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Group Facilitation, Education, Program Development, Counseling, and Speaking 

Counselling

Dr. Alisha Guthery holds a PhD in Counseling, Education, and Supervision. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington State and the Director of Domestic Violence Intervention at a domestic violence agency in Seattle, Washington. She is a visiting professor at Palo Alto University in Palo Alto, California, and an adjunct professor at Antioch University in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Guthery is a committed leader, educator, and practitioner dedicated to anti-violence and trauma healing. Her clinical practice synthesizes emerging neurobiological research with embodied healing practices. She is a passionate educator who strives to cultivate collaborative classrooms through a trauma-informed lens, and she has had the privilege of designing and facilitating courses on trauma, somatic theory, and feminist theory. Dr. Guthery has contributed to program development implementation for incarcerated women and domestic violence intervention for adults and youth. Notably, she created BRIDGES, an intervention and prevention program for youth who have engaged in adolescent violence. Her research examines beliefs that maintain relational violence in the United States. She has presented her work nationally and internationally.

Somatic Transformation 

Alisha has had the pleasure of studying with Sharon Stanley, a dynamic teacher with profound wisdom. Somatic Transformation is a soma-based practice inspired by interpersonal neuropsychology, phenomenology, and indigenous practice. It conceptualized trauma healing as a relational experience built on ongoing experiences of connection. 

Polyvagal Theory Informed care

Alisha has been trained in Polyvagal Theory Informed care (PVI). While there is much that goes into understanding the work of PVI, the essence of this theory as it relates to Alisha's work is that it is body-based, nonpathological, and recognizes that behavior and responses are often adaptive to lived experience. 

My Approach

Credentials and Experience

Attached, please find a complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae for Alisha, including education, training, clinical experience, teaching experience, research and publication, conferences and presentations, awards, committees, and professional membership. Some highlights include:​

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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

  • Guthery, A. (Current pilot study with King County in Washington State). Effectiveness of the B.R.I.D.G.E.S program on adolescent dating violence and King County adolescent court.

  • Guthery, A. & Finley, M. (Special Topic, Antioch University). A Study of domestic violence curriculum in three Washington state high schools.

  • Smestad L., Beall, N., Eugene, T., Guthery, A., & Hollomon., M. (In preparation – collecting data). Racial and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

  • Guthery, A., Smestad, L., & Hollomon, M. (In preparation – collecting data). Relationship satisfaction, perceived wellness, and dyadic coping of graduate counseling students.

  • Guthery, A., Jeffrey, N., Crann, S.E., Schwab, E. (July, 2018). Using Transnational Feminist Theory to Expand Domestic Violence Understandings In L. H Collins, S. Machizawa, & J. K. Rice, From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women. Book chapter in preparation. American Psychological Association.

  • Collins, L.C., Mootz, J., Marecek, J, Guthery, A., Machizawa, S., Espin, O., Dottolo, A., Crann, S., Jeffrey, N., Schwab, E. (July, 2018). Transnational psychology in the classroom: a pluralistic approach. In L. H Collins, S. Machizawa, & J. K. Rice, From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women. American Psychological Association.

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CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

International Level

  • Guthery, A. (2024). How Cultural Beliefs Support and Perpetuate Relational Violence: A Delphi Study for Violence Prevention.Chi Sigma Iota Social Justice Symposium, Virtual.

  • Guthery, A. (2023). The Power of Nonjudgment in Mandated Treatment. Chi Sigma Iota Social Justice Symposium, Virtual.

  • Guthery, A., Homavand, J., Pryzlicki, E., Sifferman, L. E. & Wilson, M. (2022) Examining the Intersections of Neuroscience and Social Justice and the Relevance to Counseling Identity. Chi Sigma Iota Social Justice Symposium, Virtual.  

  • Fort, K., Smestad, L., & Guthery, A. (2021). Decolonization of Syllabi: A Rubric for Counselor Education Programs and Courses. Chi Sigma Iota Social Justice Symposium, Virtual.

  • Guthery, A. (2021). Body Stories and the Impact on Counseling Identity. Chi Sigma Iota Social Justice Symposium, Virtual.

  • Guthery, A., Ward, L. & Murphy, N. (2015) From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women, Proposed Policy Changes Regarding Domestic Violence Against Women. American Psychological Association, Division 35.

 

National Level​

  • Guthery, A., & Smestad, L. (2023). How to Create a Collaborative Classroom in a Trauma-Informed Way. Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Guthery, A., & Ward, C. (2023). Deconstructing supervision: Multicultural responsiveness through solidarity and liberative justice. Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Hrustanovic, N., Guthery, A., & Ward, C. (2022). Deconstructing supervision: Multicultural responsiveness through solidarity and liberative justice.

  • Guthery, A. Liu, P. (2022). Teaching trauma: Lessons learned from the classroom. Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Liu, P. & Guthery, A. (2022). Embodied social justice in counselor education. Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Liu, P. & Guthery, A. (2022). Embodied trauma-informed teaching: How do we teach trauma counseling class? Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Guthery, A. (2022). Love and Safety: A powerful response to children who have witnessed violence. Project Be Free, Domestic Violence Wellness.   

  • Ward, C., Fort, K., & Guthery, A. (2021). Decolonizing Resilience: Essential Features for Counselor Training. American Counseling Education and Supervision.

  • Guthery, A., Jeffrey, N., &Crann, S. E. (2018). Addressing Definitional Challenges Associated with Domestic Violence using Transnational Feminist Concepts. Association for Women in Psychology

  • Guthery, A. (2017). Treating Survivors of Domestic Violence Through the Intersections of Societal Systems. Pierce County Counselors Association.

  • Guthery, A. (2017). Treating Survivors of Domestic Violence Through the Intersections of Societal Systems. Ball State University.

  • Guthery, A. & Ward, L. (2016). Exploring Treatment Options for Survivors of Domestic Violence: Re-Conceptualizing the Survivor Experience Through the Intersections of Societal Systems and the Typologies of Violence. Washington Counseling Association.

  • Guthery, A. (2015). Living Your Truth. Violence Reduction Forum, The Washington Correction Center for Women.

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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 

  • B.R.I.D.G.E.S (2022). A program designed to irradicate adolescent dating violence for King County Superior Court – Juvenile Court Services, Restoration programs.  

 

AWARDS

  • Social Justice Fellowship Recipient, Antioch University 2021-2022

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COMMITTEES

  • International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Committee 

  • Anti-Racism Committee at Antioch University, Seattle

  • Anti-Racism Subcommittee to decolonize curriculum – Antioch University, Seattle

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Northwest Family Life, Affiliate

  • American Counseling Association, Member

  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Member

  • Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

  • International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling

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