Troy S. Freimuth, Psy.D.
Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Address                                                                     

1012 Marquez Place   

Ste. 211A       
Santa Fe, NM  87505
(505) 690-2403  

Email:  frymuchan@earthlink.net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Education

Sept. 1997-Dec. 2002            Indiana State University       
                                                Clinical Psychology Program (APA Accredited)
Dissertation Title:  Motives for Drinking in College Students (Incorporating the Role of Personal Strivings)
Research Chair:  Thomas Johnson, Ph.D.
Degree received:  Psy.D., December 2002

Cumulative G.P.A:  4.0/4.0

 

Aug. 1993-May 1995              University of Wisconsin-Madison

Degree received:  Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Cumulative G.P.A:  4.0/4.0

Sept. 1991-May 1993              University of Wisconsin-Marathon Center
Wausau, WI

 

Clinical Experience

May 2005 to present                Position:  Psychologist (Private Practice)
                                                Santa Fe, NM

Duties:  Provided individual and family therapy for children, adolescents and adults; member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Team of Santa Fe; conducted forensic and psychological assessments (parenting, ADHD, personality, cognitive, and neuropsychological testing); administered court-ordered treatment.

 

Dec. 2004-July 2005                Position:  Psychologist
                                                Santa Fe Indian Hospital
                                                Supervisor:  Lena Gachupin, MSW

Duties:  Provided individual, group, and family therapy for Native Americans (outpatient, inpatient, in-home treatment, crisis counseling, and behavioral health interventions); consulted with medical staff; conducted cognitive, personality, ADHD, and neuropsychological testing; provided outreach services and consultation services to local pueblos.

 

Jan. 2003-Nov. 2004               Position:  Psychologist, Senior Doctorate
                                                Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
                                                Supervisor:  David McCormick, Ph.D.
Duties:  Provided long-term individual and family therapy for incarcerated adolescents with severe mental health issues; conducted cognitive, personality, ADHD, and neuropsychological testing; developed recommendations for treatment, release, and after-care; supervised and trained interns and practicum students; attended multidisciplinary team meetings; provided behavioral training for staff; aided in developing outcome research.  

 Predoctoral Internship          
Aug. 2001-July 2002                Position:  Predoctoral Psychology Intern
University of Wisconsin-Madison

                                                Counseling and Consultation Services

Supervisors:  Chuck Heikkinen, Ph.D., Kimberly James, Ph.D., Felix Savino, Ph.D.

Duties:  Provided outpatient psychotherapy with college students (individual, couples, and group therapy); conducted court mandated AODA assessments; participated in campus-wide multidisciplinary AODA work group; supervised master’s level clinicians; completed ADHD evaluations; provided 24 hour crisis on-call coverage; participated in interdisciplinary case conferences; attended advanced training seminars (couples counseling, brief psychotherapy, multicultural counseling, behavioral health interventions, group counseling, crisis management, and psychological assessment); provided outreach and consultation services.

Field Placement
July 2000-July 2001                 Position:  Student Intern
                                    Hamilton Center, Inc.
                                                Rockville, Indiana
                                                Supervisor:  Keith Magnus, Ph.D., HSPP

Duties:  Provided outpatient psychotherapy in a community mental health setting with children, adolescents, adults, couples, groups, and families; conducted disability determinations, assessed and provided treatment for drug and alcohol offenders; assessed and provided treatment for violent offenders; provided crisis intervention services, consultation, and individual psychotherapy for inmates at Parke County Jail.

Psychology Practicum

Aug.1998-July 2000                 Position:  Graduate Student Clinician

                                    Indiana State University Psychology Clinic

                                                Terre Haute, Indiana
Supervisors:  Jean Kristeller, Ph.D.;  Michael Murphy, Ph.D., ABPP;  Elizabeth, O’Laughlin, Ph.D.;  Thomas Johnson, Ph.D.;  Jerome Cerny, Ph.D.

Duties:  Provided outpatient psychotherapy in a university-based community mental health setting with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and groups; conducted intake interviews and diagnostic assessments; conducted intellectual, personality (projective and objective), and ADHD evaluations; provided behavioral health interventions (including relaxation training and meditation); assessed and provided treatment for violent offenders; assessed and provided treatment for drug and alcohol offenders; attended weekly individual and group supervision.

