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Michael Leeds, Ph.D., MFT
P.O. Box 51240, Eugene, Oregon 97405-3003
541.654.2694 www.docleeds.com


Employment History

Director: Emerald City Mindfulness Center (2007 - present)
Mindfulness-based Stress Management Program.  An eight week psycho-educational experiential group design.
Mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral counseling and therapy for individuals and couples.

Trainor / Consultant (1975 – present)
Keynote Addresses, Lectures, Seminars, Retreats, Workshops, In-Service Training, Professional Development and tailor made programs by the hour, half or full day, or multi-day events.

Psychotherapist (1979 – present)
I support science- based clinical strategies that empower and strengthen capacity building within individuals and families.

Adjunct Faculty (2000 – 2005)
Substance Abuse and Prevention Program
Department of Education, University of Oregon
Micki Mace, Ph.D. Coordinator
Motivational Interviewing; Short Term Client Systems; Group Skills
Tobacco Prevention Coordinator (1999-2000)
Jefferson School District, Jefferson Oregon
Training Specialist (1985 – 1986)
Los Angeles County Drug Abuse Planning Office
Irma Strantz, DPH Director
Drug Prevention Specialist (1978 – 1984)
The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, California
Steven Bogdanoff, Associate Dean
Program Director: Chemical Dependency/Violence Programs (1978 – 1984)
Verdugo Mental Health Center, Glendale California
Glen Roberts, Ph.D. Clinical Director
Associate (1984 – 1985)
Riverside Psychiatric Clinic
Manohar Shinde, M.D. Director
Adjunct Professor /Program Coordinator (1982 – 1984)
Chemical Dependency Studies
Antioch University, Los Angeles
Al Erdynast, Ph.D. Dean
Training Coordinator (1980 – 1983)
Do It Now Foundation, Hollywood, California
Frank Peckous MFT, Director
Founder /Director (1977 – 1979)
Drug Education Seminars
San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health, Van Nuys, Ca
Al Muscatel, LCSW Director
Program Director (1978 – 1979)
Family Violence Program, Huntington Park, Ca
Victor Phelps, MFT Director
Counselor (1976 – 1977)
Pride House Residential Program, NPI UCLA, Ca
G.G. De Angelis, Ph.D. Director
Senior Counselor / Sex Educator (1976 – 1977)
PACE Program, Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles, Ca
Hugh Anywl, MFT Director
Counselor (1976 – 1977)
Center for the Study of Drug Abuse, Reseda, California
Al Muscatel, LCSW Director
Training Coordinator (1975 – 1983)
Los Angeles Sex Information Helpline, Los Angeles Free Clinic
John Kerr, Director
Health Educator (1975 – 1976)
Los Angeles Free Clinic, Los Angeles, Ca
Michelle Maple, MFT Coordinator
Senior Counselor / Training Coordinator (1974 – 1976)
New Start Community Services, Santa Monica, Ca
Steven Reiter, Ph.D. Clinical Director
Counselor (1973-1974)
Teenagers in Transition Residential Program, Los Angeles, Ca
Charles Lloyd, LCSW Clinical Director
Trainor/Coordinator (1973 – 1983)
Retreat: Introduction to Youth Culture
School of Public Health, University of Southern California

Conference Faculty

California Lutheran College (1986-1987)
Summer Institute on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Issues for Substance Abuse Treatment

FACES Conferences, Bellingham, Wa (1990 – 2006)
Las Vegas, Seattle, Chicago, Santa Fe, San Diego
Cocaine; Romancing the Stoned; Anger, Hostility and Aggression; Drugs and Violence; Managing Uncivil Behavior; Mindfulness.

HealthQuest, British Columbia, Canada (2005 – present)
Mindfulness; Managing Uncivil Behaviour

Institute for Integral Development, Colorado Springs, Co. (1990 – present)
Seattle, Santa Fe, Clearwater Beach, Colorado Springs
Intervention Skills; Cocaine; Drugs and Violence; Assessment for Treatment Planning; Poverty and Substance Abuse; Family Systems Approach to Domestic Violence Treatment; Anger, Hostility and Aggression; Group Skills; Stress Management; Managing Uncivil Behavior; Mindfulness.

