RESUME-VITAE 2018

NICHOLAS R. DEJESUS
1930 N Salem St. – 102C
919.795.9789
Apex, NC 27523
nrdejesus0401@gmail.com

Licensures & Certifications

NC Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC# 8287)
National Certified Counselor (NBCC# 269759)
AASECT Sex Therapist Certification in Progress

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (ABD) Counselor Education & Supervision (CACREP accredited program), GPA 3.9
(Expected completion, Dec 2018) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
 All coursework completed; dissertation in progress

Master of Arts Mental Health Counseling (CACREP equivalent program), GPA 3.7
Spring, 2010 Campbell University Graduate School, Buies Creek, NC

Master of Divinity Theological Studies (Pastoral Counseling Concentration), GPA 3.6

Spring, 2008 Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek, NC

Bachelor of Science Religion; Minor in Christian Education

Spring, 2005 Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, NC

Present Employment
June 2010 – Present LPC in Private Practice & Affiliate Clinician for Carolina Partners in Mental Health
Apex, NC
 Provide outpatient counseling services to adolescents and adults

Previous Employment
July 2011 – May 2017
Full-time Instructor of Counselor Education & CACREP Liaison
Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
 Taught 3 classes per semester in Campbell’s MA/M.Ed. (non-traditional,
evening) programs in Clinical Mental Health & School Counseling (CACREP
equivalent).
 Served as field experience coordinator for counseling students (2015-2017)
 Supervised clinicians in the University Counseling Services Dept.
 Provided academic advising to 50+ students each semester

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  Worked closely with Student Support Services and Campus Ministry on
campus to provide support to students with emotional, spiritual, and
academic needs
 Co-facilitated program accreditation process (2012-Present) and secured
grant for both accreditation costs and student scholarships.

May 2012 – May 2016
Executive Director, CareNet – Central Region, CareNet, Inc. (Samaritan Accredited)
Harnett County & Winston-Salem, NC
 Full-time Director of CareNet Counseling – Central Region, which serves 4
counties (Harnett, Johnston, Wake, and Sampson)
 Coordinated annual giving campaign of $200,000 per year
 CareNet, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 counseling network, has 32 offices across
the east coast, and is the counseling affiliate of Wake Forest University
Medical Center
 Directed clinical operations and supervised 9 staff members that provide 5500
clinical hours each year.
 Worked with various other community non-profits to provide affordable
services (housing, literacy, nutrition, academic, medical, etc.) for need-based
individuals and families.

August 2010 – April 2012 Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, CareNet of NC (Samaritan Accredited)
Harnett County and Winston-Salem, NC

July 2010 – Present Presbyterian Interim Network of NC

July 2010 – January 2012 Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Southern Wake Counseling Center
Fuquay-Varina, NC

August 2009 – August 2010 Post-grad Clinical Resident, WakeMed Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility
Raleigh and Fuquay-Varina, NC (Level II, 3 units of CPE)

Professional Awards & Leadership

2014 – Distinguished Services to Families Award (CareNet Central Region), NCAMFT Conference
2012 – 2015: AAPC Program Committee Member
2011 – 2016: CACREP Liaison and Self-Study Coordinator for Campbell University

Professional Memberships and Associations

American Counseling Association (ACA) American Association of Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES)
American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) American Association of Sex Counselors Educators & Therapists(AASECT)

Academic and Professional Conference Presentations (Selected)

DeJesus, N., & Stancil, M. (Accepted for 2016, September). A Sacred Awareness: Inviting Space for Spiritually Integrated
Psychotherapy with LGBTQ Clients. Accepted as an IGNITE Session for the Inaugural Conference. Association
for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues in Counseling. New Orleans, LA.

Rubel, D., Dejesus, N., & Nelson, M. (2015, October). Grounded Theory Analysis: Working with Data to Produce
Theory. Accepted as an ACES INFORM Advance Research Track 2 hour session. Association for Counselor
Educators and Supervisors National Conference, Denver, CO.

DeJesus, N., Dominguez, A., Hambrick, A., Hixson, K., & Millmore, P. (2014, October). Cohort Diversity and Cohesion in a
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 Hybrid Ph.D. Program: The Good, Bad, and Ugly. Accepted as an ACES Roudtable 50-minute Education Session.
Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors National Conference, Denver, CO.

Professional Publications
DeJesus, N.R. (2010). Deep calls to deep: An invitation to counselors-in-training. Journeys Magazine: Essays from the
Heart of Pastoral Counseling, 12 (2), 18.

Invited Presentations (selected)

“Cultural Diversity in the Hospital,” for WakeMed Social Workers Quarterly Lecture Series, November 4, 2017.

“Depression: A three part series,” for Shiloh Baptist Church, August 2016; Johnson Memorial Church, April 2013.

“The Road to Licensure for LPC’s and NC Fee Based Pastoral Counselors,” September 2015, Campbell University Divinity
School.

“The Use of Spirituality in Counseling,” for WakeMed Clinicians Meeting, June 20, 2010; February 12, 2013.

“Self-Care and Spirituality,” for WakeMed Dept. of Spiritual Care, September 9, 2010.

“The Challenge and Benefit of Allowing Spirituality in the Room,” for Introduction to Pastoral Counseling class at Campbell
University Divinity School, October 12, 2010.

“Holidays and the Emotional Journey they can Involve,” for First Baptist Church, Raleigh, November 3, 2010.

References
Dr. Harriett Enzor, Department Chair & Professor of Counselor Education
Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC 910.988.5877; enzor@campbell.edu

Dr. Ronald Kendrick, Professor of Counselor Education

Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC; Kendrick@campbell.edu

Dr. Deborah Rubel, Associate Professor of Counselor Education & Supervision

Oregon State University, OR deborah.rubel@oregonstate.edu

Dr. Mac Wallace, ACPE Supervisor and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
WakeMed Hospital and Campbell University, 919.350.8556

(selected; others available upon request)

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