MARY PAT McGEEHIN, MSW, LCSW
615 Hope Road
Building 3a
732.380.1575 ext 303
www.lcsnj.com
QUALIFICATIONS
· Co-founder of Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC.
· Developed and Implemented 3 pre-schools in NJ
· Developed and Implemented Family Services Department of St. Francis Community Center
· Graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work
· NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker
· NJ School Social Worker Certification
· NJ State Teacher Certification
· Advanced Sexual Abuse Training (1993 & 1995)
· Over twenty Years designing and implementing professional trainings
· Certified Clinical Supervisor (NJ)
· EMDR Level I and II - completed 1998
· California Board of Behavioral Sciences Approved Provider (number PCE – 4233)
· Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider (number 06-175)
· National Board for Certified Counselors Approved Provider (number 6253)
EDUCATION
1993 Masters in Social Work - University of Pennsylvania
1980 Early Childhood Endorsement - Glassboro State College
1968 Bachelor of Arts - College Misericordia
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS
2015 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2015 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Children’s Home Society – Trenton, New Jersey
2014 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Advanced Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Male Archetypes in Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Advanced Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2014 Male Archetypes in Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Sand Play Therapy
2013 Sacred Ireland: A Study of The Myths, Folklore and Archetypal Images in Ireland
Galway and Enniskerry, Ireland
2013 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Advanced Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Male Archetypes in Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2013 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Male Archetypes in Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Advanced Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2012 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2011 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2011 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2011 Social Skills Groups and Jungian Sand Play Therapy: A New Perspective
NASW-NJ 2011 Annual Conference – Atlantic City, New Jersey
2011 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Caring Counselors – Mount Laurel, New Jersey
2011 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2011 Intermediate Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2011 Advanced Sand Play Therapy
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2010 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sand Play Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2010 Supervision for Social Workers- Monthly Supervision Group
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC. - Eatontown, New Jersey
2010 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
6th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health – Dublin, Ireland
2010 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
NASW-NJ 2010 Annual Conference – Atlantic City, New Jersey
2010 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2010 Advanced Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 10 Month Intensive Study
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2010 Intermediate Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 6 Month Training Program
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
Monmouth University - Long Branch, New Jersey
2009 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy NASW-NJ
Monmouth County Unit Workshop - Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Intermediate Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 6 Month Training Program
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC. - Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Advanced Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 10 Month Training Program
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC - Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Advanced Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 10 Month Training Program
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC - Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2009 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
NASW-NJ 2009 Annual Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
2008 Advanced Sandplay Therapy Techniques – 10 Month Training Program
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC - Eatontown, New Jersey
2008 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2008 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2008 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2008 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy - New Jersey Counseling Association Annual Conference
The Double Tree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center - Somerset, New Jersey
2008 The Power of Touch, Talk and Play – Lead Trainer: Betta de Boer-van der Kolk, LCSW, CRS
Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center - Eatontown, New Jersey (Conference Sponsor)
2008 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
NASW-NJ 2008 Annual Conference Atlantic City, New Jersey
2007 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2007 Sandplay Therapy – Healing Children Through Symbolic Play
Fair Haven Friends of Different Learners - Fair Haven, New Jersey
2007 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2006 Introduction to Sand Play Therapy – Intensive Sandplay Training Weekend