Jack Hirose and Associates, British Columbia, Canada (2005 – present)
Mindfulness; Adolescent Treatment Strategies; Social Pharmacology
Group Skills

Oregon Peacemakers Conference (1998 – present)
Peace from the Inside Out: T’ai Chi; Rituals and Rites of Passage

Pacific Institute on Chemical Dependency, Honolulu, HI (2005, 2007)
Emotional Intelligence Groups Anger Management; Stress Management

US Journal Training, Inc. Deerfield Beach, Florida. (2000 – 2002)
Anger, Hostility and Aggression Managing Uncivil Behavior

Violence Prevention Summer Institute, Oregon (1995 – 2006)
Violence in America; Drugs and Violence; Inner Peace: T’ai Chi; Experiential Education; The Bully Fix ; Managing Uncivil Behavior; Warrior Code; Anger Hostility and Aggression; Methamphetamine


Contract Clients

American Indian Training Institute, Sacramento, California (1983-1990)
David Vallo, Director
Drugs in Perspective; Assessment and Treatment Planning; Group Therapy

Awareness House, Mills College, California (1978 – 1984)
Assessment and Treatment Planning; Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities

Bliss and Associates, Austin, Texas (1994 – 2000)
Kappie Bliss, Director
Drug Ed. 101; Assessment for Treatment Planning

Bradford Health Services, Huntsville, Alabama (1994 – 2004)
Murphy Brown, MSW, Coordinator
Family Systems; Difficult Clients; Assessment and Treatment Planning for Substance Abuse

Cameron Clark Productions, Bend, Oregon (1996 – present)
Wellness Wheel; Bullying; Student Assistance Programs

Central Oregon Family Resource Center (1995 – present)
Vickie Ertle, Director
Navigating the Teen Years Series; Family Matters; Tuning into Signs of Trouble;
Emotional Intelligence

Center for Accelerated Learning, California (1978 – 1984)
Cocaine; Methamphetamine; Assessment and Treatment Planning

Chemawa Indian School. Salem, Oregon ( 1999 – 2003)
Miguel Loredo Reyes, MSW Coordinator
Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Staff Development; Clinical Program Development

Development Services Group, Maryland (2001 – 2004)
Violence Prevention in Schools; Peer Mediation Programs

E.G. Consultant Services, Fanny Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada (1991 – 2000)
Edda Grant, Director
General mental health consultation services.

Fields and Associates, Westlake, Ca (1978 – 1990)
Richard Fields, Ph.D. Director
Social Pharmacology; Romancing the Stoned; Cocaine

Four Skies Consulting Group, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada ((1978 – 1986)
Mark Amy, Eddie Bellarose, Directors
Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment; Multi-Culturalism; Adolescent Treatment Issues

Glendale Police Department, Glendale, California (1978-1982)
Bonnie Carter, MS Coordinator
The Family Program

Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD, Albany, Oregon (1999 – 2000)
Cory Dunn, LCSW Coordinator
The Principals Handbook for Crisis Management

MADD Safe Rides Project, San Fernando Valley, Ca (1978 – 1986)
Drug Ed. 101; Communication Skills

Momentum Group, Wa (2003 – present)
Managing Uncivil Behavior

National Collegiate Athletic Association: Sport Science Speaker (1999 – present)
University of California, Davis
University of California, San Bernardino
University of Oregon

National Native Association of Treatment Directors, Alberta, Canada (1989 – 1996)
Treatment Specialist; Pharmacology; Trends in Treatment; Intervention Skills; Anger Management.