 

Group Therapy Experience  

Private Practice                        Position:  Psychologist
Feb 2006-present                     1.  Cofacilitated a dialectical behavior therapy group for
adolescents

 

Santa Fe Indian Hospital           Position:  Psychologist

Dec. 2004-July 2005                1.  Developed and facilitated a therapy group for at-risk Native American students                               

UW-Madison                          Position:  Predoctoral psychology intern 
Fall semester 2001                   1.  Designed and cofacilitated an undergraduate women’s self-esteem group
Spring semester 2001               2.  Designed and cofacilitated a depression support group

Hamilton Center, Inc.                Position:  Student Intern 
Aug. 2000-July 2001                1.  Developed and cofacilitated a cognitive-behavioral anger management program for violent offenders
Aug. 2000-July 2001                2.  Developed and facilitated a cognitive-behavioral social skills program for middle school students

 

Indiana State University            Position:  Graduate Student Clinician
Oct. 1999        1.  Assessed the level of drinking in a group of college students and provided a brief group based treatment utilizing a harm-reduction approach
Fall semester 1999                   2.  Provided cognitive-behavioral group treatment for individuals convicted of alcohol related offenses
Spring semester 1998               3.  Provided cognitive-behavioral treatment for individuals convicted of violent crimes

Other relevant work experience
Wisconsin Early
Autism Project, Inc.                  Position:  Senior Therapist, Lead Therapist, and Line Therapist
May 1995-July 1997                On the Job Training:  Received six months of supervised training in administering the Lovaas behavioral treatment program and three months of graduate course work in behavior therapy, case management, and supervision.

Duties:  Conducted workshops throughout North America training parents, clinicians, and other professionals to provide intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism; consulted with schools and conducted behavioral assessments; designed comprehensive treatment programs;  led weekly team meetings to troubleshoot behavioral and learning problems; managed several teams of therapists including hiring, firing, and providing performance reviews.   
           

 

Teaching Experience

Indiana State University            Position:  Course Instructor

Aug. 1998-May 2000              Introduction to Psychology

Duties:  Performed all aspects of class instruction including:  developing lesson plans, instructing students through lectures, demonstrations, discussion, computer technology, and filmstrips; graded papers and tests; determined course grades.
        

Research Experience

Indiana State University
Fall 1999-Spring 2000 Position:  Research assistant
                                                Principal Investigator:  Jerome Cerny, Ph.D.

Duties:  Collaborated with the Kinsey Institute to devise an empirical study to validate a new theory of sexual arousal/deviance.

Summer 1998                           Position:  Research assistant

                                    Principal Investigator:  Carol Yoder, Ph.D.
                                    Area of Study:  Cognitive Psychology

Duties:  Conducted literature reviews; aided the professor in writing peer edited journal articles and chapters; helped develop research ideas.

Fall 1993-Spring 1995 Position:  Research assistant 
                                                Principal Investigator:  Judith Harackiewcz, Ph.D.
                                                Area of Study:  Intrinsic Motivation

Duties:  Entered and coded data from empirical studies; ran research participants; aided in the development of research ideas.

 

Presentations
June 2005                                Children Youth and Families Department
                                                Conducting forensic psychological assessments with teens,
children, and adults

Sept. 2003                               UW-Madison, University Health Services
Motivational models of college student drinking and treatment applications
Jan. 2002                                 UW-Madison, Field Practicum
                                                Assessment and treatment issues with men

Oct. 2001                                UW-Madison, Alcohol and Other Drug Seminar
                                                An integrative model of AODA assessment and treatment

March 2000                             Parke County High School
                                                Decision-making and teen pregnancy

April 1993                                Psi Chi Symposium

Oral Presentation:  An Unobtrusive Test of the Facial Feedback Hypothesis

 

 

Relevant Graduate Coursework

Ability Assessment                                            Advanced Seminar in Anxiety Disorders

Basic Clinical Skills and Interviewing     Clinical Practice in a Pluralistic Society

Advanced Psychopathology                              Seminar:  Health Psychology
Behavior Therapy                                             Advanced Graduate Seminar:  Forensics
Objective Personality Assessment                     Biopsychology
Projective Personality Assessment                     Alcohol & Drugs Treatment Seminar
Clinical Psychopharmacology                            Clinical Supervision & Consultation      
Professional Clinical Psychology                        Human Ontogeny         
Psychotherapy                                                  Theories of Personality             
Cognitive Psychology                                        Integration of Theory Research and Practice     
Seminar:  Schizophrenia                                    Advanced Statistics

Social Basis of Individual Behavior                    Learning and Cognition

Clinical Supervision and Consultation    Research in Clinical Psychology
Psychological Sciences Seminar                        History and Systems in Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

David McCormick, Ph.D.                    

Psychologist, Senior Doctorate            
Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
301 Troy Drive
Madison, WI 53704

Work:  (608) 301-1709

                                                                            
Alan Downs, Ph.D.                      
Psychologist                    

1012 Marquez Place, Ste. 211A

Santa Fe, NM 87505
Work:  (505) 577-2247          
                           
Deborah Umstead, MD
Psychiatrist
Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
301 Troy Drive
Madison, WI 53704

Work:  (608) 301-1181

 

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