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Jennifer Adams Biddle, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP

Objective
Dedicated, motivated, and caring professional seeking to obtain a teaching position in a CACREP
accredited counselor education program that values critical thinking and personalized teaching
approaches.

Education
MAY 2017 - CURRENT
Argosy University, Nashville, TN - Doctor of Education, Counselor Education and Supervision,
CACREP Accredited

JANUARY 2006 - AUGUST 2008

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN - Master of Education, Professional
Counseling, Mental Health Concentration, CACREP Accredited

JANUARY 2001 - DECEMBER 2004

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN - Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Pre-
Graduate Concentration

Licensure and Certification

JULY 9, 2013 - OCTOBER 31, 2019
Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider, (LPC-MHSP), Tennessee
license #3043

JULY 24, 2013 - PRESENT

National Provider Identifier Registry, NPI#1275975872

Professional Experience
NOVEMBER 2014 - PRESENT
Psyche PLLC, Nashville, TN - Licensed Professional Counselor, private practice

● Provide individual, couples, and family therapy with individuals ranging in age from 8 - 70
● Implement Dialectical Behavior Therapy to fidelity: DBT Skills Group, phone coaching, weekly
individual therapy
● Conduct parent coaching, including phone coaching for parents
● Supervise Master’s level clinical interns and Master’s level clinicians

JULY 2013 - FEBRUARY 2015

New Directions Counseling & Consulting, Nashville, TN - Licensed Professional Counselor,
private practice

● Provided individual, couples, and family therapy with individuals ranging in age from 6 - 70

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● Completed client-centered treatment planning and timely documentation of services

● Collaborated with external contacts as needed
● Communicated as needed with contracted insurance companies and EAP programs

MAY 2012 - FEBRUARY 2014

Cedar Grove Residential Treatment Center, Murfreesboro, TN - Clinical Therapist

● Conducted individual and group therapy with males ages 11-18 exhibiting sexual behavior
problems and co-occurring disorders
● Counseled family members to assist them with parenting skills, supporting client needs,, and
addressing family systems issues
● Provided case management and discharge/aftercare planning, including collaboration with the
court system and Department of Children’s Services
● Managed utilization reviews for insurance contracts

OCTOBER 2009 - MAY 2012

Hermitage Hall Residential Treatment Center, Nashville, TN - Clinical Therapist

● Conducted individual and group therapy with males ages 11-18 exhibiting sexual behavior
problems and co-occurring disorders and with females ages 11-18 exhibiting self-harm, substance
abuse, and suicidal behaviors with extensive histories of trauma.
● Counseled family members to assist them with parenting skills, supporting client needs,, and
addressing family systems issues
● Provided case management and discharge/aftercare planning, including collaboration with the
court system and Department of Children’s Services
● Trained all facility staff monthly on DBT skills

OCTOBER 2008 - OCTOBER 2009

Youth Villages: Intercept Program, Nashville, TN - Family Counselor

● Administered in-home family therapy services

● Maintained crisis management and support services for families
● Provided case management
● Communicated with external contacts and linked families to community resources

Professional Presentations
Biddle, J.A. & Martin, L.R. (March, 2017). Tailoring treatment to temperament and coping styles. A
Gathering of Helpers conference, Gallatin, TN (1.5 CE).
Biddle, J.A. & Kmita, S. (March, 2016). Life worth living. Big Picture High School, Nashville, TN.
Biddle, J.A., Kmita, S., & Martin, L.R. (April, 2015). Everyday dialectical behavior therapy: Simple change
strategies. Foundations Recovery Network Lunch & Learn, Nashville, TN.
Biddle, J.A. & Theobald, B. (August, 2011). Understanding childhood traumatic stress. Tennessee
Juvenile Court Services Association annual conference, Memphis, TN (1.5 CE).

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Biddle, J.A. (June, 2011). Treatment of sexually exploited youth, Joint Task Force on Children’s
Justice/Child Sexual Abuse meeting.