National Safety Training Institute, Santa Rosa, Ca (1996 – 1998)
Robert Jenkins, CEO
Gangs

National Training Associates, Santa Rosa, Ca (1983 – 1993)
Wayne Hunnicutt, MA CEO
National Conference on Student Assistance Programs;
Student Assistance Programs

National Training Consultants, Ukiah, Ca (1992 – 1998)
Ron Arkin, MA CEO
Student Assistance Programs

Neichi Institute /Poundmaker Lodge, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (1987 – 1990)
Maggie Hodgson, Director
Inhalant Treatment; Pharmacology; Counselor Training; Youth Programs

Oregon Conference for Teachers of Delinquent and Disturbed Youth (1993 – 2006)
Michael Cunningham, Michael Lynch, Directors
Facilitating Site Based Support Groups; Drugs and Violence; Drug Ed 101; managing Uncivil Behavior.

Oregon Country Faire (1999 - present)
Marv Glover, Crew Chief
Security Detail: Friendly Neighbors

Oregon Juvenile Justice Commission, State of Oregon (2005, 2006)
Lana Holman, Director
Violence Prevention Summer Institute Regional Conferences – Bullying and harassment, mediation training, program and policy development, communication skills, student assistance programs.

Oregon Commission on Children and Families (2000 – present)
Family Matters; Rituals and Rites of Passage; Violence Prevention; Bullying and Harassment; Drug Ed. For Family Members; Student Assistance Programs.

San Fernando Valley Helpline, Los Angeles, Ca (1976 – 1982)
Drug Ed. 101; Communication Skills

Siletz Tribal Council (2004 - 2005)
Janet Dair, Coordinator
Community School Project

Stayton Together, Oregon (2003 - 2004)
Anger Management / Stress Reduction Group

Texas Commission and Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) (1994 – present)
Anger Hostility and Aggression; Experiential Education for Treatment Programs.

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
Kau Higgins, Ph.D.
Peer Helping Network (1987 - 1992)
Student Leadership Retreats (2003 - 2005)

Thrasher Consultation Group. Victoria, Vancouver Island (1984 – present)
Counselor Training; Program Development; Mental Health capacity building.

United States Army, Southern Command. Panama City, Panama (1987 – 2002)
Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse; Coping with Transitions; Stress Management; Team Building; Unit In-Service.

United States Air Force (2004)
Grand Forks
Substance Abuse Assessment/Treatment; Family Dynamics

University of California Statewide (1978-1986)
Los Angeles, Davis, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and San Diego
Issues in Substance Abuse

US Attorney Generals Office. Victim/Witness Protection (1998 – present)
Western Regional Office, Spokane, Wa
Team Building; Adolescent Intervention Strategies; Managing Difficult Clients; Family Dynamics; Mentoring

Women’s Space, Eugene, Oregon (1999 – 2001)
Patti Worthen, Coordinator
Organizational Planning; CDC Grant Compliance

Western Community Policing Center, Monmouth, Oregon (1999 – 2001)
Violence Prevention; Community Coalition Building; Principals Handbook for Crisis Management.

Wolf Creek Job Corps, Roseburg, Oregon (2002 – 2004)
Leadership Training; Staff Development; Rituals and Rites of Passage; Family Dynamics.


Clients in Canada

Ahousaht Holistic Centre, British Columbia, Canada (1991 – 1992)
Recruit, design and implement community based holistic counseling centre.

Bella Coola Drug and Alcohol Program, British Columbia. (1982 – 2004)
ounselor training, Youth Programming, School Based Prevention Program.

Chilliwack Area Indian Council, British Columbia. (1983 – 1995)
Youth Programs; Counselor Training; Program Development and Team Building

Delta House, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. (1985 – 1989)
Inhalent Abuse; School Based Prevention Programming

Indian Support Services Program (ISSP), British Columbia, Canada. ((1995)
Team Building; Program Development

Kanestake Community Services, Quebec, Canada (1992 – 1994)
Post Traumatic Stress Debriefing Protocol; Staff Development

Kahnawake Shakotiia’Takehnhas Community Services, Quebec,(1991 – present)
Post Traumatic Stress Debriefing; Counselor Training; Community Health design; Substance abuse assessment and treatment planning; Support Group Design and implementation; Youth Programming; school based program networking.

