Young University, UT, Humanities (French), 1973
M.S. -- Brigham Young University, 1975, UT, Child Dev./Family Relations
Ph.D. -- Washington State University, 1979, Family Soc/Social Psychology
Post -- 26 hours of post-graduate training in psychology; chemical
           dependency; marriage and family therapy; and french language
           taken at Oklahoma State University, Saint Martin's University, and
           Pierce College, 1986 -1994

Professional credentials:
LMHC -- Washington State DOH, 1989-present
LMFT  -- Washington State DOH, 1989-present (inactive status)
QCDC -- Washington State DASA, 1988-present
AAMFT, Clinical Member, 1986-present
AAMFT, Approved Supervisor, 1987-present

Dr. Ellis has worked for 24 years as instructor, associate professor, and professor in family studies and/or counseling psychology at Washington State University, Oklahoma State University, and Saint Martin's University and 21 years as a family therapist in agency work and private practice in Oklahoma and Washington.  He specializes in marriage and family therapy and cross-cultural and international family interaction (publishing extensively in those areas).  He completed practicum experiences at the Parents' Assistance Center (for court-referred abusive/neglectful parents) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1984-1985 and Starting Point II Treatment Services (drug/alcohol facility) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1985. He completed a six-month sabbatical at Cascade Oaks Youth Recovery Center (an adolescent drug/alcohol facility) in Lacey, WA, 1988, a six-month sabbatical teaching MFT and sociology (in french) at the University of Rouen (Department of Child Development) in Rouen, France, 1995, and a one-month faculty exchange teaching ESL to chinese children for the Sichuan Education Committee, in Chungdu, Republic of China, 1996.

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