Research Experience
April 2004, Independent Undergraduate Research Study in Psychology
The Impact of Auditory Distractions on Long-Term Memory
Dr. Stuart Bernstein

Honors
Employee of the Month, Hermitage Hall, October 2010

Graduated Summa Cum Laude (M.Ed.)

Outstanding Professional Counseling Student, 2008

Graduated Magna Cum Laude (B.S.)

Professional Memberships
Tennessee Counseling Association, Professional Membership

● Middle Tennessee Counseling Association (MTCA)

● Tennessee Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES)

● Tennessee Mental Health Counseling Association (TMHCA)

Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association (TLPCA), Clinical Membership

Seminars and Trainings

2017

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network: QPR Suicide Prevention Training. Presenter: Dr. Anna Edgeston.
Argosy University, Nashville, TN. December 8, 2017. (2.5 CE)

International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT) Conference. San Diego, CA.
November 16, 2017. (6.75 CE)
● Clinic Recovery from Client Suicide: Principles and Practicalities. Presenters: Dr. Erica Tan, Dr.
Andrew White, Jesse Homan, M.S., & Dr. Linda Dimeff.
● Implementing a Culturally Responsive DBT Skills Intervention for Emotional Overeating and Binge
Eating in Adolescence. Presenters: Rebecca C. Kamody, Dr. Idia B. Thurston, Dr. E. Thomaseo
Burton.

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● Internet-delivered DBT skills training for suicidal and heavy episodic drinkers: A randomized
controlled trial. Presenters: Chelsey R. Wilks, Sin Yee Ang, Qingqing Yin, Brandon Matsumya, Dr.
Anita Lungu, & Dr. Marsha M. Linehan.
● Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy. Presenter: Dr. Michler Bishop.
● DBT from a consumer’s perspective. Presenter: a DBT consumer.
● Annual Update on DBT Research. Presenter: Dr. Melanie Harned

Gottman Level 3 Training: Practicum. Nashville, TN. Presenters: Dr. William Bumberry and Dr. Vagdevi
Meunier. October 14-16, 2017. (20 CE)

Working with Difficult Couples Using Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Presenter: Dr. Sue Johnson.
Online Webinar, GoodTherapy.org. September 25, 2017. (2 CE)

Clinical Supervision: Mastering the 4 Stages of Development. Presenter: Robert Taibbi. Online Archive,
GoodTherapy.org. August 29, 2017. (2 CE)

Gottman Level 2 Training: Assessment, Intervention, and Co-Morbidities. Nashville, TN. Presenters: Dr.
William Bumberry and Dr. Vagdevi Meunier. June 1-3, 2017. (20.25 CE)

Gottman Level 1 Training: Bridging the Couple Chasm. Nashville, TN. Presenter: Dr John Gottman. February
24 - 25, 2017. (12 CE)

2016

International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT) Conference. New York, NY.
October 27, 2016. (6.75 CE)
● Stopping the Non-Adherence Cycle: The Clinical and Theoretical Basis for Dialectical Behavior
Therapy, Adapted for Adolescents with Chronic Medical Illnesses (DBT-CMI). Presenters: Dr.
Becky H. Lois, Dr. Alec L. Miller, Vincent P. Corcoran, and Dr. Laurie J. Bauman.
● Associations Between Emotional Invalidation and Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. Presenters:
Meaghan McCallum, Dr. Sherryl H. Goodman, and Dr. Cynthia L. Ramirez.
● Patterns of Phone Coaching in DBT: Frequency and Relationship to Therapeutic Alliance, Suicidal
Behaviors, and Baseline Severity. Presenters: Dr. Pedro Vieira de Oliveira and Dr. Shireen L. Rizvi.
● Putting Case Conceptualization into Action in Therapy Sessions. Presenters: Dr. Charles Swenson
and Dr. Kelly Koerner.
● DBT and Phone Coaching. Presenters: Dr. Denise Ben-Porath and Cedar Koons.
● DBT from a Consumer’s Perspective. Presenter: a DBT Consumer.
● State of DBT. Presenter: Dr. Melanie Harned.