Kahnawake Peacekeepers. Kahnawake, Quebec (1990 – present)
Post Traumatic Stress Debriefing; Team Building; Communication Skills.

Kahnawake Survival School
Bullying, Programs and Policy, Positive Behavioural Support

Labrador / Inuit A/D Program. Northwest River, Labrador (1988 – 1990)
Intervention Training; Assessment and Treatment Planning; Cultural Diversity.

Lone Eagle Rehabilitation Centre. Big Cove, New Brunswick (1989 – 1990)
Intervention Skills; Counselor Training; Pharmacology.

Mikmaw Lodge. Eskasoni, Caspe Breton (1988 – 1990)
Counselor Training; Pharmacology; Assessment and Treatment Planning

National Native Role Model Program, NNADAP. Quebec (1990 – 1998)
Communication Skills; Family Dynamics; Program Development / Planning

Nelson House Medicine Lodge, Nelson House, Manitoba ((1987)
Design and implement Counselor Training Program; Staff Development

Onen’to:kon Treatment Centre, Kanesatake, Quebec. (1991 – 1998)
Assessment and treatment planning; Protocol for stress debriefing;
Anger Management

Round Lake Treatment Centre. British Columbia (1987 – 1990)
Group Therapy skills; Inhalant abuse treatment.

Spallumsheen Recovery Home. British Columbia (1988 – 1990)
Counselor Training

Vancouver Mental Health Alliance. Vancouver, British Columbia (2002)
Assessment and treatment; Dual Diagnosis

Xolhemet Society. Chilliwack, British Columbia (1992 – 1996)
Program Development; Counselor Issues; Team Building

Youth Conferences: National Native Drug and Alcohol Programs (NNDAP)
-Bella Coola, British Columbia Youth Conference (1986, 1988)
-St. Paul Treatment Centre. Alberta, Canada. (1990)
-Encounters with Life, Chilliwack, British Columbia (1983 – 1986)
-Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, Vancouver Island (1985)
-Poundmaker Lodge, Alberta, Canada (1986)
-Treaty Seven Youth Conference, Alberta (1990, 1991)


Contracts with Schools K-12

Agnes Stewart Middle School, Springfield Oregon (2006 – present)
Staff Team Building and Communication Skills

Ashland School District, Oregon (2004 – present)
Substance Abuse; Bullying; Positive Behavioral Support; Alternative Education; Mental Health School Interface

Bayside Academy, Alabama (2001)
Behavioral Management, Team Building

Bend La Pine School District (1989 – 1995)
Substance Abuse Prevention

Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Aspen Co (2003)
Behavioral Management, Staff Development and Policy

Clatskanie School District, Oregon
Bullying; Peer Mediation Program

Decateur City Schools, Alabama (2003)
Diversity Training

Jefferson School District, Oregon (1998 – 2003)
Tobacco Prevention and Education, Anger Management, Parenting

Huntsville City Schools, Alabama (1995 – 2004)
Adolescent Risk Behaviors; Student Assistance Programs; Bullying and Harassment; Multiculturalism; Substance Abuse.

Marcola School District (2004 - 2005)
Bully Prevention; Positive Behavioral Support

Marion County Health Department, Oregon (1990-2000)
Student Assistance Programs

Riverfront School, Eugene (2004 – 2005)
Leadership; Experiential Education; Relationship Skills

San Joaquin County Office of Education, California (1995)
Training of Trainors (TOT) Student Assistance Programs

Telluride Community Together (2005)
Bullying Prevention Initiative

Tillamook School District, Oregon (2003 - present)
Adolescent Substance Abuse Issues
Student Assistance Programs
Intervention Training

Williams Elementary School, Oregon (2003)
The Bully Fix; Staff and Program Development