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2006 Sandplay Level I - Introduction to Sandplay
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2006 Sandplay Level I – Deepening the Experience
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2006 Sandplay Level II – Couples, Families and Groups
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2005 Trauma Work With Children
Monmouth University – Long Branch, New Jersey
2005 Sandplay Level I - Introduction to Sandplay
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC – Eatontown, New Jersey
2004 Introduction to Sandplay Therapy – Trainer: Lois Carey, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC Eatontown, New Jersey (Sponsor)
1996 Team Building
Staff of St. Steven’s Church, New York, New York
1995 Leadership Challenge
Franciscan Church leaders – Brant Beach, New Jersey
1995 Leadership Challenge
Franciscan Novices – Brant Beach, New Jersey
1994 Dealing with Difficult People
Elementary School Support Staff – Brant Beach, New Jersey
1994 Effects of Trauma on Adult Learning
Annual Adult Education State Conference of New Jersey
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – 2013 Psychotherapist and Owner – Lighthouse Counseling & Sand Play Training Center, LLC
Eatontown, New Jersey
2001 - 2002 Volunteer Trauma Counselor for 9-11 Families – EMDR HAP Program
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
1996 – 2001 Director of Family Services – St. Francis Community Center
Brant Beach, New Jersey
1996 – 2000 NJ Psychotherapist – Private Practice
Ocean County, New Jersey
1992 – 1996 Clinical Social Worker/Sexual Abuse Therapist – St. Francis Community Center
Brant Beach, New Jersey
1988 – 1992 Coordinator of Children’s Services – St. Francis Community Center
Long Beach Island, New Jersey
1978 – 1988 Owner/Operator – Children Are People Preschool
Barnegat and Sicklerville, NJ
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
National Association of Social Workers (1995 – present)
Association for Play Therapy (2005 – present)
Sandplay Therapists of America (2005 – present)
East Coast Sandplay Association (2006-present)
EMDRIA (2000 – 2002)
New Jersey Association for Women Business Owners (2000 – 2002)
Eastern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce (2000 – 2002)
PRESS
2010 Member News NASW-NJ newSWire, Volume 8, No 11
2010 Spotlight Association for Play Therapy http://www.a4pt.org/
2006 Alumni in the Field: Gretchen Morgan, MSW ’97 and Mary Pat McGeehin, MSW ’93 PENN Matters Online Magazine http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/pennmatters/2006/oct-nov/
2001 Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mothers and Daughters in the Same Profession Asbury Park Press (Work on the Run, p. 12 – 13)
CLINICAL SUPERVISION & PLAY THERAPY TRAINING
2002 – Present Bi-weekly Peer Group Supervision Lighthouse Counseling and Wellness Center, Inc.
Eatontown, New Jersey
2006 – 2010 4.5 APT CE’s awarded monthly – Lois Carey, MSW, BCDSW Center for Sandplay Studies –
Upper Grandview, NY
2001 – 2002 Monthly TFT and EMDR Supervision – Victoria Britt, MSW, LCSW
Montclair, New Jersey
POST GRADUATE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
2014 Professional Ethics, Boundaries & Law – Elite CME (5 CE)
2014 Cultural Competence in Mental Health Practice – Elite CME (3 CE)
2014 Chiropractic Care and Mental Wellness – In Service Training (3 CE)
2013 Sacred Ireland: A Study of the Myths Folklore and Archetypal Images in Ireland (28 CE)
2012 ACT and Psychological Flexibility – Kelly Wilson – (15 CE)
2012 Professional Ethics and Boundaries – Elite CME (5 CE)
2012 Utilizing Cultural Competency in Mental Health Practice – Elite CME (3 CE)
2012 Treatment Options For the Challenging Client – In Service Training (3 CE)
2011 Sand Play Therapy – Talking to Parents – In Service Training (3 CE)
2011 Countertransference in Sand Play Therapy – In Service Training (3CE)
2010 Elderly Mental Health: Depression and Dementia – Elite CME (7CE)
2010 Understanding Adolescent Suicide for Mental Health Practitioners – Elite CME (5CE)
2010 Changing Health Dublin – 6th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health – (44CE)
2010 Ethics and Boundaries – Elite CME (5CE)
2010 Utilizing Cultural Competence in Mental Health Practice – Elite CME (3CE)
2009 School Based Play Therapy III – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 School Based Play Therapy II – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 School Based Play Therapy I – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 Moral, Physical, Spiritual Choice in Sandplay III – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 Moral, Physical, Spiritual Choice in Sandplay II – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 Moral, Physical, Spiritual Choice in Sandplay I – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2009 Reiki and Mental Health – Carla LaFoi e (2 CE)
2009 Adolescent Gynecological Issues and Mental Health – Laurie Jeffers, MSW, FNP (2 CE)
2009 Dynamic Listening Therapy for Sensory Issues in Children and Adults – Alex Freer, Key to Me Therapy (2 CE)
2008 The Power of Touch, Talk and Play, Betta van der Kolk, LICSW (14 CE)
2008 Supervision in Sandplay II – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2008 Supervision in Sandplay I – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2008 Eating Disorders in Sandplay III – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2008 Eating Disorders in Sandplay II – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2007 Eating Disorders in Sandplay I – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)
2007 Exploring the Masculine in Sandplay Therapy – Lois Carey, LCSW (4.5 CE)