Couple Therapy in the 21st Century: On Target, Effective, and Revolutionary. Presenter: Dr. Sue Johnson.
Trevecca Nazarene University. Nashville, TN. October 14, 2016. (6 CE)

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Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Vaughn. PESI Seminar. Nashville, TN.
(6.25 CE)

2015

2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics versus HIPAA: Technology in Counseling and Mental
Health. Presenter: Roy Huggins. Online Archive, GoodTherapy.org. October 13, 2015. (2 CE)

Ethics of Trauma Treatment. Presenter: Dr. Christine A. Courtois. Online Archive, GoodTherapy.org.
October 13, 2015. (2 CE)

Moments of Change, Foundations Events. Palm Springs, FL. September 28 - October 1, 2015. (3 CE)
● DBT: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We’re. Presenter: Dr. Marsha Linehan.
● Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) & Telephone Coaching: When Therapy Isn't Enough.
Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Vaughn.

Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: Driving Results for Professionals, Patients & Providers. Foundations
Events. Nashville, TN. June 22-23, 2015. (10.50 CE)
● The Affordable Care Act: Challenges and Opportunities for The Behavioral Health Industry
● The ARISE® Intervention and Continuum of Care: For Long-Term Recovery from Process
Addictions
● Treatment Noncompliance - The Thorn in Every Provider’s Side: How Businesses and Providers
Can Gain Patients’ Trust and Increase Treatment Adherence
● The Art of Connection: An Integrative Leadership-Driven Experiential Model for Healing
Emotional Trauma
● Eating Disorders: The Latest Information You Need to Know
● Using Technology to Provide a Chronic Care Solution
● Listening to Traumatized Individuals

2nd National Conference on Trauma, Addictions, and Intimacy Disorders. US Journal Trainings, Inc.
Nashville, TN. April 30 - May 3, 2015. (6 CE)
● The Hungry Ghost: Combining Science and Compassion in the Treatment of Addiction. Presenter:
Dr. Gabor Mate.
● It’s Not You, It’s What Happened To You: The Often Unrecognized Connections Between Trauma,
Self-Esteem, and Addiction. Presenter: Dr. Christine A. Courtois.
● The Digital Sexual Revolution: or How We Got From Spin-the-Bottle To Sexting in a Single
Generation. Presenter: Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT.
● The New Science of Cross Addictions: Addiction’s Shared Neural Pathways and Genes. Presenter:
Pamela Peeke MD, MPH, FACP.
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2014

Treatment Resistant Anxiety, Worry, and Panic: 60 Effective Strategies. Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Abel. PESI
Seminar. Nashville, TN. November 5, 2014. (6.25 CE)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Vaughn. PESI Seminar. DVD Self-Study. October 21,
2014. (6.25 CE)

2013

Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference. Nashville, TN. November 24-26, 2013. (11.5 CE, 3 Ethics CE)

2012

Heroes & Fame: Signifiers or Canaries in the Cage. Pine Grove Behavioral Health Seminar. Presenter: Dr.
Patrick Carnes. Nashville, TN. April 6, 2012. (3 CE)

The Ethics of Professional/Personal Development. The Tennessee Mental Health Counselors Association
and Nashville Cares Seminar. Presenter: Dr. Francis Martin. (3 CE)

2010

Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference. Nashville, TN. November 21-23, 2010. (12 CE)

2009

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Learning Collaborative. Part 2. Youth Villages. Nashville, TN.
September 22, 2009.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Learning Collaborative. Part 1. Youth Villages. Nashville, TN.
May 21, 2009.

An On-line Training Course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Medical University of North
Carolina. Course Director: Dr. Daniel Smith. (10 CE)

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