Walterville Elementary School, Oregon (1999)
Staff Development and Team Building

Wolf Creek Elementary School, Oregon (2003)
The Bully Fix; Staff and Program Development


Comprehensive Student Assistance Programs
Multi-day Systems Intervention and Program Development

Baker City Schools, Oregon

Bend La Pine Education Service District, Oregon

Birmingham City Schools, Alabama

Butte County Office of Education, California

Coos Bay School District, Oregon

Gresham School District, Oregon

Huntsville City Schools, Alabama

Lane Educational Service District, Oregon

Linn-Benton-Lincoln School District, Oregon

Jefferson School District, Oregon

Klamath City Schools, Oregon

North Clackamas School District, Oregon

Oakridge School District, Oregon

Pleasant Hill School District, Oregon

Salem – Keiser School District, Oregon

Silverton School District, Oregon

Stockton City Schools, California

Sunriver Preparatory, Oregon

Tulsa City Schools, Oklahoma

Vancouver School District, Vancouver, Canada


Keynotes and Lectures

Professional Development

All Stressed Out and No One to Choke (2006)
LEAP Conference, Fox Valley Institute, WI

Touch the Sky (2006)
Walk for Justin, Gold Beach, Oregon

Heart to Heart: Experiential Exploration (1998)
Association for Experiential Education, Mid- South Region, Texas

Experiential Education Techniques (1992)
Oregon Alliance of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance

Anger Hostility and Aggression (1996)
Managing Uncivil Behavior ((1997)
Douglas County Violence Prevention Coalition Conference for Professionals

Managing Adolescent Anger and Hostility (1993)
Texas Juvenile Detention Association

Children and PTSD (2000)
Central Oregon Family Violence Conference

Managing Uncivil Behavior
Brazos Valley Council Alcohol and Substance Abuse Training Institute (1999)
Klamath Falls Violence Prevention Conference, Oregon (1997-1999)

All in the Family (2006)
Mid-Columbia Family Services, The Dalles, Oregon

American Collectives (1996)
Oregon Adult Education Conference on Gang Culture

K-12 School Presentations

Introducing The Bully Fix
Three Rivers School District, Oregon
Cascade School District, Oregon
Clatskanie School District, Oregon
Columbia County School District, Oregon
Haysville School District, Kansas
Scio School District, Oregon

Violence Prevention in Schools
Dayton School District, Oregon (2003)
Department of Defense School, Panama City, Panama (2001)
Portland City School, Oregon (2002)
Santiam School District, Oregon (2003)

Introducing Student Assistance Programs
Alaska Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (1989)
California School Board Association (1987)
Los Angeles Unified District, California (1986)
Pomona School District, California (1987)
Santa Monica Unified District, California (1988)
Western States Association of School Psychologists (1989 - 2000)

Team Building and Consensus
Creswell School District, Oregon (1998)
Kenwood Elementary School, Bend Oregon (1998 – 2001)
Medford School District, Oregon (2003)
Mill City Schools, Oregon (2004)
Looking Glass Programs, Eugene, Oregon (2003)

Drugs Alcohol and School
4J School District, Eugene, Oregon (1990 – 2002)
Los Angeles Unified School District, California (1996)
Pomona School District, California (1986)
Salem-Keizer School District, Oregon (1995 – 2002)
Santa Monica School District, Oregon (1993)
Klamath County Teacher’s In-Service (1999)

Youth Summits and Leadership Training
McMinnville Youth Summit (2007)
Fern Ridge Middle School Peacemakers (2007)
Oregon Youth Court Association (2000)

Building Healthy Communities

Bullying (2005)
Building Assets within the Community (2000)
Stayton Together, Oregon

Building Community Capacity (2000)
National Child Advocacy Center, Alabama

Bully Prevention Program (2005)
Telluride Prevention Coalition

Considering Violence Prevention (1997 – 1998)
Coos County Violence Prevention Task Force

