Credentials

• Licensed as an Associate Professional Counselor (APC) in Georgia (2021-present)

Training

• Intensive Training

  • Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) Level 1-3 Trained (2022-2023)

  • Somatic and Attachment Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR Trained (2022)

• Highlighted One Day Trainings

  • Special Topics in IFS Therapy: The Presence of the Therapist, Polarizations, Extreme Protectors, and the Cycle of Addiction (2023)

  • Essential Competencies to Work with Transgender/Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (2022)

  • The Ethics of TeleMental Health with Dr. Becky Beaton-York (2020)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice (2020)

  • Competent Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients (2019)

  • An Introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model: Theory and Practice (2019)

Clinical Experience

• Active Resilience Counseling & Coaching (Counselor, 2022-present)

• Skyland Trail, nationally recognized psychiatric treatment organization serving adults (Clinical Intern, 2020-2021)

• The Extension, community supported non-profit providing long-term residential treatment to individuals experiencing homelessness (Group Counselor, 2020-2021)

Professional Leadership

• International Association of Resilience & Trauma Counseling

  • Chair, Graduate Student Committee (2022-2023)

  • Vice-Chair, Graduate Student Committee (2021-2022)

Education

• Doctorate (PhD) in Counselor Education and Supervision in progress from Auburn University (expected graduation 2024)

• Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Auburn University (in progress, expected graduation August 2024)

Teaching and Research Experience

• Teaching Experience

  • Auburn University, department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling

    • Undergraduate Instructor (2021-2022)

    • Graduate Lecturer (2021-present)

  • University of West Georgia, department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology

    • Graduate Lecturer (Fall 2023)

• Research Experience

  • Publications

    • Ricks, L., Tuttle, M., & Ellison, S. E. (2022). Child abuse reporting: Understanding factors impacting veteran school counselors. The Professional Counselor, 12(2), 149-166.

    • Tyler, J. M., Tuttle, M., Naviaux, M., & Ellison, S. (2022). The experiences of collegiality by early-career counselor educators. Journal of Counselor Supervision and Preparation, 15(2).

  • Presentations

    • Ellison, S., Shaw, E., & Estes, R. (2023, October). Adapting RO DBT concepts in supervision to alleviate perfectionism and imposter syndrome. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

    • Ellison, S., & Tyler, J. (2023, October). Counseling students’ experiences of perfectionism within graduate training: Implications for supervisors and counselor educators. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

    • Tierney, P., & Ellison, S. (2023, March). The “Americas” of Charlie Brown and Childish Gambino: A critical race theory comparison. Presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.

    • Tyler, J. M., Tuttle, M., Naviaux, & Ellison, S. (2022, October). The experiences of collegiality by early-career counselor educators. Roundtable discussion presented at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Portland, OR, United States.

    • Ellison, S., & Shaw, E. (2022, November). Reconceptualizing self-injury from an overcontrolled perspective. Presented at the Alabama Counselor Association Conference, Mobile, AL, United States.