Empowering Family Systems (1992)
Future Homemakers of America, Portland Oregon

Family Matters
Douglas Co. Violence Prevention Coalition Conference for Professionals (1995)
Morrow County Commission on Children and Families (2001)
Oregon Association of Future Family and Community Leaders (1996)

Mentoring (1994)
Western Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities

Navigating the Teen Years (2006)
The Corvallis Clinic Seminars, Corvallis, Oregon

Violence Prevention is Here (1998)
Southwestern Oregon Community College

Rituals and Rites of Passage (1995 – 1997)
Oregon Conference on Adolescent Sexuality

Substance Abuse

Chemical Dependency 101 (1991- 1992)
Pacific Coast College Health Association

Romancing the Stoned (1997)
7th Annual SAPA of Georgia Conference

Acknowledging Native Issues in Substance Abuse (1988)
Seminole Tribe of Florida

Issues in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment ((1990 – 1991)
Indian Health Service, Florida

Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse (1989 – 1990)
Multnomah Department of Health, Oregon

Cocaine: The Costly Drug
Substance Abuse Office, State of Rhode Island (1987)
Idaho 7th Annual Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency (1991)

Heroin in Lane County
Drug-Free Lane County Task Force, Oregon (2001)

Cocaine: Assessment and Treatment (1989)
Coldwater Canyon Hospital, California

Cocaine: Assessment and Treatment (1989)
Comprehensive Care Corporation of America, Texas

Substance Abuse and Family Violence
Central Oregon Family Violence Conference 2002

Colleges and Universities

Issues in Public Health OSU
Bullying and Social Justice (2007)
Bullying and Violence (2006)
Violence in America (2005)

Generation X: Myth or Reality (1995)
Northwest Association of College and University Housing Organization

Healthy Family Systems (1998)
Dysfunctional Family Systems (1999)
National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse, Huntsville, Al

Effective Communication for Parenting (1997- 2000)
Parents State University, Huntsville Alabama

Family Systems in the Treatment of Violence (1986)
Pasadena Hospital, Ca

Freshman Orientation: The Wellness Wheel
University of Oregon (1989)
University of San Diego, California (1991)
Pacific University, Oregon (1997)
Central Washington State College (1999)

Drug Ed. 101
California Family Studies Center (1980 – 1985)
California State University, Northridge (1982-1984)
Pepperdine University (1990 – 1991)
Southern Oregon State College (1992)
Team Building for Administrators
California State University, Long Beach (1987)

Professional Communication Skills
Chapman College, Los Angeles (1985 – 1990)
United Business College (1973 – 1983)

Leadership Training Retreats
Delta Upsilon National Fraternity Retreat (1997)
University of Idaho Leadership Retreat (1994 – 1996)

University Residence Life Training
Drug Ed. For Higher Ed., Family Dynamics, Conflict Mediation, Diffusing Difficult Situations, Feedback and Affirmation Skills
entral Oregon Community College (1994 – 2002)
Lewis and Clark College, Oregon (1990 – 2000)
Oakland University, MI (2000 – present)
Oregon State University (1999 – 2003)
Pacific Lutheran College, Wa (2001)
University of Oregon (1988 – 2000)
University of Portland, Oregon (1989-1990, 1998- present)
Western Oregon State University (1994 – present)

IMPACT Program (1986-2000)
Multi-day Risk Management Program for University
College of Fraser Valley, British Columbia. Theresa Neel, Coordinator
Linfield College, Oregon, Susan Weider
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Neal Dorrow, MA
Oregon State University, William Brennan, MA
Portland State University, Gene Hakanson, Ph.D.
Texas Christian University, Barbara Herman, Ph.D
University of Oregon, Greg Lobisser, MA
University of Portland, Louise Allen, MA RN
University of California, Irvine. E. Ellen Thomas, MA
Western Oregon State University


Personal Data

Birth Date 29 August 1946
Height 6’3”
Weight 245 pounds
Wife Sharon
Daughter Samantha

United States Army Intelligence Corps
1965-1968
Rank Upon Discharge: E-5
 

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